-Fast forward to the new school year, and we were invited to listen in on the first-ever taping of the new "Destination District" podcast.

(Jeremy Helal) Can I get a mic check real quick?

-My name is Layla Driscoll.

I go to Rancho High School, and I was on the first CCSD podcast.

So the original idea was to start with, like, a newspaper newsletter thing, and then that kind of got a little complicated, because there's already technically like versions of that, like the emails, weekly emails.

So we kind of came together as a group and decided a podcast would be a good idea.

-Hi, my name is Selinalei Hamilton, and I was on the first CCSD podcast.

I think that there's a lot of disconnect in the Clark County School District because it is so huge.

And I think having a podcast is definitely a good way to make sure that our parents can be involved in their kids' lives, and kids can have a way to involve their parents and just build that bridge between the district and our families.

-Podcasts are-- they're getting pretty popular nowadays, so it's a very, like, modernized version, I guess, of like a newsletter.

It's very accessible, because people can just listen to it on the radio, on the way to school, like whenever they want.

(Jhone Ebert) If you know anything about me, you know how important student voice is.

You know, we need to communicate in many different ways.

And so adding the podcast, if that's going to reach our students who are our most important customers, then bring it on.

-We got asked why the podcast, we got asked what our schools specifically do to help us like support our college and career readiness, as well as some of the goals that SSAC will have for this year.

-And I think it's really cool that she wants to hear student voices and make the students heard.

And I really appreciate that.

-Oh, my gosh!

I've never done a podcast before.

And so this is a first, and it was wonderful.

The setup was great.

Our students were amazing, and it's exciting.

I can't wait to do more.

-That is amazing.

Students weren't the only guests, by the way, on this first podcast.

The superintendent invited school principals and others to talk about areas of academic focus, from pre-K to workforce or college pathways.

You can listen to the new "Destination District" podcast by going to the district's website at ccsd.net or wherever you listen to your podcasts.