On Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) students in grades 10-12 will have an opportunity to demonstrate proficiency in a world language to ...

West Des Moines Community Schools’ Jordan Creek Elementary has earned Lighthouse School certification from FranklinCovey, joining just 11 other Lighthouse schools in Iowa and 519 worldwide.  Earning ...

Congratulations to Valley High School senior Kathryn Wittrock, who recently earned the Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student Award and $11,500 in scholarship funds. Fourteen ‘Uncommon Students’ from 2019 ...

Valley Southwoods Freshman High School teacher Ryan Penning was named the Iowa Safe Schools Lynn Reinicke Educator of the Year for 2019. The award recognizes one education ...

A inscribir a sus niños en el Programa de Inmersión de Doble Lengua en Español en la Primaria Western Hills. Sabía usted que… ¿El cerebro de un(a) ...

In spring 2019, West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) students in grades 3-11 took the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) for the first time. The ...

Because of severe winter weather conditions, all schools will start two hours late Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. For students and parents, this announcement means: School will begin ...

Valley High School’s Performing Arts Department presents their production of “The Miracle Worker” this weekend, Nov. 8-10. Showtimes are 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8; 7 p.m., ...

School Board elections were held Tuesday, Nov. 5, throughout the state of Iowa. In the West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS), four seats were open and six ...