The South Christian Podcast

South Christian High School

The South Christian Podcast is a show for the South Christian High School community. From humble and Christ-centered beginnings to the school’s current state of robust Christian education, South Christian goes above and beyond to anchor the lives of our students, staff, faculty, and community in the teachings of Christ. Subscribe to our podcast and connect more deeply with South!

Episodes

  1. Feb 6

    S2 Episode 7 - Brittany Troeger

    Our final new teacher introduction for the 25-26 school year is Mrs. Brittany Troeger, who joined our Spanish department in the fall. Brittany talks about her path to becoming a teacher, which led her from a west Michigan upbringing to a number of years teaching in Honduras and Brazil before coming back home, and eventually to SCHS.

    11 min

  2. Jan 9

    S2 Episode 6 - Jess Hollenbach

    Welcome back to the South Christian Podcast! In this episode, the first of 2026, we interview Jess Hollenbach, our new choir director. Jess talks about how she knew she wanted to be a music teacher, how Covid changed the way she thought about faith, and how excited she is to be joining the SCHS Community.

    11 min

  3. 11/25/2025

    S2 Episode 5 - Anna Van Elderen

    🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭🦭 Now that we've got the seals out of the way, allow us to introduce you to Anna Van Elderen, who joins the South Christian staff this year as a first-year science teacher. She shares her story of transferring to South for her senior (Covid) year of high school, and how, after college, she has found her way back to SCHS, first as a student teacher and now as a full teacher in our science department.

    12 min

  4. 11/14/2025

    S2 Episode 4 - Anna Alkema

    On this edition of the South Christian Podcast, we talk with new Math teacher Anna Alkema, who was a long-term sub last year at South Christian and this year takes on the position full-time. Anna shares how she ended up at SCHS, her top three board/card games for family entertainment, and, of course, sends a shout-out to her mom, who is a phenomenal woman.

    13 min

  5. 10/31/2025

    S2 Episode 3 - Amanda Van Holland

    Welcome back to the SC Podcast Season 2, where we're in the process of introducing you to our new staff members for the 2025-26 school year. In this episode we meet Amanda Van Holland, who joins the counseling office this year after a move from Texas. Amanda shares a bit about her journey from being a Navy kid who moved around a lot, how she ended up at Dordt College, and how she and her young family have now ended up setting down some roots in West Michigan.

    13 min

  6. 10/10/2025

    S2 Episode 2 - Esther Jun

    On this edition of the SC podcast, we introduce you to Esther Jun, who joins the South Christian staff this year as an English teacher. Esther shares her story of growing up in a missionary family, learning three languages simultaneously, how she ended up becoming an English teacher, why her favorite emoji is 😏 (editor's note: I don't know if that's actually the emoji she was talking about), and there's also a strangely extended tangent on the joys of grocery shopping, specifically at Costco.

    18 min

  7. 09/19/2025

    Season 2 Premiere - Gabby Miller

    Gabby Miller joins the South Christian Staff this year as PE and Health teacher. She's a SCHS Alum, played basketball for 5 seasons at Calvin University, recently married, and is now adjusting to calling her former teachers by their first names! Well, mostly.

    11 min

  8. 12/13/2024

    Episode 5 - Marissa McCauley

    We've made it to the final episode of Season 1, with our guest Marissa McCauley. Mrs. McCauley teaches science and shares a bit about her journey to SCHS and what makes her tick as a teacher.

    7 min

  9. 11/15/2024

    Episode 4 - Robert Hooker

    We're back, and we continue to introduce new teachers to the SCHS community. This week, we talk with our new science teacher, Mr. Robert Hooker, who comes to South after teaching for many years in Florida and... China!

    9 min

  10. 10/18/2024

    Episode 3: Taylor Johnson

    It's another exciting episode of the South Christian Podcast, in which we are introduced to Head Basketball Coach Taylor Johnson. Listen as Coach talks about his college coaching background, his desire to not operate large farm implements, and the leap of faith involved for him and his wife in taking the SCHS coaching position - and how that's paying off for them.

    12 min

  11. 10/04/2024

    Episode 2: Natalie Bultman

    In this episode of the as yet unnamed South Christian Podcast, Head of School Aaron Meckes sits down for a conversation with new art teacher Natalie Bultman about how she decided teaching was for her, her 2024 ArtPrize entry, and how strange it is that she texts with her friends in ALL CAPS.

    12 min
  12. Episode 1: Justin Hudson

    09/19/2024

    Episode 1: Justin Hudson

    Welcome to the SCHS Podcast! In this episode, Head of School Aaron Meckes talks with South Christian's new Assistant Principal, Justin Hudson, and puts out a call to the community to help us come up with a decent name for the show.

    13 min
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About

The South Christian Podcast is a show for the South Christian High School community. From humble and Christ-centered beginnings to the school’s current state of robust Christian education, South Christian goes above and beyond to anchor the lives of our students, staff, faculty, and community in the teachings of Christ. Subscribe to our podcast and connect more deeply with South!

Information

  • Creator
    South Christian High School
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 South Christian High School
  • Show Website
    The South Christian Podcast