Fort Dodge Community School District

REMINDER Friday, April 4 is a snow make-up day.

Congratulations to our Student of the Week! Harper attends Feelhaver Elementary Harper demonstrates great leadership in her classroom. She is very compassionate towards her peers and is always willing to assist them. Harper is a great participant in her classroom and she takes great pride in her school. Harper's smile is infectious throughout the building.

The Fort Dodge Community School District was excited to welcome award-winning illustrator and author Don Tate on Wednesday, March 5. Don met with FDCSD 3rd - 5th grade students in the Fort Dodge Middle School auditorium. Annually, the Fort Dodge High School Alumni Association provides for an author to visit the Fort Dodge Community School District, and purchases a selection of the author’s books for the elementary libraries. The Author Program was started by Carol Porter, a FDCSD librarian. Through personal relationships, she brought noted authors of children's books to the elementary school students. Currently, the Fort Dodge Senior High Alumni Association continues this tradition, which is a highlight each year for elementary students. Don Tate is an award-winning illustrator of numerous critically acclaimed books for children, including The Day Madear Voted, Swish! The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High- Flying Harlem Globetrotters, No Small Potatoes: Junios G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas, Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super- Soaking Stream of Inventions and many others. He is also an award-winning author. Some of his books for children include: Jerry Changed The Game: How Engineer Jerry Lawson Revolutionized Video Games Forever, William Still and His Freedom Stories: Father of the Underground Railroad, Strong As Sandow: How Eugen Sandow Became The Strongest Man on Earth, Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton, and It Jes’ Happened: When Bill Traylor Started To Draw. Don is a founding host of The Brown Bookshelf –a blog dedicated to books for African American young readers; and a member of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign, created to address the lack of diverse, non-majority narratives in children’s literature. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his family.

FDSH iJAG student Hunter Kasperbauer competed in person on March 5th at Iowa State University at the 2025 State Career Development Conference. He received 4th place in the Employability Skills competition. This competition challenged students to show off their application skills, cover letters, and resume and shine in an employment interview. Thank you to iJAG Career Education Specialist, Mr. Ellendson, for helping FDSH students prepare for success!

Congratulations, Dodgers, on your Music Solo/Ensemble results from last Friday! #proud2bFD

Dodgers, please mark your calendars with the following changes. These adjustments are necessary to meet state instructional hour requirements. Reminder - Starting March 31, the school day will end at 3:15 pm each day for the remainder of the school year. #proud2bFD

3rd - 8th Grade students are taking the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) tests this week. 9th - 11th Grade students will be taking the tests next week. Check out some tips below to help your student during their testing week!

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

A BIG Dodger Thank You to Keith and Linda Dencklau, for their generous donation to the Ag Science program at Fort Dodge Senior High! @proud2bFD

Congratulations to our Students and Staff of the Month! Elementary: Gabriela Eliza Evans FDMS: Kameron Castro FDSH: Allison Utley Staff: Christie Swanson Read more about each recipient here: www.fdschools.org/article/2105276 #proud2bFD

REMINDER: All Fort Dodge Community Schools will have school on the following snow make-up days: Friday, April 4 Thursday, April 17 Friday, May 9

Congratulations to our Student of the Week! Kamari attends Butler Elementary Kamari is an outstanding student who consistently demonstrates strong leadership qualities. Kamari actively engages in class, offering thoughtful contributions and helping his peers whenever needed. His positive attitude and willingness to assist others make him a valuable member of the classroom. Kamari makes us #ButlerProud every day! #proud2bFD

It was a pajama party at the Early Childhood Center today! The students presented their Spring Fine Arts show, full of fun songs! 🌷🎶 Great job, everyone! #proud2bFD

March is National Athletic Trainer Month and we want to give a big 🔴⚫Dodger Thank You 🔴⚫to Ms. Drees for her dedication and expertise in keeping our athletes safe and healthy! She also serves as a Health Occupations Instructor at Fort Dodge Senior High School #proud2bFD

Mrs. Frommelt is teaching 5th-grade Butler Elementary students how to play the ukulele, and they love it! #proud2bFD

Due to winter weather conditions, all Fort Dodge Community schools will be closed today, Thursday, March 20.

A BIG Dodger Thank You to Cheryl O'Hern with Spin Markket and Dawn Humburg, CPA 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 facilitator and can be contacted at jkavanaugh@fdschools.org #proud2bFD

‼‼The FDCSD Sports Physical Night and Web Co Public Health Vaccination Clinic are still scheduled for tonight, beginning at 5:15. Paperwork will be available at the door and must be signed by a parent or guardian. The cost is $15 cash or check made out to Fort Dodge Senior High. Please direct any questions to bdrees@fdschools.org The vaccination clinic is open to any 6-12 grade student. They do not need to have a sports physical to receive vaccinations.

Due to winter weather conditions, all Fort Dodge Community Schools will have a 2-hour late start tomorrow, March 20. A grab-and-go breakfast will be available for students.

All FDCSD buildings will close today at noon. Stay safe, Dodgers!