The Dowling Catholic High School Drumline showed off its beat Tuesday night at the Central Iowa Drumline Clinic in Ankeny.
The school was honored as Iowa's healthiest K-12 school at an Oct. 20 event aimed at promoting physical fitness and nutrition.
Dowling Catholic places third in Class 4-A contest.
Dowling Catholic's marching band finishes behind Valley in Mid-Iowa Band Championship.
No. 2 West Des Moines Valley handed neighboring Waukee its first loss in CIML play Friday night. The Warriors are now 5-3 overall on the season, while Valley remains undefeated.
Start your weekend out with a stroll around Valley Junction or a night-time hike through Brown's Woods.
Dowling Catholic ends regular season play tonight.
The West Des Moines elementary school was closed last school year for renovations. The public can check out the refurbished school at an open house Sunday.
Waukee won the sweepstakes, and Dowling Catholic, Urbandale and Johnston also turned in strong performances Saturday.
The Dowling boys' cross cross country team finished second at last year's state meet and holds the No. 1 ranking in the state right now. Six of seven runners return from last year's team, making the boys favorites to win the state title this season.
The Dowling Catholic girls' cross country team has the top-ranked team and the top-ranked runner in the state. Dowling has dominated the sport since 2007.
After a tough week one loss to crosstown rival Valley, the Maroons have won five of six games, including an upset of the then fourth-ranked Ankeny Hawks.
Three of seven runners from last year's state team return for the Tigers this season. That team finished fourth at the state meet and this year's team has set its goals to be as good as that.
Valley squared off against some of the best teams in Iowa on Saturday at the Urbandale Volleyball Invitational Tournament, held Saturday, Oct 1, 2011, at Urbandale High School.
The Valley High School Tigers put an exclamation point on their homecoming week, crushing Ames 41-0 on Friday night at Valley Stadium in West Des Moines.
After a rare early exit in the playoffs last season, the Valley Tigers football team is in familiar territory: atop the conference and ranked.
Peter Ansingh is closely watching efforts to reform Iowa's public education system.
West Des Moines students praise the devices, which they use to write words and build sentences. They're learning, and the kids call it "super, super fun."
The challenges of increasing diversity and poverty, along with nine schools on the Schools in Need of Assistance list, signal important conversations ahead for West Des Moines school officials.