November 3, 2020, Fort Dodge, IA- Students from Fort Dodge Senior High recently auditioned for the 2020 Iowa High School Music Association’s (IHSMA) All-State Music Festival. The students selected for the All-State Chorus represent the top one percent of high school singers in the state. Selection to the All-State Chorus...
The Fort Dodge Community School District has seen a slight increase in enrollment during the 2020-2021 school year, Superintendent Jesse Ulrich told the school board on Monday night. Between the fall of 2019 and the fall of 2020, the district has seen an increase of five students, for a total...
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...
