Join us this week as we talk with Ashley McDuffie who serves as the lead systems tech, the Sumter High boys & girls Tennis coach, bus driver, and chain crew at local football games. Discover his path to education and how it shaped him into the person he is today. Stick around after the end of the show while we let Ashley live out his dream of being the rockstar he always wanted to be as we listen to one of the many songs he has created and recorded along the way.

Join this week as we chat with Highlands International teacher Douglas Vega from El Salvador and his all girl team, Adriana Panameno, Daniela Panameno, Cristina Treminio, & Elisa Walker as they prepare to present their robotic arm designed to communicate using American Sign Language at ISTE25 held in San Antonio Texas. This project uses AI to enhance the programming needed to identify, understand, and reproduce various words in sign language. I wish this team success as they continue to compete in various events in hopes of making it to Singapore for a final competition.

Join us this week as we talk to Brian Jackson who currentlyteaches at Sumter High School and leads Gamecock Design, a student led multifaceted print shop that started with one small donation and has turned into a thriving business.