When Barb Hottman was a second-grader at Feelhaver Elementary School, one of her friends gave her the nickname, "Barbie." "She (classmate) started calling me Barbie and it stuck," Hottman said Friday at the school, 1300 14th Ave. N. "Her and I were in the classroom next door." Now, many years...
A chorus of small voices singing a medley of patriotic tunes like "The Star-Spangled Banner," "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and "You're a Grand Old Flag" filled the first grade pod at Duncombe Elementary School on Thursday afternoon. The first graders had welcomed local veterans to the school for a...
Several veterans were on hand and three were presented with Quilts of Valor when the Fort Dodge Senior High School held its annual Veterans Day program Wednesday morning. The veterans were welcomed to the Senior High gym with applause from staff and students as they were seated. Fort Dodge School...
November 1, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- Five students, two from Fort Dodge Senior High and three from Fort Dodge Middle School, were selected to this year’s OPUS Honor Choir. OPUS is an honor choir opportunity for students in grades 5-9, sponsored by the Iowa Choral Directors Association. Over 2,200 students...
November 2, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce its students and employee of the month for November. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school and one high school student, as well as one staff member monthly for exceeding expectations. Aryan Keck...
October 26, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- Eleven students from Fort Dodge Senior High recently auditioned for the 2021 Iowa High School Music Association’s All-State Music Festival. The students selected for the All-State Music Festival represent the top one percent of high school musicians in the state. Selection to the All-State...
October 25, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Senior High drama department will present While the Lights Were Out by Jack Sharkey, with permission from Concord Theatricals, on November 5 at 7 p.m. and November 6 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the Gail Niceswanger Little Theater at...
October 22, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Community School District third graders know the importance of reading. They read in school every day. They recently learned that they are lucky because not all students get to read in school every day. During their language arts lessons, the third grade...
The Fort Dodge Community School District is one of just three districts in the state meeting both measures of financial health, Director of Financial Services Brandon Hansel told the School Board last Monday. After completing the financial snapshot at the close of fiscal year 2021, which runs from July 1,...
Bev Axness says her favorite thing to bake is chocolate chip cookies or peanut butter bars. Not because she likes them, but because the students at Fort Dodge Senior High School do. Axness has worked full time in school kitchens since 1986. She started working at the elementary school in...