The Dodger Download

Austin Reed is the Head Cross Country Coach and High School Scient Teacher at Fort Dodge Senior High. Cael Hansen is a 2026 state qualifier in Cross Country. We discuss the upcoming state cross country meet in Fort Dodge, the preparation that went into qualifying for the state meet, the importance of teamwork, board tidbits, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https:...

Mike Haubrich is a member of Fort Dodge Young Professionals. We discuss how the Fort Dodge School District employees can benefit from Fort Dodge Young Professionals, upcoming events for Fort Dodge Young Professionals, how to get involved, and more! 🔗 Follow Fort Dodge Young Professionals: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fortdodgeyp/ 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: http...

Anna Fritts and William Jones stop by the podcast this week to discuss the upcoming Homecoming week at Fort Dodge Senior High. Anna (Student Body President) and William (Senior Class President) discuss their journey to their senior year, the homecoming planning process, working with other grades to decorate and come up with themes, the big football game on 10/9/26, Homecoming Coronation, and more!...

Kruz Porter and Jax Koenig are 4th graders at Cooper Elementary. We discuss their family members, favorite teachers, favorite parts of homecoming, different course work they are doing, and end it with some fun quick-fire questions! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortdo...

Ashley Beaumont is the Girls and Boys Swim Instructor at Fort Dodge Senior High and an Alternative Educator. We discuss her journey to Fort Dodge Senior High, the differences between swimming and other sports, upcoming pool renovations, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ Instagram: https://www.insta...

Ryan Utley is the Director of Buildings and Grounds for the Fort Dodge Community School District. We discuss what a day in Ryan's life looks like, recent improvements to the school, who performs certain jobs around the school grounds, the benefits of having summertime to make needed updates, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: http...

Alisa Schlief is the Thrive Coordinator at Fort Dodge Community School District. We discuss the goals of the Thrive Program, who the Thrive Program can help, the benefits of ensuring children have a productive upbringing, and more! 🔗 Follow Thrive Iowa Webster County: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61587258370180 📩 Email Alisa Schlief at Thrive Iowa: Email: aschlief@fdschools....

Blake Utley (Baseball Coach) and Andi Adams (Softball Coach) sit down with Josh this week to discuss the hard work that the baseball and softball programs put in, the difficulties of recruiting athletes to play summer sports, the benefits of summer weightlifting, how proud they are of their teams and team leaders, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdsch...

Tyler Winter and Scott Timmerman are counselors and coaches for Fort Dodge Community School District. We sit down to discuss what brought them to Fort Dodge, their favorite parts of their day, joyful moments watching students graduate, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ Instagram: https://www.instag...

Susan Winter (First Grade Teacher at Feelhaver) and Joan Ascherl (Middle School Chorus Teacher) join Josh Porter this week to discuss their careers with the Fort Dodge Community School District, their favorite memories, funny stories, items they always had in their desk, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/...

Manuela Rodriguez and Owen Hamlow join Josh Porter this week to discuss the recent Fort Dodge Senior High musical, The Addams Family. They discuss their journeys in musicals and plays, memorable high school moments, their favorite parts of the recent musical, shout-outs to friends, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.fa...

Grant Wilson and Rachel Sporrer join us this week to discuss the importance of having athletic trainers and medical staff on hand at FDCSD for student athletes at events, the benefits this brings to the community, the protocols involved when treatment is needed, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ In...

Don Miller is the retired wrestling coach at Fort Dodge Senior High and the namesake of the Don Miller Invitational. We sit down to discuss Don's career journey, the current wrestling scene at Fort Dodge, upcoming events at the school, board tidbits, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ Instagram: htt...

Kevin Bailey is the Technology Director for the Fort Dodge Community School District. We discuss the robust computer network at FDCSD, recent updates to the security cameras, the switch to Apple products for some students and staff, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ Instagram: https://www.instagram...

Josh Schaefer is the Assistant Principal at Fort Dodge Middle School. We discuss Josh's journey to Fort Dodge, his teaching credentials, the team effort at Fort Dodge Middle School, solving difficult issues as they arise, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortdo...

Ava Potter (freshman) and Mariaha Benedict (senior) are wrestlers on the Dodgers girls wrestling team who placed at state wrestling this year. We discuss their favorite parts about wrestling, the appreciation they have for their coaches, their future plans, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ Instagr...

Falen Klein and Kinsley Phillips are 5th grade students at Butler Elementary. We discuss their favorite parts of 5th grade, what a typical day looks like for them, looking ahead to 6th grade (and middle school), and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortdodge_csd/ X...

Teri Boezinger is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Fort Dodge Community School District. We discuss how the school district measures success, leading indicators vs. lagging indicators, improvement processes for staff and students, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ Instagram: https://ww...

Beth Wilder (Director) and Emma Lampe (Assistant) work in TAP (Transition Alliance Program) at Fort Dodge Community School District. We discuss the impact of TAP on the community, summer camps for individuals in TAP, how the community and businesses can help, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ Insta...

Emma Connelly and Simeon Roberts are two students who are very active with extracurricular activities at Fort Dodge Senior High School. We discuss how they both became involved in extracurricular activities, the benefits of trying new things, the instructors who inspire them, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook...

Nik Moser is the Director of the Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation, Head Coach of the Fort Dodge Senior High Football Team, and Head Coach of the Fort Dodge Senior High Track Team. We discuss how the Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation supplements the Fort Dodge Community School District, upcoming events, board tidbits, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation: Website...

This week, Josh Porter is joined by Unity Point CEO, Leah Glasgo. They discuss the importance of the CTE program at Fort Dodge Community School District, the impact on the community, the benefits to employers like Unity Point, board tidbits, upcoming events, and more! 📹 Career & Technical Education Videos: - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs4t2GYPKo40_MFalJKQQM8_AQEtr6Vh1 🔗 2025 Bond...

This week, Josh Porter is joined by Lindey Krug (Theater Director, Speech, Drama, and more) and Emily Klocke (Assistant Principal at Fort Dodge Senior High). They discuss their journeys to Fort Dodge Community School District, how the upcoming bond referendum will impact multiple departments within the school, the upcoming public forum that will help educate individuals on the forthcoming vote, an...

This week, Josh Porter is joined by Nicole Ahrens, preschool director for the Early Childhood Center. Nicole brought Asher Morain and Moriah Minikwa with her to discuss ways the ECC is helping mold the minds of our future leaders. ECC Videos: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW3Xr3u7N7A - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kflpFU1_NZw 🔴 Follow Early Childhood Center (ECC): Facebook: https://www.fac...

This week, Josh Porter is joined by the Director of Security, Roger Porter, and the School Resource Officer, Jordan Hagar. They discuss safety in schools, important changes they've made to increase security, the importance of perception when analyzing issues that arise, and much more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook....