Paxton Chance, 9, a fourth-grader, had a pretty good ice breaker for the first day of school at Duncombe Elementary School on Tuesday. "Do you like pickles?" Chance asked while getting to know students in Kristin Johnson's class. "Do you like the smell of pickles?" Chance continued. When the answer...
It was a day nearly two years in the making - the new Early Childhood Center welcomed students through its doors for the first day of school on Tuesday morning. "Starting a new year is just a happy time and a new beginning," said Principal Carmen Banwart. Banwart was outside,...
On behalf of the Fort Dodge Schools and all of us who work to support our students, I want to welcome you back for the 2021-2022 school year. As I enter my first year as superintendent of our incredible school district, my family and I could not be more excited...
Anyone who has driven past the Fort Dodge Senior High School this week may have seen over 100 students marching in the field and heard the familiar tune of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend." Since Monday, the Fort Dodge High marching band has been participating in band camp to...
Random vegetable plants fleck the outer edges of the playground and fenced-in gardens at Butler Elementary School. Each oddly placed stem stretching to reach the sun while winding around its surroundings - a chain link fence, a railroad tie, the school building - and soon, each will produce a surprise...
When parents drop their preschoolers and kindergarteners off at the Early Childhood Center, 104 S. 17th St., for the first time in August, they will walk into all new classrooms. The building, which was most recently home to the Fort Dodge Community School District Central Office, has been transformed. The...
The Fort Dodge Community School District will host an open house for the new Early Childhood Center on Tuesday, July 6, from 4-6 p.m. This will be an opportunity for families and community members to see the new Early Childhood Center located at 104 South 17th Street (main entrance faces...
Plenty of talent and games were on display at Fort Dodge schools on Friday as students and staff closed the book on another academic year. At Duncombe Elementary School, students showed off their skills with soccer tricks, singing, dancing, gymnastics and even a game show. It was all part of...
A small classroom on the second floor of Fort Dodge Senior High School has been temporarily transformed into an arcade for the remainder of the school year. Students in Jerry Ellendson's iJAG (Iowa Jobs for America's Graduates) class created eight different games for students to play. The games include mini...
May 24, 2021, Fort Dodge, IA - Fort Dodge Senior High recognized 80 seniors for their efforts in math and science during high school. Eighteen seniors were recognized for completing Pre-Calculus, going beyond the math requirements for graduation and working toward the math required for STEM carriers. Sixty-two seniors were...