Religious-Themed Business Course Canceled at ISU in Ames

A business management course was withdrawn from the ISU spring schedule after professors objected.

Ames Community Facilities Committee Made Recommendation As Planned

Committee officially recommended to rebuild Fellows Elementary School at Fellows site and suggested selling Ames Community School District land on G.W. Carver Ave.

Ames Middle School Students Share Rhythm and Rhymes

Eighth grade students participated in poetry readings Tuesday and will again on Wednesday as part of a literacy unit.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration in Ames

A few hundred people gathered to celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday Monday at the Ames Middle School.

POLL: Where Do You Think a New Fellows School Should Be Built?

A community facilities committee is discussing a number of items including the placement of schools.

Could the Somerset School Plot Become Another Neighborhood?

Community Facilities Committee members have said 40 homes or more could be built on the 11 acres designated as a school in the Ames Somerset neighborhood.

Ames Residents Chip in With Ideas for School Building Plans

Ames public forum of school construction needs draws about 25 people. The district is working to plan how to use a projected $55 million bond referendum to build and renovate schools.

Ames School Facilities Committee Has Two Questions For You

The community facilities committee moves ahead on its recommendations for the district's long-range facilities plan. They want to hear from residents: Do you know about long-range plans for school buildings and are you in favor of building or renovating f

Ames Community Schools Offer Fun Tips on Learning Through Break

Schools out but the learning doesn't have to stop. Read on how to turn holiday break into a learning opportunity.

Ames High Students Organizing School Garden

Students are preparing for the first season in their new school garden.

Deck Your House and Win $100,000 for Ames Schools

Break out the lights, the holly and the camera. Photos and videos of your decorations could net $100,000 for Ames Public Schools.

Ames School Board Names Community Facilities Committee

The facilities committee headed by Duane Reeves will hold its first meeting Dec. 8. All agendas will be posted on the district's web site.

On the Agenda: Ames School Board Discusses Property Sale and Facilities Vetting Committee

The Ames school board meets at 6:30 tonight at 1921 Ames High Drive.

Ames High School Opens Ye Olde Madrigal Dinner Thursday

The high school's annual Madrigal Dinner takes place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Tickets for Friday's and Saturday's performance have sold out.

Ames School Board Votes to Build New School at Site of Fellows Elementary

The board approved a draft plan Monday and said that it could be changed.

Ames Meeker Students Raise Money to Buy Hats for Cancer Awareness

Meeker Elementary School students and their families brought in $600 and a couple hundred hats for a cancer awareness project running through November.

More than 2,000 Kids Among Story County's Hidden Hungry, Panel Tells Ames Crowd

Almost half of the students in three Ames elementary schools are eligible for the free and reduced lunch and breakfast program.

Ames High School Girls' Squads Claim Three Titles in November

Competitors from Ames High School won three state titles this month. Ames students were named swim, dive and cheer squad champs.

Ames High School Grad Honored at ISU Veterans Ceremony

Iowa State University on Thursday honored the memories of four veterans whose names were added to the Gold Star Hall in the Memorial Union.

Ames School Board Hears Enrollment Report, Discusses Construction Plans

Board learns of enrollment decline of 55 students and decides Monday to stick to its goal to have a facilities plan in place by January.

UPDATE: National Report Said Pre-K Vital to Education

A report found that students enrolled in both pre-K and a half-day kindergarten program scored higher on reading tests than students who took only a full-day kindergarten program. Conference call changed to Thursday.

Photo Gallery: Little Cyclones Crushed by Maroons 43-3

Ames is out in the first round of the playoffs after losing to Dowling Catholic of West Des Moines 43-3.

Ames Middle School's Anthony Jones Feels a Calling to Help Isolated Students

Anthony Jones recently assumed the associate principal position at Ames Middle School. He visited with Ames Patch Oct. 24.

Ames School Board Hears Report for Construction at Five Schools

StruXture recommends building three elementary schools and adding on to Sawyer and Mitchell.

PHOTO GALLERY: Ames Loses Big to Waukee in Regular Season Finale

Ames' offense unresponsive in 26-0 loss.

Ames High Faces Waukee in the Final Regular Season Football Game

Little Cyclones vs Warriors starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21.

Ames High School News

This weeks news from Ames High School

Iowa State Hosts No. 17 Texas A&M Saturday for Homecoming

Iowa State Cyclones vs. Texas A&M Aggies homecoming football game time and other information you might want to know.

ON THE AGENDA: Ames School Board Tackles Facility Problems and Board Goals Monday

Ames Community School District Board expected to meet 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17 in the multipurpose room at Ames High School, 1921 Ames High Drive.

Ninth Annual Ames High School Trip to Uganda Planned for 2012

A fifth annual fundraising run, Abana Banji, takes place Saturday.

Cyclone Basketball Players Help Ames Middle School Students Learn Credit Lessons

Four Cyclone basketball stars visited with Ames Middle School students Thursday as part of a credit lesson from Wells Fargo.

New Ames School Board Members Still Learning the Rules

Ames School Board Members began but did not finalize discussions on board goals.

Ames School Board Discusses Goals Tonight

The Ames Community School Board meets 6:30 p.m. at 415 Stanton Ave.

Ames' Occupy Wall Street Movement Declines Interviews, Posts Protest March Route

Occupy ISU asked people upset with the state of the current economy to meet on Iowa State University campus Thursday.

Marshalltown Runs Past Ames 56-19

Little Cyclones handed its fourth loss at the hands of swift Bobcats offense.

Ames Little Cyclones Play Marshalltown at Home Tonight

Ames High School Football begins at 7:30 p.m.

[UPDATE] Ames, ISU Thrilled for Nobel Prize Winner

Dan Shechtman's fellow chemistry professor said she screamed when she heard Shechtman won the Nobel Prize.

ISU Professor Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Dan Shechtman, 70, is a materials science and engineering professor at Iowa State.

Rosebud Students Can Remain in Ames for Now

Ames School Board allows South Dakota students to stay and pay tuition in spring.

Ames School Board Agrees on Advisory Committee

School board members unanimously approved committee during a regular meeting on Monday.