Feelhaver Elementary students have been seeing “tremendous growth” in their reading scores this school year, according to the Fort Dodge Community School District. The elementary school students in the district are assessed using what’s called the Formative Assessment System for Teachers, or FAST tests, to help monitor reading skills progress...
Though she only has one job title, Bev Potter has myriad jobs. Over the last 10 years, Potter has found herself to be an author, a reader, a prom date, costume designer, dancer, singer and crafter, to name a few. Fort Dodge Community School District calls her a paraeducator, but...
Tara Smith, director of the Fort Dodge Middle School fifth- and sixth-grade bands, had her hands full Friday while the sixth-grade band warmed up for a performance at the North Central Iowa Bandmasters Association Middle School Concert Band Clinic. It’s an exercise very much like herding cats. It’s also deafening....
February 20, 2020, Fort Dodge, IA- Thirty-nine Dodger athletes completed in the Special Olympics Area Basketball event at Butler Elementary on February 14. Twenty-six of the athletes earned first place and will move on to the State competition March 13-14 in Iowa City. Students finishing in first place included Lilly...
February 17, 2020, Fort Dodge, IA- Athletic physicals for current 7-12 grade students will be held on Thursday, March 5, from 5:15–6:15 p.m. at the Fort Dodge Senior High gym. The cost is $15.00. All 7-12 grade Dodger student athletes are encouraged to attend. A sports physical needs to be...
February 20, 2020, Fort Dodge, IA- On February 8, members of the Fort Dodge Senior High speech team attended the Iowa High School Speech Association State Large Group Speech Contest. They performed the 12 acts that qualified for State through the district competition last month. Eight of the acts received...
The staff at Fort Dodge Middle School started implementing a new system to address and resolve conflict within its walls. The new system is called "restorative justice" and it focuses on conflict resolution that builds and restores relationships "by creating a sense of connectedness and belonging," said Toni Cochrane, FDMS...
When Shaun Begalle, 9, a fourth-grader at Butler Elementary School, began researching Crispus Attucks as part of a class project, he found him to be particularly interesting. "He was a black slave and became a sailor," Begalle said. "He might have had some facial hair and he looked a little...
February 14, 2020, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High had one large group speech ensemble selected to participate in the All State Large Group Speech Festival. Grace Champagne and Antavion Adams will represent FDSH at All State with their ensemble- acting piece, “Children of a Lesser God.” They are...
February 7, 2020, Fort Dodge, IA- Students in Cindy Griggs’ classroom at Fort Dodge Middle School are learning the importance of helping others. The class has taken on delivering Meals on Wheels this year. Meals on Wheels is a program dedicated to addressing senior isolation and hunger. Volunteers visit with...
