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Meet the HCS Middle School Teacher of the Year, Belynda Kirby
In this episode of HCS Talks, Superintendent Dr. Raymond Haynes speaks with Belynda Kirby, the 2026–27 Hampton City Schools Middle School Teacher of the Year. A seventh-grade U.S. history teacher at Lindsay Middle School, Kirby shares her journey from parent volunteer and substitute teacher to discovering her passion for education. She discusses building trusting relationships with students, creating a welcoming classroom, and helping young people develop communication skills as they prepare for high school. Kirby also shares how starting and coaching Lindsay’s girls’ flag football team…
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