Episode Details

Welcome to the first episode of Cat Chat: The Official Podcast of the Springfield City School District!

Cat Chat celebrates the best of the SCSD -- the successes of our current students and staff, as well as our alumni who are making positive impacts both locally and nationally. Cat Chat also seeks to share with its viewers valuable community resources from our partners who strengthen our District  through their shared sense of vision for our students.

In this episode of Cat Chat:

• Fulton's Finest: Principal Deb Howard and 3 Student Ambassadors speak about the Fulton Student Ambassador Program and how it's forming young leaders in Cat Den Happenings.

• Dee Miller: Our Featured Alumni  Dee Miller (Springfield South High School) talks with Chris Wallace about his journey on the collegiate & NFL football field and how he's still finding success in his life after the final whistle.

• Kerry Pedraza, United Way: The Community Connections segment introduces us to Kerry Pedraza of the United Way of Clark, Champaign & Madison Counties who shares valuable information to families about services the UW offers, including the St. Vincent De Paul Holiday Box Program: https://www.uwccmc.org/post/st-vincent-de-paul-holiday-box-program

Don't forget to be the first person to send the Podcast HI-5 topics to Jenna via Instagram direct message for your Wildcat swag bag!

Look for a new podcast episode next month. In the meantime, chat with us! Email: podcast@scsdoh.org

Executive Producer: Ron Gordon

Co-Host/Content Producer: Jenna Leinasars

Co-Host/Content Producer: Chris Wallace

Technical Producer: John Wallace

Technical Producer: John Trego