From Heritage to Legacy: Episode 1

In this final episode of From Heritage to Legacy, Savannah McCormick and Anna Helton interview Apex Mayor Jacques Gilbert. Gilbert is an Apex native and who has served as a school resource officer, police captain, Blue Lights College founder, and now mayor.

At the taping of the episode, Gilbert was not only handling his normal day-to-day responsibilities - including a pandemic and protests against racial injustice - but the town was also under a flood watch that day. The whole crew is exceedingly grateful for Gilbert's time and candor. 

Thanks to Ava McLain for editing, along with Ethan West for his tech leadership. 

Be sure to subscribe to get information about our next season! The new podcast will be a news quiz show called News or Lose. 

This episode has a team talking with Mark Mitro, a Raleigh Fire Department lieutenant.  He discusses how he found firefighting as a career and the challenges of being a first responder.

In this episode, we interview a local music teacher to discuss what leadership looks like to her and how she has had to adapt in the world of Covid-19.

This episode is the HLA Reader's Theater debut. We hope this episode will put you in the Christmas spirit with readings of beloved Christmas stories and have you laughing with our original shorts. Cast is made up of middle school and high school students.

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

"The Story of The Three Trees"  https://bible.org/illustration/story-three-trees

"A Charlie Brown Christmas" by Charles M. Schultz

"Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore

In this debut podcast, students interview Founder of Heritage Leadership Academy Georgeanna Weist and Head of School Carl Chaney. In this question and answer session they share how they got to this point and how God is using the school to shape them.