HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond Haynes

About 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!

Publisher

Hampton City Schools

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Aug 2023

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

113 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Meet the HCS Divisionwide Teacher of the Year, Erin Miller

   In this episode of HCS Talks, Superintendent Dr. Raymond Haynes speaks with Erin Miller, the 2026–27 Hampton City Schools Teacher of the Year and the school division’s Elementary School Teacher of the Year. A Hampton native and Armstrong School for the Arts educator, Miller shares her journey from wanting to become a teacher as a child to an 18-year career in education. She discusses the relationships she builds with students, creating a classroom where students feel comfortable speaking up and collaborating, and the lessons students have taught her along the way.

2. 

   10 Sept 2026

   The Students Are Back and They Have a Lot to Say

   In this episode of HCS Talks, Superintendent Dr. Raymond Haynes continues his conversations with students by visiting Aberdeen Elementary School and Jones Magnet Middle School. Maribel Desmond and Damarko Pannell Jr. share what they enjoy about being Aberdeen Lions, from seeing friends and meeting their teachers to being part of a strong school community. At Jones, Christian Gordon and Wisdom Armstrong talk about the start of their eighth-grade year, their favorite parts of middle school, and preparing for the transition to high school. Through their honest and fun perspectives, these younger students give listeners a glimpse into what the first weeks of school look and feel like through their eyes.

3. 

   27 Aug 2026

   HCS Seniors Reflect on Their Final Year

   In this episode of HCS Talks, Superintendent Dr. Raymond Haynes sits down with Josiah Porter Jordan and Nadia Malone, students at Phoebus High School, to hear their perspectives and experiences as Hampton City Schools students. Through their conversation, they share their journeys, the opportunities that have shaped them, and what it means to be part of the Phoebus High School community. This student-led discussion highlights the power of student voice and the unique experiences helping prepare young people for their futures.

Who has been a guest on HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond Haynes

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Brittny Gainey
• Nirmani Brahmbhatt
• Nishtha Brahmbhatt
• Nyssiah Rhodes
• Matthew Coleman

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

3.7 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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Quality

68

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

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