Fort Dodge Senior High held an Academic Award Night on Monday, January 31, to recognize students for outstanding academic achievement. The Academic Letter program recognizes students who have earned a 3.5 or higher grade point average for two consecutive terms. The first time students achieve this accomplishment they receive the...
Fort Dodge Senior High students prepared 20 entries for the Iowa High School Speech Association District Large Group Speech Contest. Twelve Fort Dodge Senior High speech groups received Division I ratings and will move on to the State Large Group Speech Contest on February 5. Varsity Division I Ratings: Ensemble...
Fort Dodge Senior High will host the annual Eighth Grade Night in the main gym on Tuesday, February 8, beginning at 6 p.m. Current eighth grade students who are interested in or planning to attend FDSH and their parents are encouraged to attend. This event will help provide students and...
Rubber ducks were quite valuable in the world of robotics on Saturday. They were used to score points during the high school robotics league championships at Fort Dodge Senior High on Saturday. "Lots of ducks scored," the announcer could be heard saying during a match. "That's going to be a...
When the students at Cooper Elementary School returned to school after winter break, they didn't actually return to the school building that they left in December. Cooper Elementary has temporarily relocated across town to the former Riverside Elementary School, 733 F St., for the remainder of the school year while...
The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce its students and employee of the month for January. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school and one high school student, as well as one staff member monthly for exceeding expectations. Jazmin Espinoza is the Elementary Student of the...
A group of about 110 Fort Dodge Senior High students are heading to the land of the Delta Blues this weekend. The FDSH All-American Marching Band is slated to perform during halftime at the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis on Tuesday evening. The band, which regularly performs well at state...
The air whistled when Jalen Adams hurled a pitch across the Fort Dodge Senior High School gym on Friday. And when the ball landed in the mitt of Mariah Myers, a popping sound echoed throughout the room. Adams, 18, a FDSH senior, throws hard. Her fastest in-game pitch was clocked...
Isaac Zalameda's Talented and Gifted presentation was pretty timely at Duncombe Elementary School on Thursday. Zalameda, 8, a fourth-grader, presented information on natural disasters and how they impact people. His main focus was related to earthquakes and hurricanes, but Zalameda deviated a moment to mention the strong wind storms that...
Students had the opportunity to explore several areas of science, technology, engineering, art, and math thanks to activities from area businesses and organizations on Friday. Iowa Central Community College hosted students from several area elementary schools for an event called STEAMfest. There were 15 booths for students to visit and...