The Dodger Download

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....

This week, Josh Porter is joined by Duncombe Elementary School Principal Ryan Flaherty and Cooper Elementary School Principal Kate Simpson to discuss their first days of school in 2025, reflecting on what they have accomplished so far, their favorite aspects of their positions, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebo...

This week, Josh Porter is joined by Fort Dodge Community School District senior brass section leader, Drew Essman, and Fort Dodge Community School District Band Instructor, Al Paulson to recap the 8/11/25 school board meeting, discuss growth of the Fort Dodge Senior High band, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.faceboo...

This week, Josh Porter is joined by Middle School Principal Shawn Chesteen to discuss the importance of providing an educational and nurturing environment to middle school-aged students, why it is key to listen to students, how to best ensure students have the best learning opportunities, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https:/...

This week, Josh Porter is joined by LJ Maehl (Incoming FDSH Senior and IAGHSAU Student Athletic Advisory Committee) and Erin Gerlich (Director of the IAGHSAU) to discuss how the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union empowers women, the importance of community within high school sports, how being on the advisory committee impacted LJ Maehl, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District:...

This week, Josh Porter is joined by Staci Laird (Principal at Fort Dodge Senior High) and Brandon Ruffridge (Athletic and Activities Director at Fort Dodge Senior High) to discuss how Fort Dodge Community School District shapes students for life after High School, recent improvements at the Senior High, upcoming improvemets in the works, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: We...

This week, Josh Porter is joined by Fort Dodge Community School District students Jesse Egli, Izzam Mejia, & Jenson Litwiller to recap the 6/9/25 school board meeting, discuss the upcoming referendum, talk about why they love FDCSD, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FDCSD/ Instagram: https://www.insta...

This week, Dan Altman (School Board President) and Molly Nelson (School Board Member) join Josh Porter (Fort Dodge Community School District Superintendent) to recap the 5/27/25 school board meeting, discuss the upcoming referendum, tell stories about their favorite parts of the Fort Dodge Schools, and more! 🔴 Follow Fort Dodge Community School District: Website: https://www.fdschools.org Faceboo...