The Vestavia Hills City Schools Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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 Instagram at magnificent.merlin.vhew.

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.

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.

November 2022 -- Vestavia Hills City Schools is rolling out a new way for students and families to learn about academic opportunities for high schoolers. The initiative, called "Next Steps," will include special nights for families to visit our schools and talk directly with teachers about our academic pathways. In this episode, Brooke and Whit talk with VHCS Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Dr. Antonio Cooper, about Next Steps.

October 2022 -- Vestavia Hills City Schools is partnering with Schneider Electric on a plan to improve the energy efficiency of all of its schools, a plan which should yield a savings of more than $1 million per year to the school system's budget. In this episode, Brooke, Whit, and Dr. Patrick Martin talk with Todd Smith from Schneider Electric about how the plan will improve the comfort of students and staff while also saving the school system millions of dollars.