The Fort Dodge Community School District is seeking a dedicated and passionate leader to serve as Principal at Butler Elementary.
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Today is Paraprofessional Appreciation Day, and we want to thank our paras who help create a positive and inclusive learning environment for all. Thank you for the impact you make in our schools and community!
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⚽The FDSH Girls Soccer match at Sioux City North tomorrow (4/3/25) has been POSTPONED. No make-up date has been set yet.
A BIG Dodger Thank You to Koch Fertilizer 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
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👟Boys Track meet @ Nevada has been CANCELLED
🎾Girls Tennis @ Marshalltown POSTPONED until Monday, April 14th
🎾Boys Tennis HERE vs Marshalltown POSTPONED until Monday, April 14th
⚽Boys Soccer is still ON as scheduled for this evening. Varsity only starting at 6:00.
Mr. O'Leary, Assistant Activities Director, received an award from the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association, recognizing his 10 years in athletics.
Congratulations!
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The Board of Directors will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 25/26 school budget as follows:
Meeting Date: 04/28/25
Meeting Time: 6:00 PM
Meeting Location: FDCSD Central Administration Building; 109 N 25th St, Fort Dodge, IA 50501
At the public hearing, any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget.
REMINDER
Friday, April 4 is a snow make-up day.
Congratulations, Dodgers, on being selected for All-State! Thank you for representing Fort Dodge today at UNI 🔴⚫
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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.
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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!
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.
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Congratulations, Dodgers, on your Music Solo/Ensemble results from last Friday!
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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.
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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
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A BIG Dodger Thank You to Keith and Linda Dencklau, for their generous donation to the Ag Science program at Fort Dodge Senior High!
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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
