When Fort Dodge Senior High drama teacher Lindey Krug started the Diversity Action Troupe, she said her goal was to allow students of color to see themselves in more areas of life than they had in the past.
Now in its third year, the Diversity Action Troupe has done that and more, making an impact on students at both the high school and the elementary buildings.
“Diversity Action Troupe is something I had been kicking around in my head for about five years,” said Krug. “It’s mirrored after the Black Action Troupe that I worked with at the University of Iowa when I was in college. The idea stemmed from the fact that I could see students of color gravitating toward athletics in our schools, but I didn’t see the same diversity in our fine arts.”