Eight high school marching bands will be competing for top honors at this year's North Central Iowa Marching Band Contest on Saturday at Dodger Stadium. The NCI Marching Band Contest is hosted by Fort Dodge Senior High every fall, inviting schools from across the region to compete. "It's a little...
Students in Shanna Black's Talented and Gifted and Discovery classes are getting first-hand experience growing plants and raising fish right in their classroom at Fort Dodge Middle School. The aquaponics program - which is a combination of aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil) - was developed by...
Most adults today would say they have detailed memories of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. They may have even watched it happening live in their school or at work. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic events in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania and every...
Fort Dodge Senior High students are exploring the great outdoors right in their own backyard. The FDSH physical education department offers a class called “Outdoor Recreation and Leisure” that is designed to expose students to the outdoor recreational activities within Webster County. Recently, students spent a half day kayaking and...
Quennel McCaleb knows it’s impossible to properly thank nurses and first responders for their selfless, unwavering commitment to the Fort Dodge community. He’s just hoping this week’s recognition at Dodger athletic events will, in its own simple way, be the ray of hope many of them need in a time...
It doesn’t take much to make a positive impact on a kid’s life. For the mentors with the Bridges mentoring program at the Fort Dodge Community School District, it just takes about an hour a week. The Bridges program, which was started in 1994, pairs an adult in the Fort...
Paxton Chance, 9, a fourth-grader, had a pretty good ice breaker for the first day of school at Duncombe Elementary School on Tuesday. "Do you like pickles?" Chance asked while getting to know students in Kristin Johnson's class. "Do you like the smell of pickles?" Chance continued. When the answer...
It was a day nearly two years in the making - the new Early Childhood Center welcomed students through its doors for the first day of school on Tuesday morning. "Starting a new year is just a happy time and a new beginning," said Principal Carmen Banwart. Banwart was outside,...
On behalf of the Fort Dodge Schools and all of us who work to support our students, I want to welcome you back for the 2021-2022 school year. As I enter my first year as superintendent of our incredible school district, my family and I could not be more excited...
Anyone who has driven past the Fort Dodge Senior High School this week may have seen over 100 students marching in the field and heard the familiar tune of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend." Since Monday, the Fort Dodge High marching band has been participating in band camp to...
