The fate of the vessel F.D.S.H. Kid President was sealed quickly Wednesday morning as the small cardboard vessel, and its pilot, demonstrated why ships are built with keels. It immediately capsized, dumping Captain Antonio Martinez, a senior, into the water. He did not, however, go down with the ship. Instead,...
After a year hiatus, fifth grade band is back at the Fort Dodge Schools. During the past year, the Fort Dodge Community School District has worked to establish a fifth grade band program for the 22-23 school year. “The transition of the fifth grade students back to the elementary schools...
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 exceeding expectations. Javeon Pettigrew is the Elementary Student of the...
An Iowa High School Music Association State Marching Band Festival will be held Saturday, October 8, at Dodger Stadium. Fifteen bands from throughout central Iowa will participate in the festival. Area bands competing include: Fort Dodge Senior High, Algona, Bishop Garrigan, and Humboldt. Bands will begin performing at 9:30 a.m.,...
The Fort Dodge Community School District will host an open house for the newly remodeled Cooper Elementary on Wednesday, October 5, from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. This will be an opportunity for families and community members to see the renovated school located at 2420 14th Avenue North. “We are super...
The sound of instruments will be put on display for the 19th annual North Central Iowa Marching Band Clinic on Saturday at Dodger Stadium. More than 10 teams will put their music on display. The competition will begin at 5:15 p.m. and finish with Fort Dodge (4A) at 8:15 p.m....
Chef hats, laughter and smiles filled the Cooper Elementary cafeteria as third grade students participated in “Kids in the Kitchen.” Kids in the Kitchen is being implemented in the Fort Dodge Community School District elementary schools by Nick Sells, Taher Chef Director for the FDCSD, to expose students to new...
Andy Kavanaugh said he always felt confident that what he was teaching his students was going to translate to the real world. After spending six weeks in an externship program, he said he realized he had a lot more he could be offering his students. Kavanaugh, an industrial technology teacher...
After almost a decade, two new faces have joined the school resource officer program - a partnership between the city of Fort Dodge and the Fort Dodge Community School District. With the recent departure of Sgt. Bryce Presswood and Patrol Officer Joelyn Johnson's move to the department's Criminal Investigations Division,...
Teachers and students greeted each other throughout the Fort Dodge Community School District Wednesday to start a new academic year. "I've been in every building and everywhere I have been the report is the same - teachers and students are excited," said Denise Schares, the district's interim superintendent. "If Day...
