The Eagle Insights Podcast

On their way out, we spoke with several of our retirees who gave some advice to those who they are leaving behind or those who are about to start their career.

Good morning artists! Today we talk with Allyson Geis, the middle school art teacher who also won the Optimists Club's Hometown Hero Award. We talked to her about her time in the school, growing up here and marrying her high school sweetheart.

On today’s podcast we have the first-ever assistant principal of Stephen Bell Elementary, Heather Hebrank. Heather, a former softball coach at Bellbrook and a teacher for 17 years, sat with me and talked about her plans as the assistant principal, her history as a teacher and what challenges educators are facing.

We talk with math teacher and football coach Ken Moyer, who played professionally for the Bengals, was Chaplain for the Bengals and Reds and is now a teacher and coach in our district.

Marjorie Horvath sits down with us to talk about her work as the Stephen Bell secretary, growing up in Bellbrook and keeping her father's legacy alive.

In one of our most funny and somehow, most poignant episodes, we sit down with Bell Creek Intermediate Assistant Principal Zack Cline and get his take on relationship building.

Get ready for some theater talk. Jaime Burnham talked about Matilda Jr., and the upcoming performances of Madhouse and The Little Mermaid. Plus she gets into how she came to Bellbrook and, of course, the Fly by.

Welcome to the Eagle Insights Podcast! That’s right, Eagle Insights. We’ve changed the name but the rest is the same.

We kick off season 2 with none other than first grade teacher Carrie Frantz. Carrie was a three-sport athlete here at Bellbrook, she graduated from here, married a Bellbrook graduate, and has three kids – two still in the district while one is already graduated and in college.

Carrie and I Communications Coordinator Henry Conte discuss all that and some of the changes she’s seen in the district, what it’s like to teach first grade in her 23rd year and some of the district committess she’s involved in. A great conversation you don’t want to miss.

This week we sit down with Bellbrook High School AP Language Arts and Journalism teacher Katie Bills-Tenney. Bills grew up right here in Bellbrook, went to school at BYU and is part of the Ohio Writing Project. We talk on all manner of things and she's one of our favorites.

The boys basketball season is upon us. Find out what to expect from Bellbrook boys basketball as we sit down with Donnie Tate and find out the expectations he has of his team, and what salmon and Gatorade G2 Grape flavor have to do with one another. Also, if anyone has a text from Coach Tate using an emoji, we are going to need proof.

Before the girls basketball season begins, we sat down with Jason Tincher to talk about the season, the expectations, who he has returning and how he has put together the most challenging schedule for his team in recent years.

Middle School Principal Jenna Hill joins the podcast to discuss her transition from high school teacher to middle school administrator, how playing collegiate softball helps her keep perspective on growing each day and her love for fall -- even though she never experienced it until she came to Ohio from Southern California.

Bellbrook football coach Jeff Jenkins sits down to talk playoffs. Bellbrook faces Badin this weekends and Jenkins talked about what the Eagles need to do to come away from this game with a W.

Ginger Keeton joins the podcast to discuss how she got started in education 31 years ago and how that spark started long before that. She paints the picture of her aunt's classroom where her love of elementary education began ... and which character she identifies with in the Wizard of Oz.

Did you know Bell Creek Intermediate Principal Donnie Phelps as a high schooler once helped doctors communicate with Spanish-speaking patients and families? Phelps sat with Communications Coordinator Henry Conte to discuss his background outside of education, how he came to be a Spanish teacher at the high school and how he transitioned that to the principal at BCI.

Communications Coordinator Henry Conte sits down with Athletic Director Charlie O'Dell to talk about the iconic photo he was a part of, being a college football player and what life is like as an AD for the school he graduated from.

This week we sit down with High School Principal Dave Hann to discuss what it's like to be the principal, how he got his start and what bullying really means and how it is handled at BHS.

This week, Communications Coordinator Henry Conte spoke with one of the most delightful human beings on the planet in Transportation Coordinator, Lori Smith. Lori's first priority is safety and we talk about bus safety, the time changes at several of our schools, our attempts to hire bus drivers and more!

This week we talk with our district leader, Dr. Doug Cozad. Dr. Cozad and Communications Coordinator Henry Conte discuss a host of topics facing the district, including the state budget, finding teachers and a myriad of other things. We know you'll enjoy this one!

Meet our host and find out what the podcast is all about. We are here to entertain you and inform you about all that happens in the Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local School District.

Ever been intrigued by our raucous student section? We pulled three of them -- the ones who run the Bellbrooknest Instagram page and spoke with them about a special project that includes a T-shirt sale for homecoming! Get to know these three great students!