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HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond Haynes
HCS Talks is designed to educate, inform, and entertain our community and beyond. We will talk about education, students, teachers, support staff, parents, programs and initiatives, community partnerships, and more. Listen to learn more about Hampton City Schools!
Episodes
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesMagnet school for technology
Dr. Haynes chats with Tracie Albea, principal of Cooper Elementary Magnet School for Technology. They discuss how Cooper's focus on technology and…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesCatching up with a Hampton Crabber alum
Xaiver Williams, a 2019 Hampton High graduate, talks about his experiences since graduating from college at James Madison University. He is now pursuing his…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesBest-selling author and Bethel High alum
Ron Peterson, a best-selling author and alum of Bethel High, talks about his latest book that's coming to Oxygen True Crime Television. Peterson has written…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesBenefits of athletics program
Richard Fortune, director of HCS athletics, talks about how athletics contribute to the overall development of students both on and off of the field. He also…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesWilliam Kelly, president of Christopher Newport University
Dr. Haynes talks with Christopher Newport University President, William Kelly, about becoming the university's sixth president and what he's learned so far…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesAcademic advancement & enrichment
Dr. Reginald Johns, director, academic advancement & enrichment, sits down to discuss the various programs affiliated with academic advancement & enrichment.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesLooking at education through the lens of an elementary school principal
Dr. Heidi Brezinski is the principal at Burbank Elementary School. She is a veteran administrator who has a lot of experience at the elementary level. Listen…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesSchool safety and security
James Bailey, security supervisor for HCS, and Cpl. Robert Hipple, school resource officer unit supervisor for Hampton Police Division, discuss the importance…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesBenefits of dual language immersion programs
Langley Elementary School houses the Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Program along with their in-zone K-5 students. In addition, Hampton City Schools’ DLI…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesConsistent attendance vital to student’s academic success
September is attendance awareness month. Dr. Syreeta Cason, director of student services, discusses why consistent attendance is vital to a student's academic…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesHCS students discuss their first day, hopes, and goals for the school year
Hampton City Schools' students returned to the classroom this week. Dr. Haynes spoke with students from several schools about their summer and goals they have…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesDr. Brittny Gainey, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Dr. Gainey shares insights to managing stress upon the start of the school year for everyone.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesKellie Goral, executive director, public relations & marketing
In the final podcast of the 2023-2024 school year, Kellie Goral asks Dr. Haynes about his first year as superintendent, using questions submitted by…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesShameka Pollard & Veronica Hurd, Academies of Hampton, job shadowing & internships
Shameka Pollard, chief of secondary school leadership, and Veronica Hurd, director for the Academies of Hampton, take a deeper look into job shadowing and…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesChenequa Hayden, Hampton's Healthy Families
Chenequa Hayden from Hampton Healthy Families discusses the partnership with Hampton City Schools. Hampton Healthy Families provides resources to HCS families…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesDr. James Harris, Chief Academic Officer
Dr. James Harris, HCS chief academic officer, explains what it means when Hampton City Schools was named the first in the nation as a K-12 Ford Next Generation…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesLayla Witherspoon & Zahra Sandifer, Phoebus High School students
Phoebus High students Layla Witherspoon, Zahra Sandifer, and their team members, created an initiative where the ACE Academy students visited elementary…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesBoo Williams & Ralph Saunders, Phoebus High School Alumni
Two Hampton legends, Boo Williams, former pro-basketball player, and Ralph Saunders, former educator and HCS principal, reminisce with Dr. Haynes about growing…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesTrent Garrett & Jacob Young, Next Generation Storytellers
Co-founders of Next Generation Storytellers, Trent Garrett and Jacob Young, are helping to make Hollywood dreams come true for HCS high schoolers, right here…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesShari Drake, HCS K-5 ELA Curriculum Leader
The English Language Arts Department's mission is to provide instruction consisting of research-based practices that will allow every child to grow in their…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesDr. Kim Richardson, director of induction & development for HCS
Dr. Haynes talks with Dr. Kim Richardson, who is the director of induction & development for Hampton City Schools where the goal is to build, grow and lead…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesHoward White, Kecoughtan alum, author, motivational speaker, senior vice president of Brand Jordan for NIKE, Inc.
Dr. Haynes talks with Howard White about growing up in Hampton, his journey from collegiate basketball to becoming the senior vice president of the Brand…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesNicole Lewis, HCS Elementary Teacher of the Year, Forrest Elementary Teacher of the Year
Nicole Lewis is Forrest Elementary School’s 2023 Teacher of the Year, AND our 2023-2024 HCS Elementary School Teacher of the Year. This school year, she…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesDeon Moore, Kecoughtan High School boys track coach
Deon Moore, Kecoughtan boys indoor and outdoor track coach, talks about bringing the school's first team state title home last year, clinching the VHSL Class 5…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesDr. Adolph Brown, III, author & keynote speaker
Dr. Haynes talks with Dr. Adolph Brown, III, who is an urban and rural school educator, author, research-scientist, businessman, and keynote speaker. He has…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesTyrishia Howard & Dwight Sawyers, HCS Gear Up Alum, now HCS teachers
Dr. Haynes talks with two former students who were part of the 2014 Gear Up cohort when they were students in Hampton City Schools. They are now teachers at…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesColonel Matthew Altman, Commander of the 633d Air Base Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis
Col. Altman shares what military families look for when moving into an area and ways the community can support military-connected families as they are…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesSophia Harris & Jonathan Jackson, HCS high school students
Meet two HCS students who talk about navigating high school and they give advice to younger students about to attend high school for the first time. They are…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesTirzah Sarro-Jaynes, Phoebus Teacher of the Year & HCS High School Teacher of the Year
On this episode, we meet Tirzah Sarro-Jaynes, an instructional lead for science at Phoebus High School. Sarro-Jaynes is involved in many activities focused…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesKacy Futrell & Kim Sharpe, HCS teacher recruitment
Listen in as Dr. Haynes sits down with two of the school division's recruitment staff. Learn about upcoming recruitment events, ways new teachers are…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesMelvin Brown and Dr. Nicole Boston-Blanchard, HCS graduation coaches
What are some challenges students face when trying to graduate? How does HCS continue to exceed a 95% on-time graduation rate for FOUR consecutive years?…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesDr. Porter Brannon, president of Virginia Peninsula Community College
What is Dual Enrollment? How does it save students and families? Listen in as Superintendent Dr. Raymond Haynes talks with the President of Virginia Peninsula…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesHeather Peterson - Director, HCS Climate & Culture
What is Climate and Culture? Why is it so important? What is student voice? How do you make those important connections? Listen in as Superintendent Dr. Haynes…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesMoton PreK students & teacher, Ms. Johnson
HCS' youngest learners sit down to share what is on their minds with Dr. Haynes. They have their own hard-hitting questions for him, too!
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesShanda Bailey, Head Coach, Hampton High Girls Basketball Team
Meet the head coach of the Hampton Crabber girls basketball team, Shanda Bailey. Coach Bailey helped lead the Hampton High girls basketball team to a state…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesGary Skeen, Virtual Partnership Specialist
Gary Skeen oversees all current virtual learning programs, supports the innovative Future Learning Experience (FLEx) Virtual Learning Program, and curriculum…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesJimmie Wideman, Chief of Police, Hampton Police Division
Hampton Chief of Police, Jimmie Wideman, talks with Dr. Haynes about growing up in Hampton, Bethel Highs' Academy of Law & Public Safety, and gardening.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesFrancena McCorory, Bethel High alum and 2x gold medal olympian
Two-time gold medalist and Bethel High School graduate, Francena McCorory, shares her olympic experiences and what she's up to now since retiring from track.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesDr. Brittny Gainey, HCS Social Worker
Dr. Brittny Gainey shares helpful ways to navigate the holidays by keeping stress levels down, practicing self-care.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesHeather Van Hout, Science Teacher Specialist
Heather Van Hout, a science teacher specialist, talks about how fifth grade science kits are changing the classrooms for the better in Hampton City Schools.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesRicky Matthews, Meteorologist with WAVY TV & HCS grad
You've probably seen him on television giving the local forecast, but did you know that Ricky Matthews graduated from Kecoughtan High School? Learn more about…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesMindy Singer Cook, Syms Middle School Teacher
Dr. Haynes sits down with Mindy Singer Cook, Hampton City Schools' longest tenured teacher. She teaches reading to students at Syms Middle School.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesCoach Luis Rivera & Elijah Foreman, Lindsay Middle School soccer
Middle school sports are back! Find out more about middle school soccer as Dr. Haynes sits down with Coach Luis Rivera and student-athlete Elijah Foreman.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesRiley Brooker & Madison Newton, Kecoughtan High Film Festival winners
Meet two Kecoughtan High students who participated in the Next Generation Storytellers Film Festival. Their team won best overall film, best screenwriter, and…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesKaleb Lucas & Henry Godfrey, Phoebus High podcasters
Student podcasters from Phoebus High School sit down with Dr. Haynes and share some advice with him about podcasting.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesAshley Gregory, Hampton Council PTA president
Ashley Gregory, Hampton Council PTA president, talks about how Parent Teacher Association's support our students and staff and why joining the PTA is important.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesJeremy Blunt, head football coach of Phoebus High School
This week, Dr. Haynes talks with the back-to-back state champion football coach at Phoebus High School, Jeremy Blunt.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesJoAnna Wilson-Jones, HCS Teacher of the Year
We're excited to introduce HCS Teacher of the Year, JoAnna Wilson-Jones. Wilson-Jones is a math teacher at Syms Middle School.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesNancy Beach, executive director of Hampton Education Foundation
Nancy Beach, executive director of Hampton Education Foundation, sat down to talk with Dr. Haynes about the purpose of H.E.F., student and teacher grants, as…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesA special mystery guest interviews Dr. Haynes
A mystery guest who knows Superintendent Dr. Haynes very well turns the tables and interviews him. Can you guess who left Dr. Haynes speechless? Listen to…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesVeronica Hurd, director of the Academies of Hampton
Veronica Hurd, director of the Academies of Hampton, discusses with Dr. Haynes how Hampton City Schools became a Ford Next Generation Learning Community…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesMary Bunting, Hampton City Manager
This week, Dr. Haynes chats with Hampton City Manager, Mary Bunting. She serves as the co-chair of the HCS steering committee for the academies of Hampton…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesDr. Richard Mason, Hampton School Board Chair
Dr. Richard Mason is the Chair of the Hampton City School Board. He talks about the Board, Board goals, and the new school year.
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond Haynes2023 First day of school for Hampton City Schools
It's the first week of school and Superintendent Dr. Raymond Haynes stops by a first grade classroom where he learns about swimming, drones, and roller…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesDr. John Caggiano, deputy superintendent & chief of staff for Hampton City Schools
On the inaugural episode of HCS Talks, Superintendent Dr. Haynes sits down to talk with long-time colleague and friend, Deputy Superintendent & Chief of Staff…
HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond HaynesTrailer to new podcast, HCS Talks
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