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.

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, 11% of Hiatt 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.

Make sure you get your son or daughter signed up for a sport. Kids who are in sports usually do better in the classroom and have better attendance.   Fall Sports: Start Now 8th Grade Football 7th & …

Talk to your student about all of the various club opportunities they now have at Hiatt. Work with them to find ways that they can stay after school to take part in clubs that interest them. Take a …