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FD High School Alumni Association awards scholarships

The Fort Dodge High School Alumni Association annually awards five scholarships to graduating seniors of Fort Dodge Senior High School who will be attending Iowa Central Community College. The scholarship recipients must have at least one parent who graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School to qualify for the award. Each scholarship is worth $1,000, or $500 per semester. Here are this year’s scholarship recipients. Boston Gordon He is the recipient of the Cecil and Ernie Zuerrer Family Scholarship. His mother, Kim, is a 1980 graduate of FDSH. After completing his studies ...

Four area students honored by governor

Four area students were recently honored by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg for their academic accomplishments. Those students are Emily Asay, from Fort Dodge Senior High School; Savannah Michalski, from Manson Northwest Webster High School; Anthony Wagner, from Fort Dodge Senior High School; and Michelle Waller, from St. Edmond High School. They were recognized during the 17th annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony on April 28 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. The event was sponsored by the Governor’s Office, the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa ...

What Seniors Are Saying — Val Wheeler

1. What programs and activities do you participate in? Chess club and unguided creative writing 2. What academic accomplishment are you most proud of? At the end of the semester, I will have 22 college credit hours. 3. What’s your best piece of advice for younger students? Keep ...

FDCSD names May students, employee of the month

The Fort Dodge Community School District has named its students and employees of the month for May. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school and one high school student, as well as one staff member monthly for exceeding expectations. Cal Pederson is the Elementary Student of the Month. Kristin Hatton nominated him. She stated Pederson is a hard working student who always strives to do his best. He will ask questions and seek solutions when posed with a challenging academic problem. His tenacity is contagious and he will not rest until he finds a strategy he ...

Spring music program to be held at Community Christian

The spring musical program at Community Christian School is Thursday with a matinee at 1 p.m. and an evening program at 6 p.m. The program title is “Life is Good” and will include all students kindergarten through eighth grade. “Life is Good” is an apparel company today whose name is seen on many T-shirts, hats or water bottles. The musical, “Life is Good” is based on a few doubting students looking to the Bible to find where the world’s troubles began. They eventually discover the real joy of the Lord and finally agree that “Life is Good.” This program ...

FDSH students honored at FCCLA conference

Fort Dodge Senior High students recently participated in the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America State Leadership Conference in Des Moines. Students presented Students Taking Action with Recognition projects. STAR projects are competitive events where members are recognized for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills and career preparation. FDSH results were as follows: • McKayla Smith received gold and qualified for Nationals. • Kayla Smith received gold and is an alternate for Nationals. • Olivia Pattison received ...