MIXing with FM 96.7

Welcoming our hosts, Jay and Morgan from the Mix 96.7

I admit that, until we got the call, I did not even know there was such a thing as "Student of the Week" from local radio station The Mix 96.7.  That changed last Wednesday afternoon when I got paged to the office, in the middle of our salsa making experience, to take a phone call.

What could be so important to get pulled out of salsa making? Could it be Justin Trudeau, PM of Canada, calling to let me know he'd received our class tweet and would reply shortly to a letter that Zach had sent him back in February?

The caller was a Scott Despins from Blackburn Radio.  He began letting me know that a student in my class, Justin, was nominated as "Student of the Week" which meant that our entire class would receive a FREE hot lunch from Harvest Fresh and a visit from the morning team, Jay and Morgan.  But why?

Here's what Scott emailed to me:

Justin was nominated by *Tania Mask for the following reason,

     Justin rides the bus with my children (Olivia 8, grade 2 and Alexander 5, SK). On Wednesday Alexander went to the hospital to have his adnoids and tonsils removed. When I put my daughter on the bus that morning I told the driver that Alexander would not be back before March break.

    The next day my daughter came home with a giant card and some books for Alexander, from all the kids on the bus (and the driver). We were told it was Justin's idea. Such a kind a caring young man should be rewarded for his thoughtfulness.

*Tania Mask is Alex's mother

Morgan and Jay pose with Justin after giving him a prize pack which included tickets to a Windsor Express game, tickets to Silver Tee Virtual Gaming, tattoos, pen, writing paper and the letter written by Ms Mask.

Not to be outdone...the whole class hams it up for the camera

Fast forward to today...

The class was buzzing as we waited for Jay and Morgan's visit.  We're always up for paparazzi photo ops ... we're used to it!  Have you SEEN our Twitter page or YouTube channel?!  And we certainly enjoy food... and eating... and snacks... and pasta... and lunch... and, well, you get the idea.  But we also wanted to learn some things about being a DJ and, because of Justin, two LIVE DJs would be coming into our room.

Here are some of the questions we had:

     What time do you get up?  3:00 AM to drive out to Leamington station -- We feel sorry for you!

     What percentage of Canadian music do you have to play?  35% (Album MUST be produced in CANADA to qualify as Canadian content so Justin Bieber doesn't qualify)

     How did you become a DJ?  Morgan went to UofW and studied drama and communications.  Jay worked his way up to DJ by working at a radio station in Winnipeg.  They both like to talk and have great voices so they're in the right business!

     Do you need to drink a lot of coffee to stay pumped for the morning show?  Jay used to get extra large Timmies coffee but has switched to tea.  Morgan seems to be pretty energetic anyway!

And if all of this wasn't enough, we are going to be on the radio (7:50 am tomorrow)   we were on the radio on Tuesday morning and you can listen to it here!  Did I mention we received a FREE pasta lunch from Harvest Fresh catering?

What did we learn today?  One good deed can affect a great number of people with kindness and in the word's of Justin Timberlake:

~MissBrooks