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,...
By CHAD THOMPSON In an effort to educate parents as well as students, Cooper Elementary School hosted a family fun night Thursday. On their way to math and reading lessons, students got their faces painted, learned about 4-H and played games. They also filled up on free lemonade and pizza....
September 20, 2016, For the past four years, students in the Fort Dodge Community School District and at Saint Edmond Catholic School have been accepting Rachel’s Challenge. This year will be no different. The week of October 10 Rachel’s Challenge presenters will be back in Fort Dodge. Rachel’s Challenge is...
September 19, 2016, Fort Dodge, IA- The North Central Iowa Marching Band Invitational will be held on Saturday, September 24, at Dodger Stadium. Twelve bands from throughout central Iowa will participate in the festival: Fort Dodge Senior High, Pocahontas Area, Estherville, ADM, Saydel, Spencer, Aplington-Parkersburg, Perry, Nevada, Carroll Keumper, West...
By CHAD THOMPSON Playing and learning are one and the same for students at Feelhaver Elementary School, according to Sharon Moser, library paraeducator at Feelhaver. Using Maker Space, an area in the school library designated for games and experiments, students can explore their interests and ingenuity by building wooden designs,...
