Register for the 2013-14 school year in the Meredith office now. Registration runs from 8am – 3pm daily, August 5-12 Special Extended Evening Registration Hours on Tuesday, August 13, from 9am – 7pm

Nearly 50 seventh and eighth grade students returned to Meredith in mid-June to take part in SPIRIT+ Leadership Camp.  Student leaders worked on teamwork, mediation, and service activities over a three day period.  Our Meredith community will be …

If you are currently in 7th grade and interested in next year’s Spring Break trip to Washington, DC, sponsored by the Close Up Foundation, there are upcoming informational meetings for you and your parent/guardian, including one here at Meredith. Please click the photo to the left to learn more about the trip and the meetings.

Meredith Middle School was proud to partner with the Iowa Chinese Language Teacher Association to offer a language and culture camp from June 10-14. Please speak with Mr. Lin about opportunities to attend Chinese camp next summer.

Click on image at left to access registration documents.

See the latest DMPS IB newsletter for information about how IB schools actively serve the community — both near and far.  Learn also about how teachers in IB schools continue their own education in order to make our …

Congratulations to middle school bands from Des Moines that earned top ratings for their performances this weekend at the South-Central Iowa Bandmaster’s Association Concert Band contest. The Hiatt 7-8 band, the Meredith/Cowles band and the Merrill 7th grade band all earned a I rating while the Merrill 8th grade band received a I+.

Iowa law now requires that all students entering 7th grade receive a one-time booster of the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) vaccine. This change is being implemented at the beginning of the 2013-14 school year. For more information about the Tdap booster and how to get it for your child, please click the above headline.

Parent-Teacher conferences will be organized in a different format this spring. Students will have the opportunity to exhibit work that may include art projects, science fair exhibits, brochures, videos and other work samples. The teachers will be available …

8th Grade Physical Education students participate in the culminating task of the Team Oriented Activities Unit.  Students were responsible for teaching the class a complete lesson that culminates in a demonstration of coordinated teamwork.  Here, a group of …