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Frankenmuth News

Serving Frankenmuth Since 1906

Vol. 119 No. 51 In our 119th year!

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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JULIE FELTEN

Felten chosen as new FHS Athletic Director

  Julie Felten will soon be trading in her training tape and student-athlete medical care to lead the Frankenmuth High School athletic program.

  Felten, the Eagle sports program’s certified athletic trainer since 2003, has been named the new athletic director, taking the reigns from Kevin Schwedler, who served the school district for 10 years. He is now the Midland Dow High School athletic director and has other administrative duties.

  Felten was a fixture on the sideline, diamonds, courses, and courts, and could be seen toting her backpack of medical supplies or operating the Eagle ATV to cover multiple home sporting events, especially during the fall and winter seasons.

  �ter serving Frankenmuth High School as athletic trainer since 2003, I am excited to step into the role of athletic director! I am grateful to Kevin Schwedler for his leadership in building a strong culture for Frankenmuth athletics,” Felten said.

  Stephanie Rummel will continue to serve as the athletic director secretary and is very involved in the day-to-day operation of the department.

  Felten attended and graduated from Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois. She attended 1995-1999 and earned a bachelor of science, cum laude, majoring in exercise science and fitness management, and gaining a minor in business management.

  During her time at Concordia, Felten was a student athletic trainer, and acting head athletic training facility athletic trainer when the head ATC was on sabbatical. She recorded over 2,500 hours in four years on campus.

  From 1998 to 2003, she held positions at Dreher Orthopedic, Inc. in Oak Park, Illinois, was a fitness club assistant at Diversified Fitness Club, an industrial athletic trainer at Healthrax Work-Fit Division at Saginaw Metal Castings Operations and Delphi Automotive Systems, Saginaw; a marketing liaison and orthotic fitter at Michigan Orthopedic Services, handled marketing, orthotic fitting, and medical billing at Visiting Angels, and was a staff athletic trainer and marketer at Diversified Physical Therapy/Fitness Center.

  As the FHS athletic trainer, she was involved in a myriad of job duties, including managing the daily care of student athletes, organizing and leading sports physicals, organizing doctors and first responders to be at home sporting events, developed check lists for pre-season coach meetings, assisted with building and grounds set up, worked with the Frankenmuth Athletic Association with concessions and fundraisers, and has assisted the past five athletic directors. .....

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