IBA Names AMS Principal Outstanding Administrator
Each year the Iowa Bandmasters Association recognizes administrators who exhibit leadership traits that support the growth and success of the band programs, students, directors, and…
Read moreThird Graders Receive Free Bike Helmets
Healthiest Ames has again partnered with Mary Greeley Foundation, Skunk River Cycles and Ames Community Schools to provide area third graders with free helmets to…
Read moreStudents Inducted Into National Honor Society
Ames High School’s annual induction ceremony for the National Honor Society was held on April 30 in the Wayne “Hank” Hansen Performing Arts Center. A…
Read moreAmes High Senior Earns Iowa FFA Degree
The Iowa FFA Degree is the highest rank that can be conferred upon active members by the Iowa FFA Association. Ames High senior, Nicole Ross,…
Read moreCelebrating Administrative Professionals Day 2023
Administrative Professionals’ Day is an important day to acknowledge and express gratitude to the hardworking administrative professionals who make a significant impact on the operations…
Read moreCoronado Named Principal at Sawyer Elementary
On Monday, April 24, 2023, Nicole Coronado was approved by the School Board as the next Principal of Sawyer Elementary. Coronado, currently an Associate Principal…
Read moreAHS Science Teacher Earns Excellence In Education Award
Kean Roberts, a first-year ninth-grade Earth and Space Science teacher at Ames High School was awarded the “Excellence in Education” award from the Iowa Academy…
Read moreISPRA Communication Awards 2023
The Iowa School Public Relations Association (ISPRA) held its annual spring conference on April 13 and 14, 2023. As a local chapter of the National…
Read more1972-73 Ames High Basketball
Fifty years ago on March 17, 2023, the 1972-1973 Ames boys basketball team won the state AA championship game, at that time, the Little Cyclones’…
Read moreStrategic Planning Update
When Dr. Julious Lawson began his work as the Ames Community School District Superintendent in the summer of 2022, he embarked on a 100 day…
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