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Nancy Barger is the Pre-Nursing Instructor in the Health Science Academy at Booker T Washington and the 2025-2026 High School Career Academy Teacher of the Year. In this episode, she shares her journey of nursing to education and how the Health Science Academy may be a set up for success for both students and the community.

Guests: Nancy Barger

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Host: Meredith Hackwith Edwards

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Matt MacGregor, Marine Science Teacher at West Florida High School, shares how a group of his students are designing Pensacola’s latest reef through the new Artificial Reefs Curriculum. You’ll hear how this not only gives student education a boost, but our local economy as well.

Guests: Matt MacGregor https://ccaflorida.org/ | http://alturl.com/6qf8q

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Host: Meredith Hackwith Edwards

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Lee Gilreath is the Criminal Justice Academy Instructor at West Florida High School. In this episode, he brags on his students, tells stories from his experience as a Miami cop and shares how this academy is facilitating excellence for future 911 dispatchers and beyond.

Guest: Lee Gilreath

Learn more about Escambia County School District: https://www.escambiaschools.org/
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Host: Meredith Hackwith Edwards