On Tuesday, January 21st, six middle school band students participated in the Simpson College Middle School Honor Band in Indianola. The selected seventh graders were Nyah Hachmeister on alto saxophone and Alivia Williams on clarinet. Eighth graders selected […]
For the second consecutive year, a team of six eighth-grade students has been selected as winners of the NASA TechRise Challenge! This national competition invites schools across the United States to propose innovative experiments for a chance to […]
DeSoto Intermediate fifth graders experienced an action-packed day filled with hands-on learning at JA BizTown this week. JA BizTown is a fun, hands-on program where students get to run a mini-town for a day. On this field trip, […]
ADM 8th grader, Peyton Giles, has been named the 2025 Department of Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriot’s Pen Essay contest winner in the grade 6-8 division. Peyton received this honor by writing an exemplary essay entitled, “My […]
Five ADM High School students competed in the ABC Craft Championships Carpentry Competition in December. Lucas Farber, Corbin Reed, Colby Simons, Roen Lenz, and Ethan Johnson received a set of plans for a small structure the morning of […]
ADM Families, Please use the following link to download and view the January Parent and Family Update . This month’s update includes the following: 2025-25 Draft School Calendar and Feedback Update New High School Building Update Focus on Learning: […]
Fifth and sixth grade students in the Accelerating Artists Program have been busy learning about sculptures from the Pappajohn Sculpture Park. Last week they were able to go on a field trip to see these sculptures in person. […]
Our December Top Notch Tiger at the Middle School is Ava Chapman. Ava was nominated by Ms. Heemstra, who had this to say about Ava, “Ava has been such a great student to have in science class! She […]
Our December Middle School Student Citizen of the Month is Chase Cline. Chase was nominated by his teachers for this award. They had this to say about Chase, “Chase goes above and beyond to do his best each […]
Congratulations to Black & Redigster reporter, Kelsey Greenslade, for earning a Best of School Newspapers Online award and an Iowa High School Press Association November Story of the Month Instagram recognition! Kelsey’s exceptional feature, “Accessibility for all at the […]