Fort Dodge Middle School teacher Destiny Kizer and several members of the after school writing club, "The Living Poets Society" spent some time Tuesday afternoon studying the works of several African-American poets and writers. The day was their way of participating in the annual African-American Read-In under the umbrella of...
All Fort Dodge public schools will dismiss at 2:55 p.m. starting on Monday, according to an announcement from the Fort Dodge Community School District. The change in dismissal time will continue through the rest of the school year. Preschool students at Riverside Early Learning Center will dismiss normally at 2:15...
February 25, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- Athletic physicals for current 7-12 grade students will be held on Thursday, March 7, from 5–6 p.m. at Fort Dodge Senior High gym. The cost is $15.00. All 7-12 grade Dodger student athletes are encouraged to attend. A sports physical needs to be current...
It almost seems as though winning championships has become second nature to athletes in the Fort Dodge Community School District. Another whirlwind run through the state wrestling and bowling competitions netted the Fort Dodge Senior High athletic department four more titles recently. Dodger junior Carson Taylor and sophomore Drake Ayala...
February 21, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce Aaron Davidson as the principal at Fort Dodge Middle School beginning with the 2019 school year. Current principal, Ryan Flaherty, will become the Duncombe Elementary principal this fall. “I'm excited to welcome Mr. Davidson...
February 20, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- Dr. Kenneth Hayes, Fort Dodge Senior High principal, has resigned his position effective at the end of the school year. Hayes has served the Fort Dodge Community School District for three years. Hayes has accepted a position in the Educational Leadership program at the...
As long as the Fort Dodge Community School District can increase its certified enrollment next fall, FDCSD director of financial services Brandon Hansel said the district should remain strong financially. "We captured more than we originally anticipated with our early retirement," Hansel said during a budget workshop at the FDCSD...
Four adults will find out if they are smarter than third- and fourth-graders during a Celebrity Game Show organized by students in the Fort Dodge Community School District. The game show will be held Feb. 22 in the Butler Elementary School auditorium. A meal will be served at 5:45 p.m.,...
For any of the middle school band members who might have hit a sour note Friday morning during the North Central Iowa Bandmasters Association Band Clinic at the Fort Dodge Middle School, they would not have been alone. Doug Morin, associate director of bands at Illinois State University in Normal,...
Special athletes from Fort Dodge and several other area school districts gathered Thursday at Butler Elementary School to show off their basketball shooting, dribbling and passing game skills during the Special Olympics Regional Basketball Skills competition. Nolan Slininger, 19, a senior at Fort Dodge Senior High, enjoys attending the competition....
