Fort Dodge Community School District

Congratulations to our Student of the Week! Stone Hinders attends Cooper Elementary Stone is consistently on task, perseveres when assignments get hard, and takes pride in his work. Stone makes his peers feel loved and appreciated by ensuring everyone is included. #proud2bFD

🏌️‍♀️ Girls Golf @ Greene County has been POSTPONED for this afternoon. No makeup date has been set yet. ⚽ The VARSITY ONLY Girls Soccer match HERE vs Colfax-Mingo start time will now be 5:00

The Fort Dodge Community School District is seeking a dedicated and passionate leader to serve as Principal at Butler Elementary. Click the link below to learn more! https://bit.ly/42d1AUt #proud2bFD Equal Opportunity Employer

Exciting news from ECC! A few weeks ago, our scholars discovered 89 brand-new nonfiction books in their school library, made possible by a grant through the Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation - and they were thrilled! Right now, we’ve got a three-way tie for the most popular title: 🚒 Firefighting Planes by Bizzy Harris 🦥 Solitary Animals by Joshua David Stein 🦷 Different Teeth of Animals by Grace Hansen A huge thank you to the FDCSD Foundation for making this possible! Your support helps spark curiosity and a love of learning in our students every day. Dr. Sturgeon wrote the grant, and before the grant, the ECC nonfiction collection contained 801 books with an average publication date of 2004. Colleen Munter is the library associate who works every day with the students and checks out - and re-shelves! - their books. She does an excellent job of building a love for books and learning with the ECC scholars! At ECC this year, they have checked out 2,772 books, including 612 nonfiction books!

Students have been spreading positivity with their “Cooper’s Ways of Kindness” board, proudly displayed in the hallway. Each heart is filled with student ideas for showing kindness—from helping friends to sharing a smile. It’s a beautiful reminder that even small acts of kindness can make a big difference! #proud2bFD

Fort Dodge Senior High was well represented at the HOSA State Leadership Conference last week! ✨ The team of Alexa McHone, Shawn Roberts, and Grace Winkel placed 3rd in the Anatomage Tournament ✨Alexa McHone placed 6th in the Medical Terminology event ✨Grace Winkel placed 4th in the Veterinary Science event ✨Lily Kliegl placed 3rd in the Job Seeking Skills event ✨Shawn Roberts placed 1st in the Occupational Therapy event. ✨Tessa Carlson competed in the Medical Terminology event and Layla Ellis competed in the Anatomy and Physiology event. In addition to the competitive events, the students participated in healthcare related workshops and a service project for children in the hospital. #proud2bFD

Dodger fans can use the link below to purchase tickets online to this week's events 🔴⚫ https://bit.ly/47e0slF If tickets are not available online at the link above, they can only be purchased at the door. #proud2bFD

Kiley and Ryan O'Leary talked to The Study of Leadership Literature class at FDSH about being leaders in the schools and the community, all while being married and balancing parenthood. The students asked thoughtful questions and appreciated the honest responses from the O'Learys on how it is okay to change career paths and adapt to the ever-changing world. Kiley is the Health Occupations Instructor at FDSH, and Ryan is the Assistant Activities Director. #proud2bFD

All Fort Dodge Community School buildings will be closed on Friday, April 18.

FDSH Families - Open House Conferences are tomorrow from 4pm - 8pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

Dollars for Dodgers is April 14 - 18! Dollars for Dodgers challenges students and staff at each school to collect cash to meet their fundraising goal. Each building keeps 100% of the funds raised and will receive a $100 bonus from the Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation if the building goal is met.

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Congratulations to our Student of the Week! Paige attends Fort Dodge Middle School Paige is a hard-working student and is kind to everyone. She shows integrity by choosing to do what is right no matter who she is around. She always puts forth effort to do her best work in the classroom. She is willing to help others. She always has a smile on her face and is the type of student that we love to have in our classrooms. #proud2bFD

REMINDER No School on Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21

Intro to EMS students visited Fort Dodge Fire Rescue recently. While there, they spent some time with FDSH graduates who serve the Fort Dodge community in their roles at Fort Dodge Fire Rescue. We are thankful for the alumni that give back to our community! Sawyer Springer-2021 Grad Lieutenant Devon Schuster-2015 Grad Spencer Barber-2015 Grad Captain Steve Teske-1984 Grad

A BIG Dodger Thank You to Nestle Purina - Fort Dodge for supporting the FDSH students who will be attending the International Career Development Conference in Orlando, FL! Community support like this is greatly appreciated! Their donation will help pay for travel and accommodations. Braxtyn Dencklau will be competing in the Accounting Applications event. Breyer Feeley and Ellie Alstott will be participating in the Emerging Leader series. Jessica Kavanaugh is the DECA advisor and can be contacted at jkavanaugh@fdschools.org #proud2bFD

Thanks to the talent of Cooper Elementary students, the hallways are bursting with color! #proud2bFD

Danielle Balk, College and Career Transition Counselor at ICCC, spoke to Mrs. Adams' Study of Leadership Literature class recently. She created a personalized PowerPoint titled The Path to Success: Perseverance, Leadership, and Goal Setting. Ms. Balk also made a Jeopardy game for the students that reviewed all the many great points of her PowerPoint that the students appreciated and enjoyed!

REMINDER Thursday, April 17 is a snow make-up day

No School on Friday, April 11 for Preschool ONLY