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...
Andi Adams admits she shed a few tears when the Iowa Girls Coaching Association called to say she will be inducted into the state’s Softball Hall of Fame this coming summer. The raw emotion didn’t come from personal glory or individual satisfaction, though. Instead, the winningest coach in Fort Dodge...
Duncombe Elementary School Principal Ryan Flaherty has found a way to make the weekly announcements, updates and reminders about the school’s rules shown on closed circuit TV fun for the students. He got a cute star to appear in them. You might call the story, “Dog Dodger Does Double Duty...
The field of candidates running for a seat on the Cooper Elementary School Student Council has the upper hand over the field of candidates trying to become the Democratic nominee for president. There are, believe it or not, actually more of them. About 10 more. Fourth-grade teacher Carol Tell, who...
