Horns Up Half Hour

We welcome Katy Times Sports Editor Dennis Silva to discuss Saturday's UIL Class 6A Division II State Championship Game between Cedar Hill and Katy.

"Horns Up Half Hour" host Michael Sudhalter counts down the Top 10 Longhorn Newsroom stories of 2020.

We welcome Chris Curtis, Rockwall ISD Sports Marketing and Media Coordinator, to discuss Saturday's UIL Class 6A Regional Football Final between the Cedar Hill Longhorns and the Rockwall Heath Hawks.

Be sure to listen to the entire episode as both Michael Sudhalter and Chris Curtis share their predictions for the big game.

We catch up with Cedar Hill High School Theatre Director Bethany Kennedy and Orchestra Director Elizabeth Judd to discuss how they've been preparing for the January 28-30 production of "The Wiz" during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

We visit with Dr. Courtney Jackson, CHISD Director of Counseling Services on the ways the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected scholars, teachers and families. Dr. Jackson discusses resources and how the Counseling Services office has been helping during this difficult time.

Cedar Hill High School senior quarterback Kaidon Salter joins the "Horns Up Half Hour" Podcast to discuss Friday's Homecoming Game vs. De Soto and his future at the University of Tennessee.

Our first guest -- in July 2020 -- was CHISD Superintendent Dr. Gerald Hudson, who discussed planning for the start of school. We discussed the CHISD Blueprint - the plan to open our schools up.

Melanie Benjamin was promoted to Director of Athletics last spring, after serving as Interim Director of Athletics. She's faced challenges that none of her predecessors have in the past, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Benjamin discusses the measures that CHISD Athletics has taken with regards to COVID-19. We also discuss the various CHISD Fall Athletic Programs and the CHISD Alumni who are excelling at the collegiate level.

We had a chance to speak with CHISD Director of Special Education Alva Walker about the ways that the Special Education Department has adapted to serve scholars during the COVID-19 Pandemic. We also spoke about their future plans and discussed the fact that October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

Cedar Hill ISD Class of 2005 Graduate Dr. Jessica Edwards is a family medicine physician in New Braunfels, Texas. She is also a health policy advocate and op-ed writer who recently started "Straight Facts, No Chaser", a podcast about social justice.