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The Vestavia Hills City Schools Podcast
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In Vestavia Hills City Schools, one of the key beliefs of our district is that succeeding is an intentional pursuit. For more than fifty years, this belief has challenged our faculty, staff, and community as we work to provide Learning Without Limits for every student. Our podcast features conversations with Vestavia Hills City Schools leaders who are working in an intentional pursuit of excellence.
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Episodes
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Mental Health Supports in VHCS
November 2023 -- Brooke and Whit talk with VHCS Director of Student Services, Jennifer Bailey, and Student Assistance Counselor, Anna Gaston, about the many ways the school system provides support for the wellbeing of our students and staff.
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VHHS Career and Technical Education
October 2023 -- Brooke, Whit, and Dr. Antonio Cooper talk with Vestavia Hills High School career and technical education teachers Justin Davenport and Hannah Peterson.
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The Alabama Literacy Act
September 2023 -- Podcast cohost Brooke Wedgworth, VHCS Director of Curriculum and Instruction, talks with Whit about the Alabama Literacy Act and how it will impact elementary-school students this year.
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VHELP's New Administrative Team
September 2023 -- Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park has an all-new administrative team this year. New principal Tiffany Marron and assistant principal Shealy McKinnon stop by to talk with Brooke and Whit about their journey as educators and their vision for VHELP.
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Community Partners
August 2023 -- Vestavia Hills "Partners in Education" group recently rebranded and refocused its mission as "Community Partners." In this episode, Community Partners coordinator Ali Pilcher joins Brooke and Whit to discuss the group's new focus and share how businesses can get involved in supporting our schools. Listen to the episode below.
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Setting the Stage for 2023-24
August 2023 -- Vestavia Hills City Schools superintendent, Dr. Todd Freeman, joins Brooke and Whit to celebrate the accomplishments of students and staff in the 2022-23 school year and kick off the 2023-24 school year.
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World Languages in Focus
April 2023 -- Vestavia Hills High School World Languages Department Chair Lisa McFadden joins Brooke and Whit to discuss why more than 9 of 10 VHHS graduates choose to take a world language in high school.
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Athletics in Focus
April 2023 -- Vestavia Hills City Schools Director of Athletics, Myra Miles, joins Brooke and Whit to talk about the accomplishments of the school system's sports programs and the 1Rebel 1Future initiative.
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2022-23 Teachers of the Year
March 2023 -- Vestavia Hills City Schools' Elementary Teacher of the Year, Megan Humphries, and Secondary Teacher of the Year, Amanda Jordan, join Brooke and Whit to share why they became teachers and their passion for creating a welcoming, friendly environment in their classrooms.
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K-12 STEM in Focus
March 2023 — In this episode, Brooke and Whit talk with Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park principal, Dr. Blair Inabinet, about the school's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Lab and how new opportunities in K-12 STEM learning could take Vestavia Hills City Schools to the next level.
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Appreciation of Diversity through Character Education
February 2023 -- One of the pillars of Vestavia Hills City Schools' mission is Appreciation of Diversity, and the school system fosters this appreciation through its focus on character development. In this episode, Brooke and Whit talk with VHCS superintendent Todd Freeman and director of curriculum and instruction Antonio Cooper about the school system's partnership with Hope Institute to establish core values and instill character traits that last a lifetime.
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Ignite
January 2023 -- Vestavia Hills Elementary East fifth grade teacher Heather Hurt joins Brooke and Whit to talk about a new professional development opportunity made by and for VHCS teachers called "Ignite."
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Merlin
January 2023 — Vestavia Hills Elementary West recently added a facility dog, Merlin, to its school counseling team. In this episode, Brooke and Whit talk with Merlin’s handlers, school counselors Dawn Norris and Emily Foster, about how a facility dog helps meet the mental health needs of VHEW students and staff. Learn more about Merlin on his Instagram page.
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The Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus
December 2022 -- In the fall of 2020, Vestavia Hills City Schools opened a Freshman Campus to meet the unique needs of ninth graders. In this episode, Whit and Brooke talk with VHHS Freshman Campus principal Bill Mann and assistant principal Jennifer Brown about how the school is preparing students for their high school journey.
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Arts in Focus
November 2022 -- Vestavia Hills City Schools recently named longtime arts teacher Faith Lenhart as the district's first Arts Education Coordinator. In this episode, Faith talks with Brooke and Whit about the many ways students in grades K-12 get to experience the arts in Vestavia Hills City Schools.
