Announcements

First practice will be Tuesday, February 21 at 4:00.  Be dressed and ready and meet in the hallway be the AD office.  If you have questions, please contact Coach Mullen.

There will be a pre-season Boys Track meeting at 8:30 AM on Feb. 15th in the commons.   If you are not able to attend, please email Coach Mullen at jordan.mullen@ankenyschools.org

There will be a Boys Tennis meeting on Jan. 31st at 7:30 pm in the Room 2101, at the top of the stairs.  If you have any questions, please contact Coach Miller 515-333-1517

This Saturday, October 15, the Mid-Iowa Band Championship will be held at Ankeny Stadium. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for K-12 students. Children 5 and under are admitted for free. A $2 discount is also available for seniors 55+.

• 2022 Mid Iowa Band Championship Schedule
• Live Stream Link
• 2022 Program
• Past Results

AHS and Southview will meet in the AHS commons on October 5th, 2022.

ANKENY, Iowa (June 24, 2022) – Dustin Roland has been named as the head girls wrestling coach for the new girls wrestling program at Ankeny High School and Centennial High School. Dustin previously served as the head wrestling coach at Lincoln High School in the Des Moines Community School District.

Coach Roland has a rich background in wrestling and coaching. In addition to wrestling, he has served as an assistant coach for many sports in the Des Moines, Southeast Polk, and Bondurant-Farrar school districts. Additionally, Dustin is the 16U USA-Iowa Wrestling Division Director and has experience working within several levels of the USA-Iowa Wrestling Program.

Selection committee members were able to ask questions and give feedback on finalists. Committee members noted that Coach Roland’s wealth of background knowledge in how to lead a program makes him an excellent fit for starting a new program. They also indicated that he showed commitment to building a state-contending team and to increasing the interest in girls wrestling in Ankeny and across the state of Iowa. 

Southview Middle School activities director Mike Bakker and Northview Middle School activities director Holly Anderson collaborated to lead the interview and selection process since both high schools are transitioning to new activities directors that will start on July 1.

“Dustin Roland was selected from a pool of highly qualified candidates to lead the process of starting the Ankeny Girls Wrestling program,” said Mike Bakker, Activities Director at Southview Middle School. “His experience as a head wrestling coach at DM Lincoln, his role with the USA Iowa Wrestling program, and his background in coaching multiple girls’ sports in his coaching career make him a natural fit. Dustin is highly respected in the wrestling community by his peers and will work closely with the boys’ programs and coaches at Centennial & Ankeny High Schools.”

The Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union sanctioned girls’ wrestling for the 2022-23 school year, and there is much excitement surrounding the program. Ankeny High School and Centennial High School are partnering together through a co-op agreement to pioneer the Ankeny girls wrestling program.  More information about the program will be available soon.

There will be a sign up meeting for next falls golf team on MAY 24TH AT 7:50AM in the high school commons.  If you are unable to attend but want to go out, please email Coach Weddingfeld at mike.weddingfeld@ankenyschools.org.

There will be a mandatory informational meeting for any girl interested in the girl’s swim team next fall  on MAY 10, 2022 AHS LUNCH ROOM/COMMONS after school.

If you are unable to attend for any reason, please contact Coach Crouch at justin.crouch@ankenyschools.org

The Ankeny High School Soaring Hawk awards ceremony was held April 13, 2022. This honor is bestowed by high school faculty and staff members to students. This award is given to students for a variety of reasons including:

• Improved grades
• Improved attitude
• Overcoming great obstacles
• Displaying the six pillars of good character
• Leadership in class
• Helping a department or the school
• Good attendance
• Hard work, and/or excellence in extracurricular activities/clubs

Congratulations to our award recipients! View the ceremony video here.