For the students visiting from the Riverside Early Learning Center on Wednesday morning there were many things to learn among the trees in the Children’s Forest at John F. Kennedy Memorial Park. One of those, according to teacher Andrea Pavik, is not making the tree itself part of the morning...
October 23, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- Brayden Schmieder and Ryan Madden, ninth grade students at Fort Dodge Senior High, along with Jillian Leman, 6th grade student at Fort Dodge Middle School, were recently selected to participate in the 34th annual Opus Honor Choir. OPUS Honor Choir is sponsored by the...
Forty-five Dodger athletes completed in the Special Olympics Area Bowling meet at Ridgewood Lanes on October 17. Sixteen of the athletes earned first place and will move on to the State competition November 23 in Des Moines. Students finishing in first place were: Slade Babb, Payton Wuebker-Brookshire, Landen Stanley, Kaleb...
October 15, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Senior High drama department will present A Little Piece of Heaven at 7 p.m. on November 1st and 2nd in the Gail Niceswanger Little Theater at Senior High. In this play, an unlikely relationship is forged in the quirky tourist shop...
Fort Dodge Community School District Director of Financial Services Brandon Hansel told the Board of Education that the district is doing well from a financial standpoint as he presented the district’s annual Financial Health Report during the board’s meeting on Monday evening at the Central Administration Building. The report covered...
October 7, 2019, 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. Chance Lockman...
October 4, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- An Iowa High School Music Association State Marching Band Festival will be held Saturday, October 12th, at Dodger Stadium. Twenty bands from throughout central Iowa will participate in the festival. Area bands competing include: Fort Dodge Senior High, Algona, Bishop Garrigan, Humboldt and Pocahontas...
October 4, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High hosted its annual College Application Day Friday, October 4. 130 members of the Class of 2020 participated. During College Application Day, students apply to one of the post-secondary schools they are considering. Representatives from Trio at Iowa State University, the...
October 2019 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, 104 South 17th Street, the District Plan booklets and Individual...
The Fort Dodge Community School District Board of Education directed Dr. Jesse Ulrich, superintendent, to research options for moving 5th grade out of Fort Dodge Middle School during the school board meeting Monday evening. Ulrich will present the options at a future board meeting. “Moving fifth grade out of the...
