October 1, 2018, 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. Chloe McAvinue...
October 1, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- An Iowa High School Music Association State Marching Band Festival will be held Saturday, October 6th, at Dodger Stadium. Eighteen bands from throughout central Iowa will participate in the festival. Area bands competing include: Fort Dodge Senior High, Algona, Bishop Garrigan, Humboldt and Pocahontas...
Fort Dodge Community School District elementary students got the chance to squeeze, stretch, and even taste their art projects Wednesday afternoon. The students created homemade modeling clay during Dodger Academy at Butler Elementary School. Dodger Academy is an after school program that focuses on academic progress and improving social skills....
The Fort Dodge Community School District board nominated and elected its president and vice president at Monday's meeting. Stu Cochrane was elected board president. He was first elected to the board in1995. Cochrane is a partner at The Johnson Law Firm: Johnson, Kramer, Mulholland, Cochrane & Cochrane P.L.C. He has...
September 21, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- The North Central Iowa Marching Band Clinic and Competition will be held Saturday, September 22, at Dodger Stadium. Fifteen bands will participate in the festival: Fort Dodge Senior High, ADM, Algona, Aplington-Parkersburg, Carroll, Carroll Kuemper, Charles City, Indianola, IKM, Ogden, Pocahontas Area, Saydel, Spencer,...
Keysha Tate, 7, a second-grade student at Butler Elementary School, took a few minutes to settle down with her book Friday afternoon while attending the daily Dodger Academy after school program. There were after all, a couple of friends to talk to who were reading the same book and discussing...
September 13, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- Fort Dodge Senior High held Academic Letter Award Night on Thursday, September 13, to recognize students for outstanding academic achievement. The program recognizes students who have earned a 3.5 or higher grade point average for three consecutive semesters. The first time students achieve this...
Getting a group of creative preschool students all set to paint a friendship rock is quite an undertaking for Riverside Early Learning Center outdoor classroom teacher Ann Moenck. It starts with making sure that they’re all wearing an old shirt to protect their clothes. “Everyone get a paint shirt,” she...
Thursday was a day of first lessons for the students starting the very first day of their educational journey at Riverside Early LearningCenter. Amber Murray asked her students part way through the morning what they had learned so far. “What do we do with our ears?” she asked. “Listen,” they...
Mentors can help students improve their self-confidence and attitude about school, according to Corey Moody, Fort Dodge Community School District mentoring coordinator. “Every student is one caring adult away from being a success story,” Moody said. “I think that is so true, because every kid could use an additional adult,...
