Mark Cady’s relationship with the Fort Dodge football program was personal for as long as Nik Moser can remember. “It’s been my honor to tell our players his story,” the first-year Dodger football head coach said. “He taught Sunday School at church with my dad (former FDSH leader Sam Moser)....
Jenny Litwiller, a teacher who specializes in English Language Learning, asked kindergarten student Bryan Perez who was going to read to him tonight. “My papa,” said Perez, 5, on Wednesday at Duncombe Elementary School. Reading to Perez at home will be made easier thanks to an ELL backpack that Litwiller...
Duncombe Elementary third graders in Shannon Grossnickle’s class have been celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting the achievements and contributions Hispanics have made to our society as well as participating in projects that align with their heritage. One of their projects was making Ofrendas. An Ofrenda is a home...
October 16, 2020 Dear Parents and Staff: The Fort Dodge Community Schools in compliance with AHERA (The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act) must yearly notify parents and staff of completed jobs regarding schools with asbestos. Located at the Central Administration Building, 109 North 25th Street, the District Plan booklets and...
Despite challenges caused by a global pandemic that closed schools for five months, the Fort Dodge Community School District is financially sound, district Director of Financial Services Brandon Hansel told the Board of Education on Monday night. "2020 has been a year unlike any other and it has impacted every...
Wearing masks while in class will no longer be optional for students in the Fort Dodge Community School District starting next week. The district’s Board of Education approved the new requirement for students to wear masks at all times when social distancing is not possible during Monday night’s school board...
October 2, 2020, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce its students and employees of the month for October. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school and one high school student, as well as one staff member monthly for exceeding expectations. Chloe Simpson...
A class at Fort Dodge Senior High aims to give students an introductory view of skilled trades and hands-on experience before they even graduate. On Tuesday morning, the Building and Trades class, along with help from the Home Maintenance and Repair class, laid and set a concrete slab outside the...
No, those aren't ducks on stage at the next Fort Dodge Senior High a cappellaCQconcert - they're students, they just kind of look like ducks. To help choir students avoid spreading the novel coronavirus, while still allowing them to sing mostly unhindered, the Fort Dodge Community School District purchased specially-designed...
A local construction company has secured a sizeable contract with the Fort Dodge Community School District to complete the remodel of the former Arey School and Central Administration Office building. The FDCSD Board of Education awarded a contract for $5,964,000 to Jensen Builders Ltd., of Fort Dodge, on Monday night....