Hills Review

It's Monday, September 12th, 2022 and welcome to the September edition of Hills Review -- the High School East Student Podcast. At the start of each month during the school year, we release an assortment of student opinion pieces, stories, documentaries, and interviews. Here's what's coming up this week: Twenty-one years after 9/11, many first responders still face long-term mental and physical effects. On Tuesday, Grace Katz interviews her father, Jeffery Katz, and his friend Jimmy Smith – two retired NYPD officers who responded to the attacks on 9/11. In this interview, these two heroes share their experiences and how they have dealt with the heartbreaking aftermath. On Wednesday, Jack Zaremsky argues that while the benefits of exercise and going outside are well known, students don't have very many opportunities to engage in these things while at school. The obvious answer, according to Jack, is simple: give high school kids recess. Animated TV shows and movies intended for children can have a posi