Editor's note: This is the second part in a series highlighting the work of Fort Dodge teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a year that has been anything but normal, teachers like Julia Hatcher have strived to provide the same educational opportunities for students - whether through face-to-face classes or...
The Fort Dodge Community School District will be using $300,000 in CARES Act funding to purchase 1,050 Chromebooks for students to use this fall. The board of education approved the purchase at its meeting on Thursday. In order to use the CARES money, the devices need to be in the...
In just eight short months, the sounds of children laughing and learning and playing will once again fill the halls at the former Arey Elementary School, 104 S. 17th St., as it reopens as the new Fort Dodge Early Childhood Center. Since its decommission as an elementary school, the building...
Editor's note: This is the first part in a series highlighting the work of Fort Dodge teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emily Kloberdanz likes to start her classes with a different introductory question each time she meets with her fourth-grade students. "That is something I always make time for," said...
After spending nine months of backbreaking work during a global pandemic, health care workers have more than earned some gratitude and joy this holiday season. To help show some of that gratitude and spread some of that joy, Katelyn Jacobsen's third grade class at Feelhaver Elementary School spent some time...
When the two Fort Dodge Senior High Robotics Teams compete in their first matches of the season on Friday, it's going to be unlike any competition they've competed in before. Normally, the teams would be with a couple dozen other high school robotics teams from across the state, all competing...
The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce its students and employee of the month for December. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school and one high school student, as well as one staff member monthly for exceeding expectations. Huxley Hagar is the Elementary Student of the...
Preschool pre-registration for the 2021-22 school year opens December 1 at the Fort Dodge Community School District. To be eligible to attend preschool in the fall of 2021, children must be four years old by September 15, 2021. Preschool hours are 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., with the doors opening...
Local high school students competing to test their skills in business industries placed well in their district, despite having to compete virtually this year in the DECA virtual conference. The DECA virtual conference for District 2, which includes Fort Dodge Senior High and Southeast Valley High School, had several top...
