Lights On raises funds for Dodger Academy 21 Oct 2016 — The Messenger Tweet By CHAD THOMPSON An event at Butler Elementary School Thursday was held to not only celebrate the importance of after school programs, but also to mark the inclusion of all the Fort Dodge Community School District...
October 17, 2016, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is offering opportunities for parents and community members to be certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid. The Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) training course is designed for lay people to learn methods of assisting a young...
By JOE SUTTER Tsonda Martin stood in front of her peers in Decker Auditorium Friday, preparing to answer a job interview question. She had just 30 seconds to impress the four judges, who sat with their backs to her. The judges would turn around when they heard an answer they...
By CHAD THOMPSON Ryan Takatsuka, a social studies teacher at Fort Dodge Senior High, spent almost 40 hours of his summer in the Fort Dodge Correctional Facility. That time wasn't spent in cuffs or behind bars, though. Takatsuka was completing a teacher externship program in an effort to bring real-world...
By CHAD THOMPSON The new Duncombe Elementary School is starting to take shape at 615 N. 16th St. "It has been a great week if you have been driving by the site," said Keith Kolacia, construction manager for Kolacia Construction. "It has been the most telling week of progress." Kolacia...
October 5, 2016, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High’s College Financial Aid Night is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19th, from 6-7 p.m. in the FDSH Little Theater. Representatives from the Iowa College Access Network (ICAN) will present information on college and financial aid information to both senior students and...
October 3, 2016, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce its students and employee 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 their outstanding accomplishments. Knox...
October 1, 2016, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is participating in Kid President’s Socktober initiative. Socktober is a movement to get communities to help the less fortunate in a fun, easy way. Throughout October as part of the district’s Rachel’s Challenge chain reaction of kindness, the...
September 28, 2016, 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 a free test preparation session on Saturday, October 15, from 8 a.m. to noon in the high school library media...
September 27, 2016, Fort Dodge, IA- Here come the bands! An Iowa High School Music Association State Marching Band Festival will be held Saturday, October 8th, at Dodger Stadium. Eighteen bands from throughout central Iowa will participate in the festival. Area bands competing include: Fort Dodge Senior High, Bishop Garrigan,...
