These WMS artworks have been selected to be exhibited in the 2019 Youth Art Month Show with other pieces of student work from all over the state of Iowa.

The Youth Art Month Celebration is hosted by the Iowa Arts Council and the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs in conjunction with the Art Educators of Iowa. Youth Art Month is a program of the National Art Education Association. Each member of the Art Educators of Iowa can submit up to 10 artworks to a juried show. This year 4 Artwork created by three talented young Clear Creek Amana Middle School students were selected.

8th Graders Joel L., Emilie B., Elizabeth S., and Destiny T. each have an artwork on display.

A reception will be held on Saturday, March 23 at the State Historical Building in Des Moines. The artwork will be on display at the State Historical Building for the public to enjoy throughout the month of March.

Attention parents of current 8th grade students: On March 6th Kirkwood will be holding an informational open house about the Kirkwood College Credit in High School (CCHS) program. Kirkwood would like to reach out to 8th grade students and parents now with this information so students have the info they need to make the decision that is best for them if, or when, they might consider enrolling in college classes later in high school.

At the Open House information covered will include:

· CCHS Academy offerings

· Student Expectations and Characteristics of Successful CCHS Students

· Discuss the rigor of courses, time/effort needed to be successful, impact of not being successful

· Tour academy labs and campus

· Q & A

Current 8th Grade Kirkwood Letter

During certain times of the year rural roads may not be suitable for school buses to travel on. When this is the case, the Washington CSD will issue a notice that buses will travel on "Hard Surface Routes" only.  Please use this google map to identify pick-up and drop-off locations.

Click on the box next to your student’s bus number. You can either click on the list of stops below the bus number to find stop times or you can click on the map stop markers closet to your location to find bus stop times.

All bus times are approximate and can/will vary due to weather and traffic conditions. As with normal routes, we suggest you are at the hard surface bus stop 5 minutes before the scheduled time for both drop-off and pick-up.

If you have any questions, you can call the Transportation Office at 319-653-3695.