A new calendar and school day schedule for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years were approved by the Fort Dodge Community School District Board of Education on Monday night. Superintendent Dr. Jesse Ulrich told the board that his least favorite thing his job requires is the calendar. "The reason is...
More than six decades after leaving school and enlisting in the U.S. Navy, Thomas Filloon received an honorary diploma from the Fort Dodge Community School District Board of Education on Monday night. Filloon would have graduated with the Fort Dodge Senior High class of 1956, but instead decided he...
The students attending the annual Dodger Academy Read By Flashlight Thursday afternoon had their choice of three different levels of illumination. There was the library with dimmed lights, the cafeteria with bright lights and the gym, completely dark. One of those, with a nod to a certain story with three...
January 3, 2020, Fort Dodge, IA- Fourteen Fort Dodge Senior High students were selected for the 2020 North Central Iowa Bandmasters Honor Band. The Honor Band performs Saturday, January 11, at the North Iowa Area Central Community College Auditorium at 5 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for...
December 30, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce its students and employees of the month for January. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school and one high school student, as well as one staff member monthly for exceeding expectations. Ethan Tjalsma...
Fort Dodge Senior High School cheerleader Isaach Tripp is preparing for the trip of a lifetime. On Dec. 26, Tripp, a senior, will fly to London in the United Kingdom where he will meet up with 750 of the United States’ top high school cheerleaders. On New Year’s Day, the...
December 20, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District will host a Teacher Hiring Fair from 4 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 9th, at the Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 North 32nd Street. Onsite interviews will be held for high school, middle school and elementary teachers...
Name? Andrea Pavik Where do you teach? Riverside Early Learning Center What grade/subject do you teach? Preschool Why do you teach? I love the excitement young children have about learning everything! Being a part of that and watching the surprise and enthusiasm light up their faces each time they learn...
Washington, D.C. is a historic place to visit and can have a profound effect while admiring the monuments and soaking up the history. The Fort Dodge Senior High band and orchestra programs were able to experience that feeling on a day that was built to honor those who have sacrificed...
December 2, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce its students and employees of the month for December. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school and one high school student, as well as one staff member monthly for exceeding expectations. Wendel Mosley-Clark...
