District News
![Icon for the 2025 Seal of Biliteracy news item.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747678031/wdmcsorg/ljpw5q05eczpu0qdxuj4/seal-of-biliteracy-2025-512x512.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747678031/wdmcsorg/ljpw5q05eczpu0qdxuj4/seal-of-biliteracy-2025-512x512.png","width":512}])
- Recognition and Honors
Nearly 30 WDMCS students earned the 2025 Iowa Seal of Biliteracy.
![Congrats, Grads! Graduation and Commencement Information]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747430136/wdmcsorg/akh5oabyy7lotf9e8nzc/commencement-aerial-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747430136/wdmcsorg/akh5oabyy7lotf9e8nzc/commencement-aerial-square.jpg","width":257}])
- Event Announcements
Get information about Valley High School Commencement and Walnut Creek Campus Graduation.
![News and Updates]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1706037561/wdmcsorg/ufnzophwyw70hfjid0f4/news_updates_512x512.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706037561/wdmcsorg/ufnzophwyw70hfjid0f4/news_updates_512x512.jpg","width":512}])
- News and Updates
WDMCS will consider proposals for athletic training services, to be accepted before noon CDT, June 2.
![Stock image of a graduate wearing a mortarboard.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747254837/wdmcsorg/n9nmcrehlq3vwouoh4ih/graduate-mortarboard-square.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747254837/wdmcsorg/n9nmcrehlq3vwouoh4ih/graduate-mortarboard-square.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747254837/wdmcsorg/n9nmcrehlq3vwouoh4ih/graduate-mortarboard-square.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747254837/wdmcsorg/n9nmcrehlq3vwouoh4ih/graduate-mortarboard-square.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747254837/wdmcsorg/n9nmcrehlq3vwouoh4ih/graduate-mortarboard-square.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1747254837/wdmcsorg/n9nmcrehlq3vwouoh4ih/graduate-mortarboard-square.jpg","width":2200}])
Seniors are invited to return to their home schools Wednesday, May 21, to celebrate their graduation.
![School Board Information]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1706037561/wdmcsorg/hbszmxyz33ed2nsm3aur/board_info_512x512.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706037561/wdmcsorg/hbszmxyz33ed2nsm3aur/board_info_512x512.jpg","width":512}])
- School Board Information
The WDMCS Board of Education will hold a workshop meeting and regular business meeting on Monday, May 12, 2025 at the Learning Resource Center in West Des Moines.
![Headshot of Brett Zeller]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746769922/wdmcsorg/r4snfvki2qlxjdyrsjk0/brett-zeller-headshot-2022_510x510.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746769922/wdmcsorg/r4snfvki2qlxjdyrsjk0/brett-zeller-headshot-2022_510x510.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746769922/wdmcsorg/r4snfvki2qlxjdyrsjk0/brett-zeller-headshot-2022_510x510.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746769922/wdmcsorg/r4snfvki2qlxjdyrsjk0/brett-zeller-headshot-2022_510x510.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746769922/wdmcsorg/r4snfvki2qlxjdyrsjk0/brett-zeller-headshot-2022_510x510.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746769922/wdmcsorg/r4snfvki2qlxjdyrsjk0/brett-zeller-headshot-2022_510x510.png","width":2200}])
- News and Updates
- Recognition and Honors
Brett Zeller, director of business services for WDMCS, earned the Iowa Professional Leadership Award from the Iowa Association of School Business Officials.
![Exterior photo of Indian Hills Junior High, prominently featuring the Indian Hills academic logo.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746593340/wdmcsorg/wfvngzqmvq3qvkw1w70s/IndianHills_510x510.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746593340/wdmcsorg/wfvngzqmvq3qvkw1w70s/IndianHills_510x510.png","width":510}])
- News and Updates
Indian Hills Junior High will welcome a new leadership team in 2025-26 with principal Cameron Wendt and associate principal Jamie Ehlert.
![Thumbnail image for "Anything Goes" news item. The image is ship-themed and the O in "Goes" is a life preserver with rope in heart shape.l]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744922054/wdmcsorg/asrcdh7ohcvca7df5sng/anything-goes-thumbnail.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744922054/wdmcsorg/asrcdh7ohcvca7df5sng/anything-goes-thumbnail.png","width":512}])
- Event Announcements
Join Valley High School Drama for "Anything Goes" April 25-27!
![Young student rests face on hand and looks up. Includes copy: West Des Moines Community Schools Preschool Palooza.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744063408/wdmcsorg/xvz8no9bzxsjxdveilzs/Preschool-Palooza_WebNews_510x510_v1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744063408/wdmcsorg/xvz8no9bzxsjxdveilzs/Preschool-Palooza_WebNews_510x510_v1.png","width":510}])
- Event Announcements
West Des Moines Community Schools invites children ages 2-6 and their grown-ups to Preschool Palooza 2025 on Saturday, April 26 for a day of fun, food, and friendship.
![Head and shoulders photo of Shane Christensen, Ed.D.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743570181/wdmcsorg/plnnsy5pef4mjjyubupi/ShaneChristensen2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743570181/wdmcsorg/plnnsy5pef4mjjyubupi/ShaneChristensen2025.png","width":510}])
- News and Updates
Shane Christensen, Ed.D., current principal at Indian Hills Junior High, has been named the next principal at Valley High School.
Negotiations for the WDMCS 2025-26 teachers' and support staff's contracts will begin March 25 and March 27, 2025.
![Valley High School boys golf coach Philip Conover surveys the course with a student-athlete during the 2024-25 season.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742228096/wdmcsorg/uj8rbtsyhtps6g3hqyvu/PhilipConover_bgolf.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742228096/wdmcsorg/uj8rbtsyhtps6g3hqyvu/PhilipConover_bgolf.png","width":510}])
- News and Updates
- Recognition and Honors
Valley High School boys golf coach Philip Conover has been named the 2023-24 National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Coaches Association Section 4 Coach of the Year.
![Valley boys basketball players Jayden McGregory and Zay Robinson hoist the state championship trophy with Valley fans in the background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741995487/wdmcsorg/qkkfq3kaflbdmxgs92zu/BoysBasketballChamps.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741995487/wdmcsorg/qkkfq3kaflbdmxgs92zu/BoysBasketballChamps.png","width":510}])
- News and Updates
- Recognition and Honors
The Valley High School boys basketball team beat Waukee Northwest 61-47 in the Class 4A State Championship to win their third straight state title.
![Superintendent Matt Adams on the beach with the use of a green screen.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741881412/wdmcsorg/tmyz2n7r4ilrnyzffdci/Newsletter_2025-03_MattAdams.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741881412/wdmcsorg/tmyz2n7r4ilrnyzffdci/Newsletter_2025-03_MattAdams.png","width":510}])
- News and Updates
Superintendent Matt Adams has some fun making this month's video in the green room at Valley Southwoods Freshman High School. Also: Save the date for Preschool Palooza on April 26, register for Mental Health Matters event on April 3, and LOTS of shout-outs.
![Mental Health Matters graphic. Other text: Knowledge, Resources, Well-Being. Image shows multicolored brushstrokes and helping hands reaching out.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741198386/wdmcsorg/dkerqp7dcs9eb9j3jje3/mental-health-matters-512x512.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741198386/wdmcsorg/dkerqp7dcs9eb9j3jje3/mental-health-matters-512x512.png","width":512}])
- Event Announcements
Learn and get connected to school and community resources at Mental Health Matters on April 3 at Valley Southwoods.
![A bulletin board with orange, black, and white signs that read "Welcome IHSSA Performers" and feature the IHSSA logo.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741196781/wdmcsorg/rs1lozlfq5infa27gww2/ihssa-2025-512x512.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741196781/wdmcsorg/rs1lozlfq5infa27gww2/ihssa-2025-512x512.png","width":512}])
- Recognition and Honors
Forty Valley High School entries earned nominations to the large group and individual Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) state contests.
![weather alert]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1706037561/wdmcsorg/tuz6s06pzrxcjsjv6yl9/weather_alert_512x512.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1706037561/wdmcsorg/tuz6s06pzrxcjsjv6yl9/weather_alert_512x512.jpg","width":512}])
- Weather Alert
All West Des Moines Community Schools buildings are closed Wednesday, March 5, due to severe weather conditions.
![Laptop on a desk with a white brick background. Laptop shows the ACHIEVE IDEA logo. Also pictured are pencils in a cup.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740085145/wdmcsorg/yzajnxfiatkwta5ogbmm/ACHIEVELaptop.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740085145/wdmcsorg/yzajnxfiatkwta5ogbmm/ACHIEVELaptop.png","width":510}])
- News and Updates
Beginning the week of Feb. 24, 2025, parents or guardians of a child with an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) or an Individualized Education Program (IEP) will have access to the ACHIEVE Family Portal.
- Weather Alert
Because of severe winter weather conditions, all schools will start two hours late Thursday, Feb. 20.
- Weather Alert
Because of severe winter weather conditions, all schools will start two hours late Tuesday, Feb. 18.