FORTiTUDE

Character. It is the foundation of Panthers football program. Perennial playoff berths that have marked the tenure of Coach Joe Bacon, who has racked up more than 100 victories in his 13 seasons. He checks in with the FORTiTUDE podcast as his team heads into the state quarterfinals against Columbia Battle.

Unity. Tradition. They are the pillars of a Bulldogs soccer program playing for its second state title in three year. Check in with South High Soccer Coach Jim Layne before his team takes on Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) in this FORTiTUDE podcast.

On this FORTiTUDE podcast, we check-in with Terri Violet and Eric Larson, two members of the Board of Directors for the St. Charles County Veterans Museum. Tune in as they share their stories, and update the community on the museum’s work.

In our monthly check-in with Fort Zumwalt Superintendent Dr. Bernie DuBray we get an update on COVID-19 measures in our schools; quarantines among our student population and some information on our community’s investment in our school facilities, including project updates and future plans.

Registered dietician Paul Becker, Director of FZ Student Nutrition Services, walks us through the USDA program currently in place that has waived breakfast and lunch charges for Fort Zumwalt students. Becker explains what’s available to students for free, how long families can expect the program to last, and how it’s working for families whose students are attending class through FZ Virtual.

Half-way through the first quarter of the school year, Fort Zumwalt Superintendent Dr. Bernie DuBray provides an update on in-person learning, virtual learning, the district’s financial outlook and activities at the high schools. Tune in to keep up with Fort Zumwalt.

Director of Elections Kurt Bahr joins us to explain the details of absentee voting, mail-in voting, in-person voting, curbside voting and more. Get the deadlines. Get the guidelines. Get resources online. Get it all from the source on voting in St. Charles County: Director of Elections Kurt Bahr.

Fort Zumwalt Superintendent Dr. Bernie DuBray walks through what the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year is going to look like. From FZ Virtual to our in-person classrooms, from the bus to the lunchroom, this year will look different in a lot of ways. But one thing remains a constant, the strength in our community.

Behind the COVID-19 Closure the Class of 2020 navigated the final steps in their high school careers and the first steps down the path to what’s next. For about 50, that path is to service in the armed forces. In this episode of the FORTiTUDE podcast, meet Joseph Holliday, who is enlisting in the Air Force, and Maiya Woebling, who has been appointed to the Air Force Academy, and their moms. Tune in as they discuss the end of the school year, the decision to serve, and the process they have experienced in their first steps on the path after high school.

As the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, Jen Waters mobilized her team in early March to pare down existing curriculum to essential components students need to succeed. Working closely with the Technology department, they then pushed that out to teachers and families via a virtual platform of unprecedented scale in Fort Zumwalt School District. Now, as the first quarter of virtual learning in district history closes out the 2019-2020 school year, this same team has introduced summer programming and is preparing for what’s next.