January 16, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Middle School is starting a journey to engage families in a meaningful way around the true work of a school, learning. Sometimes parents who would like to help their children do not know the best way to do so. Schools can help...
The Fort Dodge Community Schools (FDCS) Foundation Board recently voted to grant more than $16,000 for educational items for the Fort Dodge Community School District. “I was so impressed by the ideas presented to the board by teachers and administrators,” said FDCS Foundation President Andrea DeJong. “Their dedication to improving...
January 16, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- Eleven sixth and seventh grade students from Fort Dodge Middle School were selected for the 2018 Karl King Honor Band. The Honor Band performed Saturday, January 13, at Saint Edmond School. The students spent the day rehearsing with band students from other schools before...
January 11, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High will host its Speech Showcase Friday, January 19, at 6 p.m. in the Little Theater. This free performance is open to the public. According to Lindey Krug, FDSH speech coach, the Speech Showcase is an opportunity for the students to...
January 8, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High’s annual Eighth Grade Night will take place in the Senior High gym on Thursday, January 25, beginning at 7 p.m. Current eighth grade students and their parents are encouraged to attend this event. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn...
January 8, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Middle School students are benefiting from a new service available to them at the school. Recently, staff created a clothes closet to assist students with this basic need. According to Kim Bodholdt, Director of School Climate Transformation, teachers were noticing kids with...
January 2, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce its students and employees 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. Allisyn Parker...
December 27, 2017, Fort Dodge, IA- During sixth period at Fort Dodge Senior High you’ll find about 30 students laughing, smiling and creating in an art room. Circle of Friends Art combines general education and special education students together in an art class. According to Amanda Peterlin, instructor, the general...
Matthew Seney has always enjoyed figuring out how technology really works, he said. That’s why Seney, 18, a senior at Fort Dodge Senior High, feels right at home in a new class offered at the school called technology operations. The class is centered around students fixing broken Google Chromebooks that...
Almost none of the students at Cooper Elementary School were in their regular classrooms Friday afternoon. Instead, they were visiting other teachers in their rooms, where they participated in a wide range of holiday-themed fun that ranged from making cards for nursing home residents to trying to see how far...
