Registration for the 2019-20 school year for the Fort Dodge Community Schools opens online July 1. All returning students must register for school online. Students new to the district must register in person at the Central Administration Building. Parents/guardians should log in to their ...
The Fort Dodge Noon Rotary has selected two students as its Outstanding Student Award winners for 2019. This year’s winners are Jacquelyn Oberg, of St. Edmond, and Drake Miller, of Fort Dodge Senior High. Presented to the top senior as voted on by the faculty and staff at each high ...
SIOUX CITY — Briar Cliff University hosted its 88th commencement ceremony on May 11. The ceremony honored the university’s 2019 candidates for undergraduate, master’s and doctorate degrees. In all, 279 degrees were conferred, including the following graduates from the area: Doctor of ...
Students and staff at Riverside Early Learning Center; Butler, Duncombe, Cooper and Feelhaver elementary schools, Fort Dodge Middle School and Fort Dodge Senior High raised $9,056 during the 2019 Miles of Pennies Campaign. “We are so happy that this year was another huge success for our ...
1. What programs and activities do you participate in? Robotics, National Honor Society, Book Club 2. What academic accomplishment are you most proud of? I won a policy making contest tackling public health. 3. What’s your best piece of advice for younger students? Stay curious. Our ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Fort Dodge Senior High students earned seven medals at the State Skills USA competition at DMACC in Ankeny on April 25-26. Nineteen FDSH students competed in Team Works, Culinary, Technical Drafting, Automated Manufacturing, Restaurant Service, Auto Collision Repair, and Robotics Urban ...
Transitional Kindergarten Open House will take place Friday at Riverside Early Learning Center. This event is for parents/guardians who have a child ready to enter school in the fall (child must be 5 years of age by Sept. 15, 2019) and have either chosen TK for their child or are unsure ...
MANSON — Wyatt Tucker and Christian Lamphier are two boys who love to read. Both were recently awarded trophies for completing 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten (1KB4K), a joint venture between the Manson Northwest Webster Elementary Preschool and Library. Preschoolers enrolled in 1KB4K check ...
The St. Edmond Catholic School Music Department traveled to Britt on April 6, participating alongside many other high schools in the IHSMA Solo/Small Ensemble Festival. In some cases, students had been practicing and memorizing solo repertoire since November and they were excited for their ...
Students in the Fort Dodge Senior High instrumental music department recently participated in the 2019 Solo and Ensemble Festival. Students from the band and orchestra were judged on 27 performances and participated in short clinics with the judges. “Our students worked hard preparing ...
The tables were turned as 17 students from Fort Dodge Senior High and St. Edmond High School participated in a reverse job fair where employers stopped by the students’ booths to learn more about their qualifications and interests. A reverse job fair gives the job seekers, in this case ...
Students in the Arts has announced the Iowa Central Community College students who have been recognized for excellence by their instructor for the second semester in the performing and visual arts programs. Vocal — Daniel Johnson, Cameron Swanson, Samantha Carroll, and Eriana ...
A penny might not mean a lot to one person’s bank account, but for the Fort Dodge Community School District, pennies will lead to new educational resources. Miles of Pennies, an annual school fundraising campaign, has proven just how far a penny can go. This year Miles of Pennies will ...
At Duncombe Elementary March Madness means books. For the second year, fourth-grade students are participating in a March Madness Book Bracket. Kristin Hatton, fourth-grade teacher, saw the idea on Facebook. “I shared the idea with the other fourth-grade teachers and we decided to do this ...