Diagonal Community School

Veteran's Day Assembly-Thank you Veterans! A nice assembly to honor our community and veterans today! Thanks Student Council, Band/Choir, Staff and Students for your efforts!

Miss Addilynn Burton is getting to experience FCCLA! We are SO proud of her Fourth-Place achievement in the Dip Skill Event Challenge. FCCLA traveled to Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City. There were 400 kids there. Addy went to breakout sessions and networked with its other schools and peers. Way to go, Addy!

🩸 WOW, Diagonal… THANK YOU! 🩸 Our blood drive yesterday was an incredible success, and it’s all because of YOU, our amazing community! Here’s what your generosity accomplished: ✨ 29 registered donors 🌟 7 first-time donors (this makes my heart so happy!) 💪 28 units successfully donated ❤️ 34 total units collected 🩺 Up to 102 lives saved or sustained because of YOUR donations! Whether you donated, encouraged someone else to give, shared the post, or helped spread the word, you played a part in this lifesaving impact. A special thank you to our students who helped promote and support this event. Watching our youth step up for a cause bigger than themselves is something truly special. Thank you for showing up for others. 💛 NHS/Stu Co and Mrs. T. Bentley #DonateBlood #CommunityStrong #MaroonPride #SaveLives

American Legion Members Bill Stump and Frank Gunsolley met with 4/5th G students today and demonstrated how to fold the flag!

Approximately 90 students, parents and staff members participated in our Literacy Night last night! Thank you for all who participated and contributed to its' success!

Sophomores attended a career event day at SWCC and learned about opportunities in the fields of health science, agriculture, welding and automotive repair. This is part of our commitment to helping students graduate career and college ready.

7th Grade students worked with preschool as they learned about stages of child development in FCS class this past week.

September Citizenship Awards: HS- Owen Whittington for helping with community events and positive attitude. Halle White for helping with fundraising (cans) and robotics whenever needed voluntarily and her positive example around the school. MS- Gage Clemens for helping with the flower pots, helpfulness and his considerate attitude. Congratulations!

September Leadership Awards: HS- EJ Allee for leading the student section at vb games, pep rally, CC, and initiative in Robotics. JH- Kaydyn Bolinger for leading by example in classes and in vb. Congratulations!

Congratulations to our September Maroon of the Months (Students of the Month): HS- Kylie Hubbard for her academic performance, and leadership displayed through VB, Maroon Buddies Program, Student Council, and at the School Wide Lunch. MS- Elizabeth Gunsolley for being a positive role model, leader in VB and the school wide lunch, helping others as needed, and academic performance.

All School Meal - Togetherness!

7th G FCS students taking care of their "flour" babies!

Juniors traveled to a College Fair in Graceland this morning to meet with numerous college representatives!

Great Performances by all of our CC runners tonight at Wayne. Medalist honors to Claire! Go Maroons!

Winding down a great first week! Caught the Kindergarten students practicing letters and sounds!

Great Win in 5 sets last night! Students chose a Hawaiian theme to support the team!

Please support the Class of 2027 in their latest fundraiser.

Rada knives, baking sheets, wrapping paper, candy, and a variety of delicious food items.

https://radafundraising.com?rfsn=455429.e68805

All proceeds will go toward prom and the senior trip to Washington, D.C.

Thank you for supporting the Junior Class!!

Pictures from Southwest Valley Quiz Bowl

Diagonal Large Group State Speech Diagonal High School took an improvisational acting group to the State Speech Contest in Waukee on February 8th and brought home an overall Division 2 rating, which is considered very good. Performers were Junior Lydia Hoffman; Sophomores Ashlynn Allee and Kylie Hubbard; and Freshmen Cadance Shiflett and Jaylynn Doolittle. Coach Pam Hoffman says, “The group draws 3 situations and then they have 2 minutes to decide which situation to use and plan their strategy. Then they have up to 5 minutes to perform it. Our team performed Getting Lost in a Magical Forest. These kids are not afraid to go from any sporting event to a live performance in the blink of an eye!”

District Large Group Contest Diagonal took 2 Improvisational Acting teams to the District Large Group Speech contest at Clarke Community School on January 25th. The team with Lydia Hoffman, Aslynee Allee, Kylie Hubbard, Cadence Shiflett, and Jaylynn Doolittle received a Division 1 rating, which is considered excellent, and they will advance on to the state contest in Waukee on February 8th. The team with Owen Whittington, EJ Allee, Jacob Taylor, and Weston Drake received a Division 2 rating, which is considered very good. Congratulations to both teams for their hard work and willingness to do impromptu acting with no script and only 2 minutes prep time!