Welcome to the BG CAST a podcast seeking to bring the Battle Ground community and schools together. My name is David and I'll be your host for this journey and I'll be joined each week by Denny Waters the District Superintendent of the Battle Ground Public Schools. Our goal is to bring the voice of the schools to the community and the voice of the community to the schools.

We believe that the community thrives when the schools thrive. The schools are educating and equipping the next generation of citizens for our communities.

At the same time, the schools thrive when the community thrives. When the community is invested in the schools of that community, the schools thrive.

As a member of the community, not a public school employee, I will be sitting down with Denny each week to talk about a lot of different topics. We'll be talking about the many things that make BGPS such a great district, hearing stories from students and staff, and shining a spotlight on some of the hidden treasures you may not know about.

We'll also be covering some of the challenging and controversial topics that bubble to the surface around the Battle Ground community. We'll be looking for opportunities to bring voices of the community in the the civil discourse we hope to create on this podcast.

There's a term you may not have heard in a while: civil discourse. But that's one thing we're committed to. We believe it is possible to care deeply about an issue but still have a civil discussion about it. Not only are we committed to talking about challenging topics as they arise, but doing so in a way that is civil and respectful to people on both sides of the issue.

And in case you're worried, it's not going to be all serious. We're also committed to having fun and creating room for laughter in the discussion as well.

So, we hope you'll join us for this journey. Because we believe the future is bright for the Battle Ground Public School Districts and the communities that it represents.