What an amazing day it has been as students and staff across #FZSD honor those who have served in our nation's armed forces. Meals and stories were shared, and music, too. Check our reels for a listen. #FZCommunity
Each year staff and students work together to welcome veterans to our schools, to celebrate service and to say thank you. #FZCommunity
Essays are written. Art is displayed. Performers are prepared. The guests have RSVP'd. Our students look forward to welcoming Veterans at celebrations across Fort Zumwalt to express our gratitude and appreciation. #FZCommunity

Welcome back! High school has A Day, middle school a B Day and elementary an E Day. Remember: Download the FZ app. Set your default school in settings. Tap Menu in the lower left, then Dining to see breakfast and lunch choices. Use the pulldown to choose the date range you want to see. On our school websites, just click menu and Dining from the buttons across the top and use the pulldown.

Do you have FORTiTUDE? When you tune into the #FZSD podcast you get celebrations from across FZ; conversations with leaders, teachers & students; and monthly updates from #FZSupt Dr. Paul Myers. Catch up on our website, just scroll down and click the FORTiTUDE button.

Friendly reminder for clocks you need to set by hand: Fall back one hour before going to bed tonight.

It's a Progress South tradition that kicks off our season of gratitude & generosity. The Eagles collected 513 pairs of socks during Socktober for the Salvation Army. #FZSD Students will be hard at work the next few weeks, giving back to #FZCommunity #FZEquipToExcel

East High theater teacher Kate Wilkinson has been recognized as an outstanding theater educator by both the Missouri Thespians and by the national Educational Theatre Association. This fall Wilkinson, who has been with the district since 2008, was named an International Thespian Society Inspirational Theatre Educator. The award recognizes individuals who have inspired their students, demonstrated exemplary work and dedicated themselves to providing quality theater education. Wilkinson was also named the 2023 Missouri Thespian Outstanding Educator. Congratulations!

Why are flags at half-staff? By order of the President, flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset, Oct. 30, 2023, in honor of the victims of the tragedy in Lewiston, Maine. See the proclamation: https://bit.ly/3SlO1ie

Can you make a diamond stand on its point? It's just another day's work in Kindergarten, bringing big smiles to all who worked together and solved the problem. Educate, Empower and #FZEquipToExcel

Hope you enjoyed break! Tomorrow is an A day at all schools K-12. Download the FZ app and choose your default school in settings. Tap Menu in the lower left, then Dining to see meal choices. On school websites, click menu, then the Dining button at the top.

Coming Sunday on the FORTiTUDE podcast: #FZSupt update, complete with our new student segments. Celebrations, updates on our long-range plan and a look ahead to bad weather. Remember, you can always tune in on the FZ app, YouTube or where you get your podcasts.

There's no season like show season! West High presents Fall One Acts: Please Don't Be My Drama Teacher and One Word Macbeth 7 p.m. tonight and 2 p.m. Saturday; The New Margo and Abra Cadaver 7 p.m. tomorrow night and 4 p.m. Saturday.

As we mark National School Bus Safety Week, we can each do our part to keep the cargo on our school buses safe. Remember to slow down in school zones and to come to a complete stop when school buses have the stop-arm extended to load and unload students. #FZCommunity

S/O and thank you to our Transportation Team. Our drivers and monitors crisscross the 125 square miles of the Fort delivering almost 10,000 students daily. They are backed by a team of routers, dispatchers and mechanics who have scored a near perfect safety score with the Missouri Highway Patrol in each of the past 20 years. Putting safety first and helping families ensure students can be at school each day, you educate, you empower and you #FZEquipToExcel! Thank you for all you do.

In 2022, 68% of voters approved #FZProp4, a $125 million no-tax-increase bond issue. Learn about the work underway to maintain and improve our facilities for the Health, Safety, Growth and Opportunity of our students in this FORTiTUDE podcast. bit.ly/3ZJxia4

There's no season like show season! South High presents Almost Maine tonight, tomorrow and Saturday at 7 p.m.

Sarah Macek, like the rest of us, knew the weather would be changing soon. So, on one of those final warmish days, she took her Kindergarteners to the outdoor classroom at JL Mudd Elementary. They had been focusing on reading informational texts and facts in the book "Life in a Pond" so they explored their own pond for some writing and illustration inspiration. Educate, Empower and #FZEquipToExcel




Connecting with our community is a priority, which is why we send our quarterly newsletter to thousands of mailboxes. Updates from across the district for those who might not follow our online channels. Tell a friend to take a peek! #FZCommunity

Not sure the weather could have been better as the Class of 2031 (AKA 5th grade) crisscrossed curriculum in the great outdoors. They dissected owl pellets, problem solved, geo-cached and took in wildlife presentations. Educate, Empower & #FZEquipToExcel




