IRSD Spotlight

Episode 98: Hailey Mack, Miss Delaware

Hailey Mack is a 2024 graduate of Indian River High School and the current Miss Delaware title holder. In September, she competed in the Miss America Pageant in Orlando, Florida. Hailey joins us to discuss her experience as Miss Delaware, her “Shoot for the Stars” platform and how her experience in the Indian River School District helped shape her college and career goals.

Episode 97: Alphabet Soup in Special Education

In the world of public education, there are acronyms galore. But perhaps nowhere are those acronyms more prevalent, and important, than in the realm of special education. Melissa Whisted, IRSD Director of Special Education, and Patricia Harris, Supervisor of Special Education, explain the meaning behind terms such as IDEA, FAPE and IEP.

Episode 96: Tales of Athletic Glory

Stefanie McElhinny, Sam O’Shields and Jesse Steele have all experienced glory on the athletic field. In this episode, we hear their stories.

Episode 95: Back to School, Part 2 – Meet Your New Administrators

In this episode, we speak with four administrators – Renee Jerns, Jenna Argo, Corey Dietrich and Kristina Gosnell – who are moving into new positions for the 2025-2026 school year.

Episode 94: Back to School, Part 1 - The New Sussex Central High School

It took five years, a global pandemic, extensive value engineering and a lot of uncertainty, but the new Sussex Central High School is finally ready to open its doors to students, staff and the community. In our first back-to-school episode for 2025-2026, we speak with two people for whom the opening of the new school has special meaning.