Part of Lavonne Anderson’s job as a food service worker at Cooper Elementary School is writing the day’s dishes on the menu board by the kitchen. On Thursday, someone put her on the menu. Not to have for lunch, but rather to celebrate at lunch. “Happy Birthday Lavonne,” it read...
January 8, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High students are getting hands-on experience to help them determine their futures. The “high school helpers” as they are known, spend time in classrooms at preschools and elementary schools to help them figure out if education is a career they want...
So how do you make a tall snowman without any snow? You improvise, adapt and overcome and, instead, build it out of marshmallows. At least that's what the prekindergarten students in Linda Fortune's class at Riverside Early Learning Center did during a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math session Wednesday morning....
Yes, the library at the Fort Dodge Senior High School still has books. In fact, it has more books than it did before the recent remodeling that was completed in November thanks to a partnership with the Fort Dodge Public Library. There’s also a whole new way to learn about...
January 8, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce Ryan Flaherty as the principal at Duncombe Elementary beginning with the 2019 school year. Current principal, Pat Reding, is retiring at the end of this school year. “Mr. Flaherty brings a wealth of knowledge...
January 7, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- Seven sixth and seventh grade students from Fort Dodge Middle School were selected for the 2019 Karl King Honor Band. The Karl King Honor Band will perform Saturday, January 12, at 5 p.m. in the Saint Edmond gym. The students will spend the day...
January 3, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District will host a Paraeducator Career Fair from 4:30 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 17th, at the Central Administration Building, 104 South 17th Street. Onsite interviews will be held for paraeducators at the high school, middle school, elementary...
January 1, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce its students and employees of the month for January. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school and one high school student, as well as one staff member monthly for exceeding expectations. Madi Smith...
December 28, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- Sixteen Fort Dodge Senior High students were selected for the 2018 North Central Iowa Bandmasters Honor Band. The Honor Band performs Saturday, January 5, at Iowa Central Community College’s Decker Auditorium at 5 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for students. “Participating...
December 20, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- The Iowa Department of Education released new online reports showing how public schools performed in a new accountability system that meets the Every Student Succeeds Act. The Iowa School Performance Profiles display a school's score based on overall performance, as well as scores based...
