Episode Summary

In this Season 1 finale of The BAGO Mic, every fifth grade student in Mr. Kleve’s class shares their voice by reflecting on who they are, what matters most to them, and how they hope to make a difference in the world. Together, students share dreams, goals, memories, and hopes for the future.

Students speak about family, kindness, sports, friendships, leadership, helping others, and future careers while sharing what they hope their lives look like at age twenty-five. Their reflections highlight confidence, resilience, growth, and the many ways young people already see themselves making positive changes in the world.

Throughout the episode, students discuss helping others through kindness, leadership, education, service, environmental responsibility, and supporting people in need. Their words show the power of student voice and the importance of listening to young people’s hopes for the future.

This episode closes both the school year and Season 1 of The BAGO Mic. These reflections serve as a reminder that student voices matter, that dreams matter, and that young people are already thinking deeply about the world they hope to build.

Show Notes

• Student reflections and personal identity
• Future goals and dreams
• Ways students hope to change the world
• Student voice and leadership
• Season 1 finale celebration

Key Takeaways

• Every student has goals, dreams, and ideas worth hearing.
• Kindness and helping others were common themes across student voices.
• Young people already see themselves as future leaders.
• Student voice creates stronger communities and stronger schools.

Hainipi…

Hi everyone. Welcome to The BAGO Mic, powered by Student Voice, where students lead the way.

We are students from Winnebago Public Schools broadcasting from the Winnebago Native American Reservation in Winnebago, Nebraska.

This podcast is created by us for the world.

All year long we have talked about how young people can make a difference in the world.

In this episode, students are sharing who they are, who they hope to become, and how they believe they can change the world.

Hear our voices.

Sean:

My name is Sean. I am someone who wants to be kind. Something that is important to me is words. What I really care about is the world, family, and pets.

One thing I am proud of is winning. When I’m 25 years old, I want to be someone known for kindness. I hope I am the President of the United States.

I don’t want to forget my family memories.

I think I can change the world by saving animals. I want to help people by giving food and money to people who are homeless.

One way I want to make a difference is by being great to people and being kind.

Katsumi:

My name is Katsumi. I am someone who cares for others and is nice. Something important to me is doing good in school.

I really care about my family. One thing I am proud of is doing better than when I first entered fifth grade.

When I am 25 years old, I want to be someone who cares, is kind, and is useful. I hope I am stronger, more confident, sweet, and self-controlled.

I don’t want to forget my classmates.

I think I can change the world by giving people justice. I want to help people by giving compliments and resources.

One way I want to make a difference is picking up trash around the world to make it cleaner.

Etta:

My name is Etta. I am someone who likes to write and do art. Something important to me is my close friends and family.

I really care about all my friends, family, and my work. One thing I’m proud of is my writing.

When I am 25 years old, I want to be someone who is kind and meaningful. I hope I am an author.

I don’t want to forget my friends.

I think I can change the world by donating. I want to help people in need by giving shelter and food.

One way I want to make a difference is helping others.

Xailei:

My name is Xailei. I am someone who is kindhearted. Something important to me is my family and my teacher.

I really care about my life and my family. One thing I’m proud of is working on this paper.

When I am 25 years old, I want to be someone who is kind. I hope I am sweet and not mean.

I don’t want to forget about my teacher.

I think I can change the world by being helpful and cleaning things.

I want to help people by helping them.

One way I want to make a difference is everything.

Jason:

My name is Jason. I am someone who is kind, funny, and nice. Something important to me is family and animals.

I really care about all the drawings I have made. One thing I am proud of is all the memories in my life.

When I am 25 years old, I want to be someone who is funny and an artist. I hope I become an animator.

I don’t want to forget my friends and family.

I think I can change the world by making people laugh.

I want to help people by helping them love their life.

One way I want to make a difference is making people’s frowns upside down.

Nick:

My name is Nick. Something important to me is my mom and dad.

I really care about my mom and dad. One thing I’m proud of is my puppy.

When I’m 25 years old, I want to be someone who can be in the NBA. I hope I am alive.

I don’t want to forget my mom and dad.

I think I can change the world by helping it.

I want to help people by being safe.

One way I want to make a difference is making a new sport.

Easton:

My name is Easton. I am someone who loves basketball. Something important to me is my parents.

I really care about basketball. One thing I’m proud of is myself.

When I am 25 years old, I want to be someone in the NBA. I hope I am famous.

I don’t want to forget my friends.

I think I can change the world by doing the best I can.

I want to help people by helping them.

One way I want to make a difference is helping people more.

Cas:

My name is Cas. I am someone who can play sports. Something important to me is my family and my life.

I really care about my family. One thing I’m proud of is getting better at basketball.

When I am 25 years old, I want to be someone who changes the world. I hope I am a good father.

I don’t want to forget my friends.

I think I can change the world by helping people.

I want to help people by changing the world.

One way I want to make a difference is helping people.

Matthew:

My name is Matthew. I am someone who loves my family. Something important to me is basketball.

I really care about my mom. One thing I’m proud of is my mom.

When I am 25 years old, I want to be someone in the NBA.

I don’t want to forget my friends.

I think I can change the world by spreading kindness.

I want to help homeless people have homes and food.

One way I want to make a difference is stopping bullying.

Honor:

My name is Honor. I like to sleep and play soccer. Something important to me is my family and friends.

I really care about my family. One thing I’m proud of is getting better.

When I’m 25 years old, I want to help people. I hope I am a police officer.

I don’t want to forget my old friends.

I think I can change the world by helping people and taking care of them.

One way I want to make a difference is making bad people good.

Liam:

My name is Liam. I play sports a lot. Something important to me is family.

I really care about my family. One thing I’m proud of is being good at sports.

When I am 25 years old, I want to be someone who is good and nice. I hope I am a good dad.

I don’t want to forget my dog.

I think I can change the world by helping world hunger.

I want to help people by feeding them.

One way I want to make a difference is helping the homeless.

Ky-Mani:

My name is Ky-Mani. Something important to me is being with my family.

I care about school and my family. One thing I’m proud of is my mom and dad.

When I’m 25 years old, I want to be a cop.

I don’t want to forget this paper.

I think I can change the world by helping people believe we can change the world.

Noe:

My name is Noe. I am curious about the future. Something important to me is family.

One thing I’m proud of is how cool I am.

When I am 25 years old, I want to be someone cool.

I don’t want to forget my friends.

I think I can change the world by saving water.

I want to help people by being nice.

One way I want to make a difference is saying hi to more people.

Azaylea:

My name is Azaylea. I love volleyball. Something important to me is my mom.

I care about my family. One thing I’m proud of is getting better at volleyball.

When I’m 25 years old, I want to be kind to others.

I don’t want to forget my friends.

I think I can change the world by helping people in need.

I want to help people by giving them things they need.

One way I want to make a difference is by being nice.

Kade:

My name is Kade. I am an athlete. Something important to me is sports.

I really care about sports. One thing I’m proud of is myself.

When I’m 25 years old, I want to go to the NFL.

I don’t want to forget going to Las Vegas.

I think I can change the world by listening.

I want to help people by giving food.

One way I want to make a difference is helping the homeless.

Trevor:

My name is Trevor. I am someone who will change the world.

Something important to me is my family. I care about my sisters, mom, and dad.

One thing I’m proud of is sports and games.

When I’m 25 years old, I want to be a pilot, maybe a cargo pilot.

I hope I am nice and making good choices.

I don’t want to forget who I am right now.

I think I can change the world by spreading kindness.

I want to help people by giving money and food.

One way I want to make a difference is spreading kindness.

Every voice matters. Every story matters.

We may only be fifth graders right now, but we believe we can make a difference in the world.

Thank you all for listening to The BAGO Mic.

Remember, your voice matters, our story matters, and you matter.

Wa’įniginąpšąną.

Žige hąącikjawi.

This brings our school year and Season 1 of The BAGO Mic to a close.

Thank you for listening. See you next school year with the new fifth graders.