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Scratch Pad
May 25, 2022

Scratch Pad

Founded as a way to celebrate creative talent at Ames High School, Scratch Pad has been a part of AHS history since 1962. Previously a…

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Free Summer Meals 2022
May 23, 2022

Free Summer Meals 2022

The Ames Community School District is pleased to offer a free breakfast and lunch each day to every child in our community through the summer…

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Edwards Elementary Chess Club
May 23, 2022

Edwards Elementary Chess Club

Every Tuesday and Thursday, sometimes as early as 12:10, a line begins forming outside a room at Edwards Elementary. Anxious students duck in and out,…

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Ames High Students Earn Octagon Center for the Arts Awards
May 20, 2022

Ames High Students Earn Octagon Center for the Arts Awards

Ames High School students participated in the Octagon Center for the Arts annual student show. This show highlights artwork by local elementary, middle, and high…

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Healthiest Ames, Mary Greeley Foundation Provide Area Third and Fourth Graders with Helmets
May 20, 2022

Healthiest Ames, Mary Greeley Foundation Provide Area Third and Fourth Graders with Helmets

After a pandemic-related interruption, Healthiest Ames has again partnered with Mary Greeley Medical Foundation and Skunk River Cycles to provide area third and fourth graders…

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Panorama School Climate Survey Results 2022
May 10, 2022

Panorama School Climate Survey Results 2022

In March of 2022, the Ames Community School District surveyed students, staff, and families using the Panorama Culture and Climate Survey. The survey included questions…

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Ames High Named “Best” High School in 2022 National Report
April 27, 2022

Ames High Named “Best” High School in 2022 National Report

The 2022 U.S. News and World Report Best High School rankings have been released and Ames High School has been named fourth in the state…

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Ames High senior Gage Myers Placed 1st in the Automotive Service Technology SkillsUSA Contest
April 20, 2022

Ames High senior Gage Myers Placed 1st in the Automotive Service Technology SkillsUSA Contest

Ames High senior Gage Myers recently won 1st place in the Automotive Service Technology SkillsUSA contest at the Iowa state-level competition. This competition earned Myers…

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Ames High School: Open House(s), Memorabilia, Community Sale
April 20, 2022

Ames High School: Open House(s), Memorabilia, Community Sale

The construction of the new Ames High School is nearing completion and the current high school is scheduled to be decommissioned this fall. The current…

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Adjusted Start and Stop Times Approved for the 2022-2023 School Year
April 19, 2022

Adjusted Start and Stop Times Approved for the 2022-2023 School Year

On Monday, April 18, the Ames School Board approved adjusted start and stop times for the 2022-2023 school year that will go into effect at…

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