March 21, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High’s speech team had a successful showing at the Individual State Speech Contest, qualifying six performances for the All State Speech Festival at the University of Northern Iowa on March 25. Those selected for All State include: Grace Champagne with “Beginning,...
There’s a new space at Fort Dodge Middle School for students who need to take a short break from learning. That space is called a sensory room, according to Katie Moser, FDMS at risk instructor. Moser works with students who need extra support. She said students benefit from a sensory...
March 18, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA - The annual Fort Dodge Senior High Math and Science Recognition was held Monday, March 18. Thirty-three seniors were recognized for their efforts in mathematics and 84 were honored for earning eight or more credits in science during their high school career. Students were...
March 17, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- Forty-four Fort Dodge Senior High students were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) on March 17. Junior and senior students are selected based on their academics, leadership, activities, and recognition and awards both in and out of school. This year’s NHS inductees included:...
March 14, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High’s four-year graduation rate in 2018 was 85.25 percent. This is an increase of 7.51 percent from 2017 and is the highest since 2013 when the rate was 86.26 percent. “High school graduation is important for all students because it opens...
First-graders created their own animations Tuesday morning at Feelhaver Elementary School. And to do that, they had to learn about stop motion in Sara Stepan's Technology Tuesday program. Stop motion is a technique where separate still photos are put together to show motion. "A lot of animators use stop motion...
March 13, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- Nancy Cross, Feelhaver Elementary principal, has resigned her position effective at the end of the school year. She has served the Fort Dodge Community School District for six years. Cross will be moving closer to family members who she will be helping care for....
March 6, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- “King Artie and the Knights of the Rad Table,” the 7th and 8th grade musical, will be performed at 7:00 p.m. on March 14 and 15 in the Fort Dodge Middle School auditorium. Nearly 75 choir students are involved in the production. In this...
March 5, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Senior High girls swim team has been accepted as an All American Scholar Team by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association of America, Inc. The team was named a Silver All American Scholar Team with a team grade point average of...
March 1, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce its students and employees of the month for March. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school and one high school student, as well as one staff member monthly for exceeding expectations. Finley Farrell...
