Thousands turn out for Childers ceremony
An estimated 3,000 people showed up for the dedication ceremony honoring Austin Childers, a 2009 graduate who has battled mitochondrial disease since his seventh grade year.
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School cuts ribbon on new facility
FPD hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 26 at the public unveiling of the beautiful, new addition to the Clark Fine Arts Center as we welcomed back former board and faculty members, donors and other friends of the school.
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FPD to dedicate field to Austin Childers
On Friday, Aug. 30, FPD will dedicate the football field to Austin Childers, who never played a down for the Vikings due to his condition, yet served as team captain his senior year and is regarded as a hero by many in the FPD community.
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Fifth graders study physical reactions
FPD fifth graders headed to the science lab this week for a delicious study of physical and chemical reactions. The students made doughnuts under the watchful eyes of their teachers and elementary science instructor Jenny Clausen.
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Second graders enjoy visit from local doctor
Second graders in Mrs. Shelly Hendricks' class began the year studying about the human body. On Friday, they got a visit from Dr. Mark Hendricks, a local critical care pulmonologist, who gave a demonstration about the lungs and answered a lot of questions.
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