FORTiTUDE

Juan, Laura, and JB recall the teachers that made the greatest impact to their lives, and wish to thank all the teachers out there for all the hard work they do.

Who’s Hungry? We dive into what happens in our school cafeterias as we sit down with Paul Becker, Director of Student Nutrition Services.

When your child tells you it’s library day, what do you think of? What if your 7th or 11th grader talks to you about the school library, what do you imagine? Flint Hill Elementary’s Julie Jamieson, the district library/media curriculum coordinator, and West High’s Shannon Grieshaber sit down to help us better understand all the action going on in our libraries.

Nicole Whitesell, Director of St Charles County CAPS program, and West High student and CAPS associate Annalise Harry tell us what this program is, how it works and why it’s important to get hands-on experience before graduating high school.

We discuss the Spring Activities season with the Activities Coordinators from the 4 Fort Zumwalt High Schools.

We’re joined by members of the championship winning West High Competitive Dance Team, and find out what it takes to bring home a trophy.

Everyone’s already thinking about summer. Tune in for a summary of all Fort Zumwalt has to offer, from physics to football.

Since 1963 the Fort Zumwalt School District has provided students the opportunity for hands-on training in our woods and metals shops. Things have changed quite a bit since then, in the workplace and in our classrooms. Tune in as we talk with Pat Brown, Andy McHaffie, and Erin Williams about the opportunities for our students in Industrial Technology and Engineering and other Career Technical Education courses.

Educate. Support. Prevent. These are the focal points of Fort Zumwalt School District’s suicide awareness and prevention initiative, work that has been ongoing in our schools for more than 20 years. In this three-part conversation we sit down with experts who work in our schools with our students and our staff to shed light on what this program looks like and why it’s critical in our schools. This is the third of a 3 part series.

Educate. Support. Prevent. These are the focal points of Fort Zumwalt School District’s suicide awareness and prevention initiative, work that has been ongoing in our schools for more than 20 years. In this three-part conversation we sit down with experts who work in our schools with our students and our staff to shed light on what this program looks like and why it’s critical in our schools. This is the second of a 3 part series.

Educate. Support. Prevent. These are the focal points of Fort Zumwalt School District’s suicide awareness and prevention initiative, work that has been ongoing in our schools for more than 20 years. In this three-part conversation we sit down with experts who work in our schools with our students and our staff to shed light on what this program looks like and why it’s critical in our schools. This is the first of a 3 part series.

CAPS intern Annalise Harry takes the opportunity to grill Dr DuBray on how snow days work in the district, and what the process of making that decision looks like.

Since 2005 the Grow Your Own Teacher program has been taking Fort Zumwalt graduates and helping them become Fort Zumwalt teachers. We talk about how we do it, and what it means for our students.

JB and Laura take over the episode and interview Juan and Rockwood School District’s Brittany Hogan, Coordinator Educational Equity and Diversity. Learn how they help their schools and educators navigate those difficult conversations pertaining to diversity and inclusion.

We return from the Holiday Break to bring you sounds from around the District in celebration of the season, and hear from Guests of Podcasts past about their favorite Holiday traditions.