Worth The Journey

As a now-fourth-year teacher, club advisor, and coach at Worthington Kilbourne HS, Blake unpacks for us why getting involved in the school community actually charged him up to be the best new teacher he could be...

...and, why Chic-Fil-A has the best fries of any fast food stop.

It's Fall, y'all! McCord Middle School Assistant Principal Kurt Hess tells us about the time he (almost) wrestled a bear, where the best pizza in Youngstown is, & why you always want Principal Michael Kuri in your starting lineup!

A Worthington Schools graduate, our Director of Secondary Education Emilie Greenwald tells us how a career in education brought her full-circle back home.

Our Director of Elementary Education, Rob Messenheimer, walks us through how a Turf Grass Science degree led to a hole-in-one career in elementary education!

Maggie Torlone returns to the podcast to reflect on her first year of teaching at Brookside Elementary. She talks about the ups-and-downs of her school year.

Maggie discusses how students and co-workers helped her journey. Find out what Maggie has learned and hear about her excitement for year number two!

And during the rapid fire questions, Jeff gives Maggie a chance to change her favorite cereal answer from her first visit… will she?

Superintendent Dr. Trent Bowers joins us as we reflect on an incredible year in Worthington Schools & look ahead to a bright future.

First-year Principal Todd Keenan shares a new twist for your next March Madness bracket, why 4:39a is the best time to get out of bed, and how he and his staff at Worthingway Middle School show love for kids & each other through actions.

Join us as we share Todd's nutritionally-balanced family dinner of fried chicken fingers and birthday cake as we get to know our former TWHS team member!

For our first time featuring one of our incredible Worthington Schools students on the podcast, join us as we get to know Toby Hamel, our Thomas Worthington High School student body president!

What introduction could be written for our own global celebrity of the Grounds Department?!

Join us as Rusty talks wrestling, getting (out of) detentions, and where to find the most ornery critters on Worthington Schools properties!

WKHS Nurse Julie Garner takes us through a day in the life of a school nurse, discusses her Worthington roots, and leaves Jeff questioning whether his cereal rubric is...BROKEN?!