February 22, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- Athletic physicals for current 7-12 grade students will be held on Thursday, March 8, from 5 – 7 p.m. at Fort Dodge Senior High. The cost is $15.00. All Dodger student athletes are encouraged to attend. A sports physical needs to be current and...
Learning is a continuous cycle — and so is teaching. That’s according to two veteran teachers who work in the Fort Dodge Community School District. Hope Brown, a biology and physics teacher at Fort Dodge Senior High, and Julia Hatcher, a reading and language arts teacher at Fort Dodge Middle...
February 19, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High students preparing to take the ACT, SAT or PSAT now have another option to help them study. FDSH is offering free test preparation sessions from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, February 24, in FDSH room 59 and Saturday, March...
February 16, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High will host its Speech Showcase Friday, February 23, 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...
February 15, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- In the spirit of Rachel’s Challenge, the Fort Dodge Community School District and Saint Edmond Catholic Schools are partnering to help restock the shelves at local food pantries. Donations of non-perishable food items and hygiene products can be dropped off at any FDCSD building...
The Fort Dodge Senior High Dodgerbots Robotics Team has accomplished a lot this season. “We were the Inspire Award winners at our league championship, which is the most prestigious award you can get,” Ed Birkey, FDSH industrial tech instructor, said. “Getting the Inspire Award was the proudest moment we have...
February 8, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- On February 3, members of the Fort Dodge Senior High speech team attended the Iowa High School Speech Association State Large Group Speech Contest in LeMars. They performed the 11 acts that qualified for State through the district competition last month. Seven of the...
Educators within the Fort Dodge Community School District are attempting to make a stronger connection between school and home when it comes to how students are learning. Those connections are being accomplished through family engagement events. According to Stacey Cole, FDCSD director of student services, that’s because family involvement in...
February 6, 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. Emma Estlund...
Chad Thompson Doug Van Zyl, who has served as superintendent of the Fort Dodge Community School District for the past eight years, has accepted the superintendent's job in the St. Joseph School District, St. Joseph, Missouri. The FDCSD and the SJSD made the announcement Thursday. "The board was delighted with...
