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In this final episode of Season 5, Dave Monaco talks to Parish's founding Head of Upper School, Dave Davies, and alumni parent and architect Charles Hodges. They discuss the benefits and challenges of retrofitting a "building born of discovery and research" in 18 months and creating the curriculum and processes need to expand an Upper School year by year.

In this episode, Dave Monaco talks to Heath Einstein, Dean of Admission at TCU, about how the college admission process has changed during the last two years. Mr. Einstein also gives his insight into independent schools as a former Director of College Counseling and a parent.

In this episode, Dave Monaco talks to two founding employees of the campus expansion - Frederick Hotz and Kathy Pershern.

In this episode, Dave Monaco talks to Sarah Kramer, Parish's Director of College and Life Planning, about what impact the pandemic has had on college admissions.

In this episode, Dave Monaco talks to Parish Alumni parents Kevin Keith and Don Epperson who were instrumental in Parish's growth from a PreK - 6th to a PreK - 12th college preparatory school and the addition of the property that houses the Midway Campus.

In this episode, Dave Monaco talks to John Gulla, Executive Director of The Edward E. Ford Foundation, of what schools have learned from the pandemic and how will shape the future of schools.

In this episode, Dave Monaco talks to author Matt Feeney ("Little Platoons: A Defense of Family in a Competitive Age") about connecting and the pressure involved in highly competitive environments.

In this episode, Dave Monaco talks to Dr. Suniya Luthar about her work in expanding the reach of science-based interventions to foster resilience among adults who are in salient caregiving roles, both at home as well as in their work settings. Find out more about her work at: https://www.acgroups.org/ https://authconn.com/ http://www.suniyaluthar.org/

In this Parish Connection Episode, Dave Monaco talks to 2 of the 3 married couples from Parish's first graduating class, the Class of 2007. Jesse & Katina Hernandez and Ryan & Sarah Siebert talk about what they've been doing since graduation and what Parish values they hope stay connected to the school.

In this episode, Dave Monaco talks to therapist and former Parish employee Dr. Kelly Jameson about how students and adults are experiencing reconnecting.

In this episode, Dave Monaco talks to Ann Mukherjee, Parish Alumni parent and Pernod Ricard CEO, about leadership lessons before, during and after the pandemic.

In this 50th Anniversary Parish Connection episode, Allen Meyer Family Head of School Dave Monaco talks to Bert Blair (son of Parish's founding headmistress, Mary Loving Blair) and Rev. Terry Roper, Rector Emeritus of the Church of the Transfiguration, about the early days of Parish Episcopal School.

Dave Monaco talks about reconnecting with learning with Parish's Academic Leadership Team: Associate Head of School Michelle Lyon, Head of Lower School Laurel Ash, Assistant Head of School and Head of Middle School Dr. Jennifer Wilson and Head of Upper School Andrew Jennings.

In this episode, Dave Monaco talks to Assistant Director of Development and long-time parent volunteer Kristen Twomey about Parish's 50th Anniversary and all the planning and excitement that has gone into celebrating this milestone during the 2021-22 school year.

In this episode, Dave Monaco talks to positive psychology expert Amy Blankson about how to reconnect and reset with joy and positivity.

Dave Monaco kicks off Season 5 of From My Angle and his 2021-22 theme of "Reconnect and Reset" by talking with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky of The Trauma Stewardship Institute about "where do we begin?" as we start this new school year. Ms. Lipsky is the founder and director of The Trauma Stewardship Institute and author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others and The Age of Overwhelm.

In the second to last episode of this season, Dave Monaco talks to futurist Claire Haidar about what life after the pandemics looks like - from the next 24 months of recovery from trauma to what the workplace of 2040 looks like.

In this episode, Dave Monaco talks to PARISHarts seniors Ryan Daniel '21 and Claire Hudson '21 as well as faculty members Steve Hendricks (instrumental music) and Beka Johnson (visual/studio art) on the long-term (and pandemic) value of the arts at Parish.

In this episode, Dave Monaco, Omari Hayes '21 and Isaiah Johnson '24 talk to Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson about leadership and keeping constituents together in times of crisis.

In this episode, Dave Monaco continues the theme of Together with the Director of PARISHarts, Brian "Hutch" Hutcheson. Dave and Hutch discuss moving across the country in a pandemic to take a new job leading our Arts program as well as what is on the horizon for PARISHarts.