The Bo and KO Show Present: Education Under COVID

This special episode, Bo Buller speaks with former 831 high schoolers and university students about the adjustments and struggles with education through the lens of distance learning. Both guests speak on their perspective growing up in the 831, the changes distance learning has created for an education and personal perspective, and their hopes for their generation.

This episode features Gonzales 2020 Valedictorian Isabel Mendoza, who is currently a freshman at Santa Clara University while working for the city of Gonzales. As a senior, Isabel led the Gonzales Youth Council, who studies mental health and the effects the pandemic was having on the psyche of youth in her community.

Isabel's study can be found here on page 13 of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on August 18th.https://monterey.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=4044&meta_id=618743

Our second episode feature Josue Gil-Silva, the 2019 Valedictorian at Alisal High School and second year at Stanford University.

Bo and Josue discussed his family nonprofit Gil Basketball Academy, and the donation project Monterey County Gives which you can visit at montereycountygives.com