February 12, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce Jessica Kruckenberg as the principal at Butler Elementary beginning with the 2021-22 school year. Current principal, Carmen Banwart, will become the principal at the new Early Childhood Center in the fall. “We are excited...
February 10, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce Kathryn (Kate) Simpson as the principal at Cooper Elementary beginning with the 2021-22 school year. Current principal, Lynnae Harvey, is retiring at the end of the current school year. “The District has been working...
February 5, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce its students and employee of the month for February. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school and one high school student, as well as one staff member monthly for exceeding expectations. Robert Hoffmeier...
“All the world’s a stage,” William Shakespeare once wrote. Well, all of Fort Dodge Senior High will be a stage on Saturday as the school hosts the State Large Group Speech Contest, welcoming student performers from six other schools across the northwest part of Iowa. The contest kicks off at...
If you walk through the halls of Butler Elementary School this month, you’ll likely run into a few familiar faces like Barack Obama, Ida B. Wells, Maya Angelou, George Washington Carver, Jackie Robinson and more. For Black History Month, the staff at Butler have decorated their classroom and office doors...
Coulter Rasmussen, 8, a third-grader in Shannon Grossnickle's class, found out during a class project just how sweet hot chocolate can taste when caramel, whipped cream and sprinkles are added to the mix. He also found out how sweet of a feeling it was when the class at Duncombe Elementary...
January 25, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High students prepared 15 entries for the Iowa High School Speech Association District Large Group Speech Contest. Fourteen Fort Dodge Senior High speech groups received Division I ratings and will move on to the State Large Group Speech Contest on February...
January 20, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- The science behind making music can be challenging. Students at Duncombe Elementary found out it can also be fun. Third and fourth graders in math and/or reading extension groups participated in a lesson called “STEAM Investigation: Instruments and Science” to dive deeper into the...
January 18, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High held an Academic Award Night on Monday, January 18, to recognize students for outstanding academic achievement. The Academic Letter program recognizes students who have earned a 3.5 or higher grade point average for two consecutive terms. The first time students...
January 15, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District will welcome preschool students to the new Early Childhood Center in the fall of 2021. The District’s preschool is a free, full day program. Research shows children who attend preschool can gain skills that help prepare them for...
