On the 19th episode of the Gilbert Connect podcast, Director of Food Service Tace Clarke joins the podcast to bring the Gilbert CSD stakeholders up to date on her department. Chef Clarke joined the district in January and has already done some ...

On the 18th episode of the Gilbert Connect podcast, Director of Technology Jason Holtan joins the program to talk about safety and security throughout our district. Mr. Holtan and co-host Vic Vanderpool took the lead on a Safety and Security gr...

On the 17th episode of the Gilbert Connect podcast, new school board members Nathan Kerns and Mindy Rash join the discussion to talk about their new roles in the Gilbert Community School District. Both will be sworn in as new board members on M...

In the 16th installment of the Gilbert Connect podcast, several of our new teachers to the district in 2023-24 - Megan McLennan, Stacey Rivera, Abby Brinkman, and Jaime Anderson - join the conversation to talk about their first few months on th...

In episode No. 15 of the Gilbert Connect podcast, Gilbert cross country head coaches Laura Kautman and Aaron Thomas stop by to talk about the fall season. The Tigers are currently ranked No. 1 (boys) and No. 2 (girls) in Class 3A as they head i...

On the 14th episode, and first episode of Season 2, of the Gilbert Connect Podcast - Superintendent Dr. Christine Trujillo and School Board President Andrew Ricklefs stop by to talk about the upcoming November bond election. They give the histo...

Gilbert Middle School Principal Mike Danilson joins the Gilbert Connect podcast for episode No. 13. The middle school is currently up for a prestigious national award and Mr. Danilson graciously came on to talk about that, as well as other happ...

In the 12th installment of the Gilbert Connect podcast, the tables are turned on co-host Troy Banning. Co-host Vic Vanderpool, Dr. Christine Trujillo, and Jen Schnormeier interview Gilbert's Director of Community Engagement on the evolution of ...

On the 11th episode of the Gilbert Connect podcast, head football coach Graham Lundt returns to chat about the 2023 schedule for the Gilbert football team, which was released last week. Coach Lundt discusses the teams on the schedule, the new d...

On the 10th episode of the Gilbert Connect podcast, four members of the Gilbert girls' golf team - Eden Lohrbach, Sydney Lynch, Haley Loonan, and Josie Dukes - stop by to discuss last season and look ahead to the 2023 season.

On the 9th episode of the Gilbert Connect podcast, Superintendent Dr. Christine Trujillo joins us to discuss a number of topics, highlighted by a facilities update for the district as we continue to plan for our future. Dr. Trujillo also discus...

On the 8th episode of the Gilbert Connect podcast, GHS school counselor Jordan Sytsma and instructional coach Jen Schnormeier talk about Teen Mental Health First Aid and the importance of it for our high school students. In segment No. 2, three...

In episode No. 7 of the Gilbert Connect podcast, head football coach Graham Lundt and Activities Director Ian Smith stop by to discuss the changes coming to high school football in the state of Iowa. Coach Lundt offers his perspective on the po...

Gilbert's two full-time athletic trainers Mason Finn and Kylee Schlorholtz join the podcast for episode No. 6 to discuss their duties at Gilbert Schools and how they got started in the field. A great conversation that takes you behind the scene...

On the fifth episode of the Gilbert Connect podcast, and the final episode of 2022, we look back on all of the great things that Gilbert Schools accomplished during the year. Mrs. Jen Schnormeier is our special guest for this installment. Run t...

In episode No. 4 of the Gilbert Connect podcast, the mother-daughter duo of Carrie Clark and Deedee Haselhoff join us to talk about their experiences at Gilbert. Both grew up in the community and attended Gilbert Schools, and both returned to b...

In the third episode of the Gilbert Connect podcast, Intermediate Principal Amy Griffin stops by to discuss the Leader In Me program that has been implemented with great success in her building.

On the second episode of the Gilbert Connect podcast, Gilbert Activities Director Ian Smith joins the show to talk about his background, as well as the fall and winter activities at Gilbert Schools.

Welcome to the Gilbert Connect Podcast, a production of the Gilbert Community School District in Gilbert, IA, with hosts Troy Banning and Vic Vanderpool. Gilbert Connect is our chance to tell the story of Gilbert Schools with our students, our ...