Matt Shafer taught business and coached at Omaha Central from 1997-2004. Matt's son and daughter both later attended CHS, and his son Jackson returned as a Math teacher in 2019, another one of Central's faculty members from the alumni ranks.
(1:10) Matt's youth and influential teachers
(11:35) hired at Lewis and Clark MS
(19:40) moving to Central HS
(27:30) moving to Alice Buffett MS
(36:00) kids picking Central over other OPS schools
(41:50) Jackson's CHS student experience
(45:20) Jackson deciding on a teaching career
(50:00) Jackson hired at CHS
(1:00:45) Central pride in the Shafer family
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Host: Scott Wilson
Art: Beth Wilson
Music: Drew Ruchti
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