Coulter Rasmussen, 8, a third-grader in Shannon Grossnickle's class, found out during a class project just how sweet hot chocolate can taste when caramel, whipped cream and sprinkles are added to the mix. He also found out how sweet of a feeling it was when the class at Duncombe Elementary...
January 25, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High students prepared 15 entries for the Iowa High School Speech Association District Large Group Speech Contest. Fourteen Fort Dodge Senior High speech groups received Division I ratings and will move on to the State Large Group Speech Contest on February...
January 20, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- The science behind making music can be challenging. Students at Duncombe Elementary found out it can also be fun. Third and fourth graders in math and/or reading extension groups participated in a lesson called “STEAM Investigation: Instruments and Science” to dive deeper into the...
January 18, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High held an Academic Award Night on Monday, January 18, to recognize students for outstanding academic achievement. The Academic Letter program recognizes students who have earned a 3.5 or higher grade point average for two consecutive terms. The first time students...
January 15, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District will welcome preschool students to the new Early Childhood Center in the fall of 2021. The District’s preschool is a free, full day program. Research shows children who attend preschool can gain skills that help prepare them for...
With all of the other activities going on at Fort Dodge Middle School, Jamarria Davis, 14, a seventh-grader, had doubts that her group would finish their entry for a prevention awareness campaign contest. Davis and three other students participated in a contest called Lights...Camera...Prevention! The contest is sponsored by the...
January 4, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce its students and employee 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. Miles Sanders...
Editor's note: This is the second part in a series highlighting the work of Fort Dodge teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a year that has been anything but normal, teachers like Julia Hatcher have strived to provide the same educational opportunities for students - whether through face-to-face classes or...
The Fort Dodge Community School District will be using $300,000 in CARES Act funding to purchase 1,050 Chromebooks for students to use this fall. The board of education approved the purchase at its meeting on Thursday. In order to use the CARES money, the devices need to be in the...
In just eight short months, the sounds of children laughing and learning and playing will once again fill the halls at the former Arey Elementary School, 104 S. 17th St., as it reopens as the new Fort Dodge Early Childhood Center. Since its decommission as an elementary school, the building...
