Announcements

The state has released their annual online reporting tool called the Iowa School Performance Profiles, as required by a federal education law called the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). These profiles reflect how public schools performed on a set of accountability measures, such as results on the statewide assessment, graduation rates, and academic growth.

The tool displays a school’s score based on overall performance, as well as scores based on the performance of subgroups of students. Based on these scores, schools can be identified for additional funding, support, and improvement.

In order to put the information into perspective, below you will find links to the following charts. 

1. Comparisons between each of Ankeny’s schools to the state average
2. Comparison of Ankeny’s high schools to other area high schools

Ankeny High School Data (Commendable)
Ankeny Centennial High School Data (Commendable)
Southview Middle School Data (High Performing)
Northview Middle School Data (High Performing)
Parkview Middle School Data (Commendable)
Prairie Ridge Middle School Data (Commendable)
Ashland Ridge Elementary School Data (Exceptional)
Crocker Elementary School Data (High Performing)
East Elementary School Data (Acceptable)
Heritage Elementary School Data (Commendable)
Northeast Elementary School Data (High Performing)
Northwest Elementary School Data (Commendable)
Prairie Trail Elementary School Data (Exceptional)
Rock Creek Elementary School Data (High Performing)
Southeast Elementary School Data (Commendable)
Westwood Elementary School Data (High Performing)

To locate our school’s results, as well as more information about the Iowa School Performance Profiles and ESSA, visit the following website: www.iaschoolperformance.gov

Holly Anderson, Activities Director at Northview Middle School, has been chosen as the 2022 Middle School Athletic Director of the Year by the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association. Holly was chosen for her outstanding dedication and leadership of young student-athletes.

“We are excited that Holly is receiving this much deserved recognition,” said Dr. Erick Pruitt, Superintendent of Ankeny Schools. “She is great leader, to both her students and also to her fellow staff members.”

Holly has been with the Ankeny Community School District for 16 years. Her previous roles for the district include P.E. teacher and girl’s basketball coach before beginning her current role in administration in 2013.

Honorees chosen as Athletic Director of the Year must have a minimum of five years’ experience and show qualities of achievement, excellence and character. Holly will be recognized at the annual IHSADA State Convention in March.

VIEW ON THE IHSADA WEBSITE

Congratulations to the Ankeny Centennial Winterguard! On Friday, December 4th they competed in the ISDTA State Championships at Wells Fargo Arena where they were named the State Champion in Color Guard Class III. This is their third state championship in the last 8 years.

“I am so proud of this group’s hard work and dedication. It has been a lot of fun seeing them progress through the season and really own their performance. They performed their hearts out on Friday and it was incredible to see!”
– Janelle Hook, director

The Centennial Winterguard’s production is entitled “Alice”, featuring music by Danny Elfman from the movie “Alice in Wonderland”.

The Centennial Winterguard consists of 24 students in grades 9-12 and is directed by Janelle Hook and Olivia Klaas.

State Champions – Black Group Stunt Team

Congratulations to the Ankeny Centennial Jaguar Cheerleading Squads for their state performances.

The Black Group Stunt Team, Lily DeBold, Ashley Simpson, Kelsey Taylor, Taylor Weaver, and Tessa Woerdehoff, were named the 4A State Champions.

The Timeout Squad placed 2nd, Fight Song squad placed 4th, Band Chant placed 4th, and the Silver Group Stunt Team placed 7th.

The Ankeny Centennial competition cheer squads are coached by Alyssa Howlett, Erin Blessman, Kaylee Brugioni, Emily Aukes, Kenzie Wyble, and Trinessa Handt. Congratulations Jaguars!

Congratulations to Northview Middle School Athletic Director Holly Anderson on being announced 2021-2022 Central District Middle School AD of the Year!

ESPN announced that Ankeny Centennial High School was on the ESPN Honor Roll for 2021 as part of it Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools. Only 25 schools in the country received this honor.  The Jaguar PE Teacher, Jodi Larson, puts in an amazing amount of time and energy into Special Olympics on behalf of our students. Congratulations to our PE teacher and the Special Olympics team!

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2021-2022 Winter Athletic Information

Athletic Participation REQUIRED information

• Parents, please complete our online registration process ASAP if you have a fall student/athlete.
• Your student must have an updated physical and completed online registration to participate. Here is the link to complete the registration: https://ankenycentennial-ar.rschooltoday.com
• Even if your student-athlete will not participate in a fall sport, we are asking all families and students to complete the online process at this time.

The winter season offers 8th grade athletes interested in Wrestling and Boys’ Basketball the opportunity to participate in both sports. We have a split-schedule structure in the CIML conference that offers Girls’ Basketball and Wrestling in the early season (mid October – late December) and Boys’ Basketball in the late winter season (late December – late February). Please see the details below. 

Click here to view any of our CIML sports team schedules. 

8th Wrestling

Practice begins Tuesday, October 19th at NVMS after school (3:45-5:30pm)

• 8th Wrestling Meeting – 7:45 – 8:00am East Gym; Thursday, Oct. 7th

There will be an 8th Wrestling Parent Meeting – 6-6:30pm – NV Room 1103 (Please use Main Entrance); Wednesday October 13th

 Contact Coach Nathan Smith with questions: nathan.smith@ankenyschools.org 

9th Wrestling

9^th Girls & Boys Wrestling Informational meeting! Coaches will be there to give you information about high school wrestling season!

• Tuesday, Oct. 26^th
• 3:45pm
• Cafeteria
• First practice is November 15 @ ACHS
• Shuttle bus is first in the lineup from NV to ACHS

For more information- Contact Coach Jay Groth: jay.groth@ankenyschools.org

8th Girls’ Basketball

Informational meeting on Thursday, September 30  from 7:45-8:00 AM in the Northview East Gym

Practice begins Monday, October 18th after school at Northview Middle School.  You can also sign up in the front office.

Contact Coach Tony Klein with questions: tony.klein@ankenyschools.org 

JV1/JV2 Girls Basketball

There will be an informational player meeting on Tuesday, September 21 at 7:45 in the NV East Gym.

The first practice will be held on November 8th.

If you missed the meeting or have any questions, contact Coach Liz Bruns or Andy Fehn: liz.bruns@ankenyschools.org andy.fehn@ankenyschools.org

8th Boys’ Basketball

There will be an informational meeting on Tuesday, Nov 30th at 3:45pm in the cafeteria for students interested. Official start date will be Monday January 3rd , but there will be optional practices on Wednesday, Dec. 15th & Thursday, Dec. 16th after school from 4-5:30 at Prairie Ridge.  

Contact Coach Paul Evans with questions: paul.evans@ankenyschools.org 

9th Boys Basketball

The 9th Grade Boy’s Basketball season officially begins on November 15.  Practices are held after school from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Northview Main Gym.  The “A” Team typically plays games on Tuesdays and Fridays.  The “B” team typically plays games on Mondays.  The “C” Team schedule does not include a typical day on which they play. 

Contact Coach Mike Radue with questions: mike.radue@ankenyschools.org

9th Boys Swimming

There will be an informational meeting for all boys interested in 9th grade swimming on October 28th, 2021 after school in the lunchroom.  This meeting is open to any boy interested in swimming during the 2021-22 season. 

We will be discussing the upcoming season as well as taking swimsuit orders.  

Contact Coach Justin Crouch with questions: Justin.crouch@ankenyschools.org 

8th Grade Boys’ /Girls’ Swimming

Practice will begin in February  and the season will end the week before spring break. We practice every school day from 4:00-5:30 at NV Middle School Pool . Boys and girls from both Northview and Southview can participate. Coach Stout will meet with interested students after Christmas break. Watch the school TV for announcements. 

Contact Coach Michelle Stout with questions: michelle.stout@ankenyschools.org 

9th Grade Boys’ / Girls’ Bowling

There will be an informational meeting for 9-12 graders interested in bowling on Monday, October 18.  The meeting will be held at 4:00pm in the career center, room 2101, at Ankeny High School.

Questions?  Please contact coach at lane.richtsmeier@ankenyschools.org with any questions or if you cannot attend.

Congratulations to the Ankeny Centennial High School Marching Band! On Saturday, September 25th, they took top honors at the Pella Marching Dutch Invitational. With 19 bands in competition, Centennial was awarded 1st Place and Best Colorguard. Additionally, Nathan Neppl was named Best Soloist in Class 4A.

Centennial’s show this year is entitled “Through the Looking Glass”.  It features music from “Alice in Wonderland” by Danny Elfman, “Man in the Mirror” by Michael Jackson, and “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane. Centennial’s band director, Scott Hook says “The students have done a tremendous job putting together an extremely challenging show this year.  It is so much fun to see them succeed at such a high level!”

The Centennial High School Marching Band consists of 185 students in grades 9-12 and is directed by Scott Hook, Nick Rueckert, Janelle Hook, Mary Harris and Jake Thieben. They are assisted by Dr. Chad Lensch, Jerrod Lister, Zach McVey, and Olivia Klaas.

The band’s next competition will be at Valleyfest in West Des Moines, on October 9th. They will be performing at 11:00am and 9:30pm.

8^th GRADE JAGUAR

 ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES

8^th Grade Athletics

Fall Sports

Football – Coach Andy Fehn,  andy.fehn@ankenyschools.org

Volleyball – Coach Monica Sickels, monica.sickels@ankenyschools.org

Boys Cross Country – Coach Mike Radue,  mike.radue@ankenyschools.org

Girls Cross Country – Coach Kyle Benna,  kyle.benna@ankenyschools.org

Winter Sports

Girls Basketball – Tony Klein, tony.klein@ankenyschools.org

Boys Basketball – Coach Paul Evans,  paul.evans@ankenyschools.org

Boys/Girls Swimming – Coach Michelle Stout & Justin Crouch, michelle.stout@ankenyschools.org, justin.crouch@ankenyschools.org

Wrestling – Coach Nate Smith,  nathan.smith@ankenyschools.org

Spring Sports

Girls Track – Coach Emily James,  emily.james@ankenyschools.org

Boys Track – Coach Ryan Pezzetti,  ryan.pezzetti@ankenyschools.org

Summer Sports

Girls Softball – Coach David Schon,  david.schon@ankenyschools.org

8^th Grade Fine Arts / Activities

• Band – Janelle Hook, Marcus Price, Hook@ankenyschools.org, marcus.price@ankenyschools.org
• Show Choir – Ben Joseph & Riley Anderson Joseph@ankenyschools.org , riley.anderson@ankenyschools.org

• Spring Play/Musical – Ben Joseph, Joseph@ankenyschools.org
• Student Leadership Council – Emily Schmelzer, schmelzer@ankenyschools.org
• Yearbook – Kathryn Mayotte, mayotte@ankenyschools.org

Athletic Participation REQUIRED information

• Parents, please complete our online registration process ASAP.
• Your student must have an updated physical and completed online registration to participate. Here is the link to complete the registration: https://ankenycentennial-ar.rschooltoday.com

Sports Starting Dates

Fall 8^th grade athletics will start as early as August 23th.

Winning Edge Strength & Conditioning

A key component to the success of our athletics is preparing their bodies for athletic competition.  The Activities Department has made significant investments in the weight room facilities at both Northview and Ankeny Centennial High School.  We encourage your son or daughter to take advantage of the programs we will offer through our after school program and Winning Edge summer camp opportunities.

Summer Camps

Each sport at Ankeny Centennial High School offers a variety of summer camps for students who are interested in learning appropriate skills and techniques that will be used in the individual sports seasons.  This is also a great opportunity to meet the 8^th grade coaches.  These low cost, high skill development camps can be found at: www.ankenycamps.com (please check on a regular basis as new camps are constantly being added).

Activities Office

Northview Activities Director: Holly Anderson Holly.Anderson@ankenyschools.org

Northview Activities Administrative Assistant: Dawn Hockemeyer Dawn.Hockemeyer@ankenyschools.org

Northview phone number: 515-965-9700

There are many opportunities for 8^th grade students at Northview Middle School. Get involved & connected to NVMS! GO JAGS!

2021 Northview Fall Athletic Information

Athletic Participation REQUIRED information

• Parents, please complete our online registration process ASAP if you have a fall student/athlete.
• Your student must have an updated physical and completed online registration to participate. Here is the link to complete the registration: https://ankenycentennial-ar.rschooltoday.com
• Even if your student-athlete will not participate in a fall sport, we are asking all families and students to complete the online process at this time.

Football

8th Football– Practice starts August 23rd

Remind Instructions:

text @737c7a to the number 81010 for team communications

Google Form (if you have not already filled it out already)

https://forms.gle/w8GQ5iqmabEQYfZCA

 Camp Info

https://centennial.ankenycamps.com/football-camps1.cfm

Camp is Monday-Friday August 16-20  from 4-6PM  at NV

First day of practice is Monday, August 23 after school 4-6 at NV.  You must have your physical uploaded and registration complete in order to participate in practice.

Contact Coach Andy Fehn with questions: andy.fehn@ankenyschools.org  

9th Football– Practice starts August 9th

Football camp will be held at Northview Stadium August 2-6 8:00-10:30am. Practice begins on Monday, August 9th at Northview Stadium 8:00-10:30 am. 

Contact Coach Cade Gilbert with questions: cade.gilbert@ankenyschools.org

Boys Golf

9th Boys Golf– Practice starts August 16th 

First practices will be August 16th & 17th from 9-10:00am at Des Moines Driving Range – 2944 NW 66th Ave., Des Moines. Starting August 18th, practices will be held at Woodland Hills Golf Course at 4:00pm. All players should bring their clubs and appropriate shoes.  

Contact Coach Tony Klein with questions: tony.klein@ankenyschools.org

Volleyball

8th Volleyball– Practice starts August 23rd  

Practice begins at 3:50 pm and will end at 5:30 pm most days except Wednesdays and Fridays.  Wednesdays and Fridays, dismissal time will be 5:00 pm.​

Please join Remind by texting @nvvball21 to 81010 for updates and reminders throughout the summer and school year.  This is our main platform for communication.

Look for a player/parent meeting to be scheduled mid-August prior to practice starting.

Contact coach Monica Sickels with questions: monica.sickels@ankenyschools.org

9th Volleyball – Practice starts August 9th

Practice August 9 – August 13th will be at ACHS from 9:00 – 12:00pm.  August 16 and 17 practice will be at Northview from 9:00-11:00 am. Starting August 18 through the remainder of the season, practices will run from 3:45-5:45 at Northview (Pending right now are Friday morning practices)

 Join the “Remind” app by sending a text to 81010 with the message “@9vb2” for updates and reminders on practices and games.

Contact coach Samantha Eifler with questions: samantha.eifler@ankenyschools.org  

Cross Country

8th Girls Cross Country– Practice starts August 25th at Northview Middle School

Informational Meeting on Tuesday, August 24th after school in the cafeteria at 4:00pm.

Contact Coach Kyle Benna with questions: kyle.benna@ankenyschools.org 

8th Boys Cross Country–Practice starts August 23rd

All practices begin and end at Northview Middle School.  We will practice from 3:45 – 5:15 pm Monday through Friday.  Athletes will be ready for pick up no later than 5:15 pm.  Please join Remind by texting @eb22h6 to 81010 for updates and reminders throughout the summer and school year.  This is our main platform for communication. We will have a parent meeting after the first practice at 5:20 pm in the Easy gym at Northview.

Contact Coach Mike Radue with questions: mike.radue@ankenyschools.org

9th Girls Cross Country – Practice starts August 9th

The first mandatory practice is August 9th from 7:00 – 9:30am at the NE corner of Centennial High School.  The rest of the week will continue with 7:00 – 9:00 am practices.  Beginning August 16th, practices will be from 4:00 – 6:00pm.  You need to have an updated physical and completed online registration to participate. 

There will be a parent meeting and a team breakfast at Northview in the Cafeteria from 9-10:30 on Saturday, August 14.

Contact Coach Eric Cogdill with questions: eric.cogdill@ankenyschools.org

9th Boys Cross Country – Practice starts August 9th at 8am

Meet at the north end of ACHS. We will continue morning practice this week. 

Starting August 16th we will practice at ACHS at 4pm. 

You need to have an updated physical uploaded and the online athletic registration completed in order to practice 

Contact Coach Chad Fickbohm with questions: chad.fickbohm@ankenyschools.org

Swimming/ Diving

9th girls swimming – Practice starts August 9th 

Monday & Friday morning practice (dry land training) 6:00am – 7:30am at Centennial High School, Swimmers and Divers

• Tuesday & Thursday morning practice (pool, swim only) 6:00am – 7:30am at Trail Point on DMACC campus.
• Monday – Friday afternoon practice (pool) 4:00pm – 6:30pm at Trail Point.
• Saturday practice (pool) 7:30am – 9:00am at Trail Point.  
• Diving practice (pool) Monday – Friday 6:15pm – 8:00pm / Saturday 9:00am – 10:00am at Trail Point.

Contact Coach Michelle Stout with questions: michelle.stout@ankenyschools.org