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In case you didn’t notice this week …. Winter is here. But when it’s cold outside, it’s hot in the gym. Tune in to FORTiTUDE for a wrap on fall activities and a preview of what’s to come in basketball, wrestling, swimming, theater and more. We sit down with each of our activities coordinators so they can fill us in on the busy winter schedule.

FZE Activities Coordinator Tim Grimes talks about the fall season (soccer, swimming, band and more), highlights what we should watch for during the winter season (basketball, wrestling, theater and more), and tunes us into the upcoming season for Fort Zumwalt’s winter drumline Modulation Z.

In case you didn’t notice this week …. Winter is here. But when it’s cold outside, it’s hot in the gym. Tune in to FORTiTUDE for a wrap on fall activities and a preview of what’s to come in basketball, wrestling, swimming, theater and more. We sit down with each of our activities coordinators so they can fill us in on the busy winter schedule.

FZN Activities Coordinator Ted Hickey talks about the fall season (football, soccer, band and more), highlights what we should watch for during the winter season (basketball, wrestling, theater and more), and discusses the benefits and challenges of being a multi-sport athlete.

In the newest episode of the FORTiTUDE podcast we check in with middle school orchestra teachers Chris Torretta from DuBray and Jenina Kenessey from North (and North High). Tune in to learn more about the role of music in our students' lives, how new technology supports that learning and about Chris and Jenina's unique opportunity to perform with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

We went out to a CyberSafety night for parents at Lewis & Clark Elementary School to find out what parents would like to know about keeping kids safe on their devices and online. Fort Zumwalt Director of Technology JB Mette answers a few of their questions, providing a few tips, tricks and tools to help track usage and create conversation on the role of technology in our lives.

You can't win if you don't play.

Just ask Dardenne Elementary technology teacher Stacey Sweeso. Submitting a contest application last spring turned into a hands-on tech adventure for all of the fourth and fifth-grade girls at her school this fall.

Tune in to learn about MasterCard's visit with their Girls4Tech program and get a peek into one of our elementary technology classrooms.

Fort Zumwalt School District is a trauma-informed school district. In this episode of FORTiTUDE, Dr. Jerry Cox, a consulting psychologist with FZSD for 27 years, and Dr. Dede McCullough, Executive Director for Behavioral Support Services, explan how this initiative came to be, and how the district meets the needs of students and staff through this process.

Creating trauma-informed schools helps our staff and our community understand the prevalance of trauma in our children, the impact that it has on the development of the brain and on a child’s availability to learn.

“It’s best practices,” Dr. Cox says. “It’s what we do to help all kids learn better, and all teachers teach better and all parents to feel more connected to the school community.”

There are many layers to student safety, including keeping athletes safe at practice and in competition. Since the early 2000s South High alum Dr. Brandon Larkin has worked with Fort Zumwalt School District to evaluate and monitor concussion patients in five sports across the district. Tune in as Larkin, board certified in pediatrics and primary care sports medicine, explains how an athlete can appear to be better, but still need time to heal.

To learn more about Dr. Larkin, visit his profile on the Advanced Bone & Joint website. https://www.advancedboneandjoint.com/Doctors/BrandonDLarkin

Checking in on our Bulldogs. South High Activities Coordinator Ryan Rapp sits down with a preview of the fall activities schedule, from defending a state soccer title to the fall show and choir's upcoming performance at state. Tune in to this episode of the FORTiTUDE podcast, where he also shares an overview of the district's Positive Coaching philosophy.

Athletes and musicians have been hard at work since before school started. There's so much to be involved in! Tune in as East High Activities Coordinator Tim Grimes previews the fall activities schedule and shares some of the benefits for students who are involved in a variety of extracurricular activities in this episode of the FORTiTUDE podcast.

Meet West High Activities Coordinator Neil Nowack! Hear what he most looks forward to in his first year in his new role. Get a glimpse of what to watch for with sports, band and other activities this fall. Plus, get the scoop on the Jaguars schedule during homecoming week, all in this episode of the FORTiTUDE podcast.