# How CNU and HCS Are Building Student Leadership Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hcs-talks-featuring-superintendent-dr-raymond-haynes-6582953/how-cnu-and-hcs-are-building-student-leadership Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hcs-talks-featuring-superintendent-dr-raymond-haynes-6582953/how-cnu-and-hcs-are-building-student-leadership.md Podcast: [HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond Haynes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hcs-talks-featuring-superintendent-dr-raymond-haynes-6582953) Published: 2026-02-26T05:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/hcstalks/2539878 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/225102/2539878/hcstalks/2026_02_10_16_43_28_f0793eef-1c2d-4a56-8431-ac380e0893af.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hcs-talks-featuring-superintendent-dr-raymond-haynes-6582953/episodes/how-cnu-and-hcs-are-building-student-leadership Duration seconds: 2698 ## Resource In this episode of HCS Talks , Superintendent Dr. Raymond Haynes chats with Brandon Jones, senior director for school partnerships and outreach for Christopher Newport University and Dr. Veronica Hurd, director of the Academies of Hampton, about how Hampton City Schools is strengthening student leadership across grade levels. They discuss the partnership with CNU, which connects college students with HCS high school students through mentorship and leadership development. Also, the middle school ambassador program helps younger students build confidence and communication skills early on. The conversation highlights how these programs empower students to lead, serve, and positively impact their school communities. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hcs-talks-featuring-superintendent-dr-raymond-haynes-6582953/episodes/how-cnu-and-hcs-are-building-student-leadership/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hcs-talks-featuring-superintendent-dr-raymond-haynes-6582953/how-cnu-and-hcs-are-building-student-leadership.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.