Front Porch Radio - Big Yellow School Bus

Big Yellow School Bus 4-20-24

Big Yellow School Bus 4-6-24

Big Yellow School Bus 3-30-24

Guests were:   Cindy Johnson – Retired Educator    Christi Smith – Marketing Teacher at CHS Sheila Hickman – Retired Educator Eddie Hickman – Retired Educator   Topic was recognizing Dorothy Campbell who worked at Columbia Central High School for 57 years, who recently passed away.

Big Yellow School Bus 3-23-24

With Garth Pinkston, Jonathan Berry, and Clayton Harris

Big Yellow School Bus 2-17-24 Youth Educational Foundation

With guests Michael Parks Lawrence and Gina Wolfe

Big Yellow School Bus 2-24-24

With "Blood Assurance"

Big Yellow School Bus 2-10-24

With MCPS HR Department guests Jennifer Garrard, Gia Davis-Evans, Shannon Barnes, and two community partner guests, Betsy Wood with Town Coffee and David Boran with B’s Salty and Sweet

Big Yellow School Bus 1-27-24

Big Yellow School Bus 12-23-23

Alicia McGuire a Shaq Mason Christmas

Big Yellow School Bus 12-16-23

With guest Coach Greg Sidlowski

Big Yellow School Bus 11-25-23

With United Way and Bright Apple

Big Yellow School Bus 11-18-23

BYSB on location with Best Buddies

Big Yellow School Bus 11-11-23

Big Yellow School Bus 11-04-23

Big Yellow School Bus 10-28-23

Big Yellow School Bus 10-21-23

With guests Edie Bassham, Wayne Lindsey, and Drake Colley

Big Yellow School Bus 10-07-23

BYSB on location with Best Buddies

Big Yellow School Bus 9-30-23

On the show this week:   Bright Apple non-profit, Lisa Ciesliga, Director of Development

Big Yellow School Bus 9-23-23

Big Yellow School Bus 9-16-23

Big Yellow School Bus 9-02-23

The following guests were on the show:   Ann Marie Stern with The Well Outreach and the Jetpack Program Kit Hartsfield, MPHS Football Coach, and a football player. ACT Coach Mr. Welch from MPHS with Students who aced the ACT

Big Yellow School Bus 8-19-23

With guests Gia Sharp and Suzanne Ganser

Big Yellow School Bus 8-12-23

Guest: Lisa Ventura, Superintendent Maury County Public Schools

Big Yellow School Bus 8-05-23

Guests are George Cannon, Jo Ann McClellan and Maury County Public Library Interim Chief Librarian Jackie Burkeen.

Big Yellow School Bus 7-29-23

With guest Sarah Kennedy from Watershed Public Theatre

Big Yellow School Bus 7-08-23

Guests: Sarah Kennedy with Watershed Theater, Chuck Sugg with Sonic Restaurant, and Garth Pinkston, Supervisor of Transportation

Big Yellow School Bus 7-01-23

Guests on this show :  Maury Regional Health Care Foundation   Joe Kilgore, Executive Director   Lori Bergland RN, Community Health Nurse

Big Yellow School Bus 6-24-23

The first 20 minutes were guests Hanna Miller, Community Risk Reduction / Public Information Officer, and Fidel Pinote, Founder of the Filipino American Association in Maury County. They were talking about RAM, which is Remote Area Medical. The second segment features guests from Crossroads to Home Coalition (CRTH), a non-profit. Mark Kirschbaun, the CRTH President; Kevin Benderman Jr, the CRTH Café Manager; and Kelli Ferreira, a board member with CRTH and lead for the upcoming Ar...

Big Yellow School Bus 6-3-23

Superintendent Lisa Ventura and Columbia Daily Herald editor Kerri Bartlett talk about 3rd-grade retention and district updates from Ventura.

Big Yellow School Bus 5-20-23

We had the following guests talking about Space STEM Program at MPES.   Nicole Tibbetts, Director of the Space STEM Program Julie Tidwell, Principal of Mt. Pleasant Elementary Angela Knight, MPES STEM teacher Michael Gilchrist, Retired from Air Force, and Nasa Jessica Crook, Space STEM Program Intern Lane Gilchrist, President of the STEM Coalition

Big Yellow School Bus 5-13-23

Columbia Central High School Oratorical Contest Winner and Columbia Central High School Girls TN State Rugby Champions   Guests are: First, Dorian Ruffin, Central High School senior and State of Tennessee Oratorical Contest Winner   Up next, Central High School Girls Rugby Coach Brian Vance CHS Rugby player, Cara Workman CHS Rugby player, Kiyanah Edwards CHS Rugby player, Kierra Grandberry

Big Yellow School Bus 5-6-23

Maury County Retired Teachers Association Guests are: Elouise Jones, President of MCRTA and retired Business and Technical Teacher Sheila Hickman, MCRTA member and retired English teacher Eddie Hickman, MCRTA president-elect, retired PE, Health and Science teacher, Principal and Superintendent of MCPS.  

Big Yellow School Bus 4-29-23

Featuring Sleep in Heavenly Peace non-profit, MCPS Coordinated School Health, and All Hands on Deck non-profit. Guests are: Beth Morrill, chapter president for Columbia Sleep In Heavenly Peace Laurie Stanton, MCPS Coordinated School Health Supervisor Jai Lipscomb, All Hands on Deck Founder and President Thomas Brown AHOD board member Alicaia McGuire AHOD board member

Big Yellow School Bus 4-22-23

On the show,   Music Teacher and Play Director Seaton Dasher Baker Elementary Principal Jon Micah Clanton Parent of Ryan Parker, Kristin Parker 4th Grader Sarah Atkins cast as Moana 4th Grader Mason Morris cast as Maui 4th Grader Baylor Demastus cast as Tamatoa 4th Grader Kathryn Hampton cast as Gramma Tala 4th Grader Ryan Parker cast as Chief Tui

Big Yellow School Bus 4-15-23

A discussion with the the three leaders responsible for coordinating the safety of our students and faculty -- Maury County Sheriff Bucky Rowland; Lt. Kyle Cheek, Supervisor of SRO Division; and Jonathan Barry, Coordinator of School Safety.  The work of these men and their colleagues pertaining to school safety and bus safety is outlined and highlighted in this episode.

Big Yellow School Bus 4-8-23

On this week's episode of The Big Yellow School Bus, Jack meets with Shannon Barnes HR Recruitment Retention Specialist for Maury County Public Schools. Hear all about what makes Maury County Public Schools such a great place to work and even retire as well as their recruitment and retention practices, right here on Front Porch Radio!

Big Yellow School Bus 4-1-23

The show started with 10 minutes with Christi Smith, Columbia Central High School’s Marketing and Cheer Coach talking about the Dorothy Campbell Golf Tournament. The remainder of the show was with “A Worthy Cause” founders Tyler Steigelman, Lydia Fowler, and Brittany Ryan. We talked about their upcoming community field day, what they do as a nonprofit for our county, and their vision.

Big Yellow School Bus 3-25-23

First segment: Sean Wright, Lead Engineer Gretchen Murry, Lead Engineer Terri Thornton, CTE Workforce Development/Career Coach Amber Ellis, Ultium Cells Communications Specialist   Second Segment: Chundra Davis-Anderson, Talent Acquisition, and Recruiter Stacie Wright, Talent Acquisition and Recruiter Terri Thornton, CTE Workforce Development/Career Coach Amber Ellis, Ultium Cells Communications Specialist   Final Segment: Chundra Davis-Anderson, Talent Acquisition, and...

Big Yellow School Bus 3-08-23 & 3-18-23 RR

First 20 Featured Whitthorne Middle School Boys Basketball Team, and the 22-23 Maury County Champs with a record of 18 and 3. Also the James C Hail State Championship Winners! On the show: Coach Bullock an 18-year employee and coach for 10 years. Student Basketball Player RJ White Student Basketball Player Kemarion Long Student Basketball Player Jayden Davis   Second 20 Whitthorne Middle School Band Featured were members from the jazz and concert band.   On the show: Ba...

Big Yellow School Bus 3-01-23

Jack Cobb talks to the students at Mt. Pleasant Middle School about the extracurricular activities they are enrolled in and what skills those activities are teaching them.

Big Yellow School Bus 2-22-23

With guests Lisa Ventura, Amy Roberts, and Terry Thornton

Big Yellow School Bus 2-15-23

With guest Dr. Joe Cornelius

BYSB 2-8-23 Robyn Peery, Cindy Sims, Don Taylor, Shelly Sassoon

BYSB 02-01-23 RR 11-02-22 Sheila Hickman

BYSB 1-25-23 Columbia Central Competition Cheer Team and Gina Wolf, Franchise Owner of Maury County Area McDonalds

An introduction to the Columbia Central Competition Cheer team and their activities leading up to their upcoming trip to The National Cheerleading Competition in Orlando, FL this February. Special guests include Ms. Barri Lyn Staggs, Cheer Coach, cheerleaders Gia Sharp, Darden Powers, and Emma Burgett. The middle segment includes an interview with Mrs. Gina Wolf, franchise owner of the Maury County area McDonalds restaurants. She is promoting the big McDonalds Shootout game betwee...

BYSB 1-18-23 Columbia Chrysler and Santa Fe Unit School

In this episode, we talk with Henry Loggins from Columbia Chrysler highlighting the Strive to Drive Car Give-a-Way spearheaded by Columbia Chrysler.  We also chat with Mrs. Rachel Kennedy, Santa Fe's Elementary Teacher of the Year.  The show is rounded out with a look at Santa Fe's High School Basketball teams.  Coach Jonathan Slaughter, Head Coach of the Girls team with Hattie Hedrick and Landon Evans from the girls and boys teams are the special guests. 

BYSB 1-11-23 Spring Hill HS Basketball and Rugby Teams

This episode centers on the Spring Hill High School Basketball and Rugby teams. Special guests include Coach Jimmy Young and Quintavius Simmons from the boys basketball team; Coach Ramsey, Marya Ramsey, and Penelope Phillips from the girls basketball team; Coach Furlow, the boys and girls rugby coach, Madelyn Thurston and Kayana Clinkscale form the girls rugby team, and Cayden Buchanon and Devin Dawson from the boys rugby team. Also, joining the show, Assistant Principal Nick Desch...

BYSB 1-4-23 The Miracle League of Columbia (RR)

BYSB 12-21-2022 Riverside Elementary Shaq Mason Christmas MCPS Ventura Perryman Stacey

Join Jack Cobb with Maury County Public schools for this year's Shaq Mason Christmas at Riverside Elementary School featuring multiple guest interviews! Segments 2 and 3 feature MCPS Superintendent Lisa Ventura, Asst. Superintendent of Operations Eric Perryman and Asst. Superintendent of Instruction Keith Stacey discussing matters important to our community.

BYSB 12-14-22 Mt. Pleasant HS

This episode visits Mt. Pleasant HS and highlights several outstanding programs and individuals making this a special year for the Tiger Nation. Special Guests include Dr. Jessica Weaver, Mt. Pleasant HS Teacher of the Year; Mr. Philip Pelkey, Assistant Principal; Ms. Jessica Stockdale, Drama and Speech Teacher; Coach Steve Crowder, Boys Basketball Coach; and students Mickey Boshers, Milla Smith, Hardin Hughes, and Addison Workman.