News

News Banner Image
Northwood Preschool Opens 1996 Time Capsule
November 5, 2024

Northwood Preschool Opens 1996 Time Capsule

On October 2, 2024, Northwood finally opened a long-awaited time capsule from 1996, an event originally scheduled for September 2020 but delayed due to the…

Read more
Northwood Night at Ames High Basketball.  Friday, Dec. 2nd.
November 28, 2022

Northwood Night at Ames High Basketball. Friday, Dec. 2nd.

Cheer on Ames High Basketball. Northwood students get free admission with a paying adult. Gameday Schedule:…

Read more
Spirit Night at Culver’s on Wednesday, Nov. 16th from 5 to 7.
November 14, 2022

Spirit Night at Culver’s on Wednesday, Nov. 16th from 5 to 7.

Read more
Get to Know Mary Morton
October 27, 2022

Get to Know Mary Morton

The Ames Community School District is featuring our amazing Principals and Associate Principals during National Principals Month. The spotlight of this feature is about Mary…

Read more
Welcome Back From Dr. Lawson
August 24, 2022

Welcome Back From Dr. Lawson

It brings me great joy to welcome all of our Ames Community School District students and families to the 2022-23 school year!  The opening of…

Read more
Mary Morton named as new Principal at Northwood Preschool Center
June 22, 2022

Mary Morton named as new Principal at Northwood Preschool Center

The Ames Community School District is excited to announce Mary Morton as the new Principal of Northwood Preschool Center. She is currently the Assistant Principal…

Read more
Our Stories: An EK and AHS Graphic Design Collaboration Project
June 3, 2022

Our Stories: An EK and AHS Graphic Design Collaboration Project

Our Stories is a collaboration project where Early Kindergarten (EK) classes at Northwood Preschool Center provided drawings and writing prompts for graphic design students at…

Read more
Free Summer Meals 2022
May 23, 2022

Free Summer Meals 2022

The Ames Community School District is pleased to offer a free breakfast and lunch each day to every child in our community through the summer…

Read more
Quinn’s Qloset Helps Ames Students
April 8, 2022

Quinn’s Qloset Helps Ames Students

When Ames Community School District parent, Cassie Bexten, saw a need in her community to provide clothing items for Ames’ littlest learners, she jumped into…

Read more
Northwood Preschool Receives 2021-2022 STEM Scale-Up Award
December 8, 2021

Northwood Preschool Receives 2021-2022 STEM Scale-Up Award

The North Central Iowa Regional STEM Advisory Board of the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council recently awarded a STEM Scale-Up Program application for Storytime STEM-packs to Northwood Preschool Center. The application was for $6,000 and was submitted by Northwood teachers Annie Boldt, Jill Spencer, and Lindsey Wirth. 

Read more

Discover More from Ames CSD