Back by popular demand!  The Parent Boosters will be hosting the annual Color Run/Walk at McCombs Middle School on Thursday, May 10 from 5:00-6:30.  Come for fun activities and food!  Free for the whole family.  For more information, see the attached flyer.   Please RSVP by returning the attached form to the main office by May 4. Include … Read more »

If you haven’t already reserved your 2017-2018 McCombs yearbook, you still have time. The books consist of 48 colorful pages in a hardbound book. They cost $20 and are available while supplies last. Order forms can be obtained from Mrs. Hyslope or in the school office. Yearbooks are distributed during the last week of school. … Read more »

Beginning in August, all schools at DMPS will have new hours. The new hours at our school will be 8:30 AM to 3:25 PM. The change is being made to better serve the educational needs of students, based on research into the sleep patterns of children and teenagers. Click the headline for more information.

McCombs Middle School students and staff collected money to donate to the Red Cross to help support disaster relief efforts in Texas.  Money was collected for two weeks and the McCombs MS Student Council President presented a check to the local Red Cross chapter.

Congratulations to the 2016 – 2017 McCombs Middle School students who earned Science Bound middle school of the year from the Iowa State University Science Bound program.  This honor was based on multiple factors including student attendance at Science Bound activities, quality of their end of the year essays, performance at the Science Bound science … Read more »

Our students have enough to carry around! Opportunities in the community will now be available via Virtual Backpack for Des Moines Public Schools. Read about student-friendly community events and opportunities, or post a flyer of your own. Click on the headline to read more about Virtual Backpack.

Football opportunity for middle school students.  Youth Flag Football Flyer

Before starting 7th grade in the fall, students must meet a new mandatory state vaccination requirement. Students without proof of a meningitis vaccination or an exemption will not be allowed to attend classes in the fall. As of Aug. 1, 35% of McCombs’ incoming 7th grade students do not have the vaccination. Click the headline to read more about what is needed, and where students can find assistance meeting this requirement.

On April 6, forty-six Brother2Brother members and six advisors departed for the Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB) National Conference in Detroit, Michigan. African American boys are falling behind in almost every measure compared to other ethnic groups. In 2009, a Brother2Brother (B2B) chapter was established in the Des Moines Public Schools to address educational barriers … Read more »

On Wednesday, October 28 McCombs Middle School students jumped and played, learned new fitness techniques from a professional trainer, and some lessons on nutrition from Hy-Vee. Check out the photos on our Flickr page.