October 25, 2017, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is offering opportunities for parents and community members to become certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA). The YMHFA training course is designed for lay people to learn methods of assisting a young person who may be...
October 24, 2017, Fort Dodge, IA- Joey Kelley and Josh Meier, ninth grade students from Fort Dodge Senior High, were recently selected to participate in the 32nd annual Opus Honor Choir. OPUS Honor Choir is sponsored by the Iowa Choral Director’s Association and aims to identify and bring together the...
October 24, 2017, Fort Dodge, IA- Twenty-two band/vocal students from Fort Dodge Senior High recently auditioned for the 2017 Iowa High School Music Association’s All-State Music Festival. Nine Dodger vocalists were selected: All-State Chorus: Karisa Meier, senior – soprano Olyvia Selby, junior – soparano Keziah Henkelman, junior – alto Brayden...
October 23, 2017, Fort Dodge, IA- Members of the Fort Dodge Senior High Understanding Social Systems class are hosting Fright Night this Friday, October 27, from 6-9 p.m. at Senior High, 819 North 25th Street. Admission is four non-perishable food items per person. Items collected will benefit Beacon of Hope....
In an effort to have more students attend the school closest to their respective neighborhood, the Fort Dodge Community School District is considering new boundaries for its elementary schools, according to Doug Van Zyl, FDCSD superintendent. “Hopefully, we can really develop what would be considered truly neighborhood schools,” Van Zyl...
October 20, 2017, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High students preparing to take the ACT, SAT or PSAT now have another option to help them study. FDSH is offering free test preparation sessions on Saturday, October 28th, and Saturday, November 4th, from 8 a.m. to noon at the high...
October 20, 2017, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Senior High drama department will present You Can’t Beat the House at 7 p.m. on November 3rd and 4th in the Gail Nicewanger Little Theater at Senior High. In You Can’t Beat the House, two inept burglars enter a house with...
October 13, 2017, 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. Livia Kalvig...
Peter Kaspari Molly Nelson, a graduate of Fort Dodge Senior High, has been named the first director of the Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation. "I am inspired and impressed by all of the great things happening in Fort Dodge and with the Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation," Nelson said in...
Chad Thompson A pair of students from Fort Dodge - one from Fort Dodge Senior High and one from St. Edmond Catholic School - have been selected to attend a national leadership conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Ashton Acree, 17, a senior at Senior High, and Jake Szalat, 17, a...
