October 15, 2018, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Senior High drama department will present Sundown Alley at 7 p.m. on November 2nd and 3rd in the Gail Niceswanger Little Theater at Senior High. Long before Norma Desmond of Sunset Boulevard fame, there was Norma Desperate of Sundown Alley, out...
When the Fort Dodge Senior High marching band arrived at Dodger Stadium Saturday afternoon to perform at the Iowa High School Music Association State Marching Band Festival and lined up to await their turn, they had already done a fair bit of marching to get there. There’s no bus ride....
The ballot boxes have all been unstuffed, campaigning suspended, posters will come down from the hall and winners declared after a hectic afternoon of checking chads in the annual student council election at Cooper Elementary School Friday afternoon. After a week of making posters that included such colorful slogans as...
October, 2018 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...
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...