Horns Up Half Hour

Cedar Hill ISD Board Vice President Gayle Sims joined the "Horns Up Half Hour" Podcast to discuss the December 13, 2021 Board Meeting.

We introduce Cedar Hill ISD Teen Superintendent Skylar Wesley and speak with CHISD Board President Robert Riggs.

Three U.S. Military Veterans who work at Cedar Hill High School discuss their military experience and how it prepared them to become Cedar Hill ISD Educators.

Cedar Hill ISD Board President Robert Riggs and Cedar Hill ISD Board Vice President Gayle Sims discuss the October Board Meeting.

Cedar Hill ISD Board President Robert Riggs shares the highlights from the September 20, 2021 Board Meeting.

Plummer Elementary Second Grade Teacher Inass Barnes was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She and her family fled the country during the Lebanese Civil War. She didn't know English when she arrived in the United States, but she eventually learned it and became the Cedar Hill ISD Elementary School Teacher of the Year. Listen to here inspiring story and find out why she has so much empathy for refugees...

Three new Cedar Hill ISD Principals, Dr. Amanda McCarther (Bray Elementary), Dr. Shanta Mackey (Plummer Elementary) and Dr. Xavier Lewis (Collegiate Prep Elementary) joined the "Horns Up Half Hour" Podcast for this special episode.

Cedar Hill ISD Board President Robert Riggs and Vice President Gayle Sims discuss the Blueprint 2.0 - the district's plan for addressing the COVID-19 Pandemic and other items.

Cedar Hill ISD Director of Health Services Shentrell Morris discusses health and safety in Cedar Hill ISD for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year.

Cedar Hill ISD Board President Robert Riggs and Trustee Cheryl Wesley join the Horns Up Half Hour Podcast for a June Post-Board Podcast.

We interviewed Cedar Hill High School Valedictorian Ariel Awuwoloye and Salutatorian Jolie Sanders, and Collegiate High School Valedictorian Paula Gallegos Perez and Salutatorian Donna Duong.

Newly elected Cedar Hill ISD Trustees Dr. Denise Roache-Davis and Dr. Jeremiah Martin joined the Horns Up Half Hour for the May Post-Board Meeting Recap.

We catch up with Lake Ridge Elementary Pre-K Teacher Jamie Crow to discuss the importance of Pre-K in terms of scholar development.

Cedar Hill ISD Trustee Dr. Keisha Lankford joins us on this episode to discuss the April 19, 2021 Board of Trustees Meeting.

We spoke with UNT Dallas Early Childhood Professor Yolanda Graham about how parents and guardians can prepare their children for Pre-K.

We discuss the Texas A&M Commerce partnership, the delivery of Chromebooks for all scholars, National Reading Month and more with CHISD Board President Cheryl Wesley.

Highlands Elementary School Principal Candice Griffin had the unique challenge of being a first year principal during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 

Cedar Hill ISD Board Vice President Robert Riggs and Board Secretary Gayle Sims joined the "Horns Up Half Hour" for the first edition of the Post-Board Meeting Recap. We will continue the post-Board recap podcasts each month.

We visit with Cedar Hill High School Cheer Coach Chantoinae Phillips and senior leaders about the team's season this year.

We visit with Cedar Hill ISD Board President Cheryl Wesley and CHISD Board Vice President Robert Riggs, as part of National School Board Appreciation Month.

We welcome Katy Times Sports Editor Dennis Silva to discuss Saturday's UIL Class 6A Division II State Championship Game between Cedar Hill and Katy.

"Horns Up Half Hour" host Michael Sudhalter counts down the Top 10 Longhorn Newsroom stories of 2020.

We welcome Chris Curtis, Rockwall ISD Sports Marketing and Media Coordinator, to discuss Saturday's UIL Class 6A Regional Football Final between the Cedar Hill Longhorns and the Rockwall Heath Hawks. Be sure to listen to the entire episode as both Michael Sudhalter and Chris Curtis share their predictions for the big game.

We catch up with Cedar Hill High School Theatre Director Bethany Kennedy and Orchestra Director Elizabeth Judd to discuss how they've been preparing for the January 28-30 production of "The Wiz" during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

We visit with Dr. Courtney Jackson, CHISD Director of Counseling Services on the ways the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected scholars, teachers and families. Dr. Jackson discusses resources and how the Counseling Services office has been helping during this difficult time.