Mount Ayr Community School District
October 2026

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27	28 PK Picture Day/Retakes School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Esports: Mount Ayr vs Eagle Grove (High School) 4 PM – 6 PM (Mount Ayr Esports Arena) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: JV Volleyball Quad (Junior Varsity) 5 PM – 7 PM (Bedford High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	29 Volleyball: Southeast Warren vs Mount Ayr (8th Grade) 4 PM – 6 PM (Mount Ayr High School High School Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Boys Cross Country: (Middle School) 4:15 PM – 4:35 PM (Graceland University) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Football: St. Albert vs Mount Ayr (8th Grade) 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Mount Ayr High School Raider Stadium) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Girls Cross Country: (Middle School) 4:35 PM – 5 PM (Graceland University) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Boys Cross Country: Graceland University HS XC Invitational (Varsity) 5 PM – 5:40 PM (Graceland University) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Mount Ayr vs Southwest Valley (Junior Varsity Reserve) 5:30 PM – 6 PM (Southwest Valley High School Activity Center) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Girls Cross Country: (Varsity) 5:40 PM – 6:10 PM (Graceland University) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Mount Ayr vs Southwest Valley (Junior Varsity) 6 PM – 7 PM (Southwest Valley High School Activity Center) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Mount Ayr vs Southwest Valley (Varsity) 7:15 PM – 8:30 PM (Southwest Valley High School Activity Center) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	30 Early Dismissal (1:20/1:25) PD School Event & Acadmeic Calendar NHS Meeting (Library) 1:05 PM – 1:25 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	1 FFA - NWMSU Fall CDE 7 AM – 3 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar SWCC Find Your Future 9 AM – 12:30 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Esports: North Tama vs Mount Ayr (High School) 4 PM – 6 PM (Mount Ayr Esports Arena) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Interstate 35 vs Mount Ayr (7th Grade) 4 PM – 5 PM (Mount Ayr High School High School Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Interstate 35 vs Mount Ayr (8th Grade) 4 PM – 5:15 PM (Mount Ayr High School High School Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	2 West Des Moines Robotics Tournament 10/2/2026, 9 AM – 10/3/2026, 9 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Girl Scouts (Elem. lunchroom) 3:30 PM – 5 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Football: Mount Ayr vs AHSTW (Varsity) 7 PM – 9 PM (AHSTW Community School Football Field) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	3 Volleyball: Riverside Volleyball Tournament (Varsity) 8:59 AM – 4 PM (Riverside High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar 71st Annual SW Iowa Band Jamboree 9 AM – 5 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Mount Ayr vs Riverside (Varsity) 9 AM – 9:50 AM (Riverside High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Riverside Volleyball Tournament (Varsity) 9 AM – 4 PM (Riverside High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar West Des Moines Robotics Tournament 10/2/2026, 9 AM – 10/3/2026, 9 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Woodward-Granger vs Mount Ayr (Varsity) 9:50 AM – 10:40 AM (Riverside High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Fremont-Mills vs Mount Ayr (Varsity) 10:40 AM – 11:30 AM (Riverside High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: West Monona vs Mount Ayr (Varsity) 12:20 PM – 1 PM (Riverside High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar 2026 Homecoming Dance 8 PM – 10 PM (Mount Ayr High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar
4	5 Esports: Greene County vs Mount Ayr (High School) 4 PM – 6 PM (Mount Ayr Esports Arena) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Southwest Valley vs Mount Ayr (7th Grade) 4 PM – 5 PM (Mount Ayr High School High School Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Southwest Valley vs Mount Ayr (8th Grade) 4 PM – 5 PM (Mount Ayr High School High School Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Boys Cross Country: (Varsity) 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (Lake View Golf & Country Club) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Girls Cross Country: Charger XC Invitational (Varsity) 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM (Lake View Golf & Country Club) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Murray vs Mount Ayr (Junior Varsity) 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Mount Ayr High School High School Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Football: Grand View Christian vs Mount Ayr (Junior Varsity) 6 PM – 8 PM (Mount Ayr High School Raider Stadium) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Murray vs Mount Ayr (Varsity) 7 PM – 8:30 PM (Mount Ayr High School High School Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	6 HS Officer Meeting @ 7:50 AM Ag Room 7:50 AM – 8:15 AM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Esports: Mount Ayr vs WACO (High School) 4 PM – 6 PM (Mount Ayr Esports Arena) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Football: Mount Ayr vs Nodaway Valley (8th Grade) 4:15 PM – 6 PM (Nodaway Valley High School Football Stadium) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Mount Ayr vs East Union (8th Grade) 4:15 PM – 6:30 PM (East Union Community School Main Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Wayne vs Mount Ayr (Junior Varsity) 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Mount Ayr High School High School Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Wayne vs Mount Ayr (Varsity) 7 PM – 8:30 PM (Mount Ayr High School High School Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	7 FAFSA Night 3:30 PM – 6 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar FAFSA Night 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM (Mount Ayr High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar TRIBE 3:30 PM – 5 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	8 Organization Day School Event & Acadmeic Calendar MS FFA Officer Meeting @ 8am Ag Room 8 AM – 8:20 AM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar 2026 Homecoming Festivities 5:30 PM – 9 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	9 HOMECOMING School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Homecoming Parade and Community Pep Rally 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Football: Nodaway Valley vs Mount Ayr (Varsity) 7 PM – 10 PM (Mount Ayr High School Raider Stadium) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	10
11 Youth Raiderette Volleyball Day 10 AM – 5 PM (Mount Ayr High School Middle School Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	12 Esports: Mount Ayr vs Lawton-Bronson (High School) 4 PM – 6 PM (Mount Ayr Esports Arena) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Esports: Mount Ayr vs Lawton-Bronson (High School) 4 PM – 5 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Football: Mount Ayr vs Clarke Community (Junior Varsity) 6 PM – 8:30 PM (Clarke Community Middle/High School Clarke Athletic Complex) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Mount Ayr vs East Union (Varsity) 6 PM – 7 PM (East Union Community School Main Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Pride of Iowa Conference 1st Round (Varsity) 6 PM – 8 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	13 HS Officer Meeting @ 7:50 AM Ag Room 7:50 AM – 8:15 AM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar 8th Grace SWICC Day 9 AM – 1:30 PM (Southwestern Community College) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar 8th Grade SWCC Career Day 9 AM – 1:30 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Boys Cross Country: Pride of Iowa CC Championships (Middle School) 4 PM – 4:30 PM (Lake Icaria) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Esports: Mount Ayr vs Garner Hayfield Ventura (High School) 4 PM – 6 PM (Mount Ayr Esports Arena) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Football: Mount Ayr vs Clarinda (7th Grade) 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM (Clarinda High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Football: Mount Ayr vs Clarinda (8th Grade) 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM (Clarinda High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Girls Cross Country: Pride of Iowa CC Championships (Middle School) 4:30 PM – 5 PM (Lake Icaria) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Boys Cross Country: Pride of Iowa CC Championships (Varsity) 5 PM – 5:30 PM (Lake Icaria) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Girls Cross Country: Pride of Iowa CC Championships (Varsity) 5:30 PM – 6 PM (Lake Icaria) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Pride of Iowa Conference Semis/Finals (Varsity) 6 PM – 9 PM (Mount Ayr High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	14 Early Dismissal (1:20/1:25) PD School Event & Acadmeic Calendar PSAT Test 8 AM – 12:30 PM (Mount Ayr High School Auditorium) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar PSAT Test in auditorium 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar SW District Greenhand Fire-up 1 PM – 6:45 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar NHS Meeting (Library) 1:05 PM – 1:25 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	15 MS FFA Officer Meeting @ 8am Ag Room 8 AM – 8:20 AM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Boys Cross Country: Ron Landphair Invitational (Middle School) 4:30 PM – 5 PM (Mt Ayr Golf & Country Club) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Girls Cross Country: Ron Landphair Invite (Middle School) 4:30 PM – 5 PM (Mt Ayr Golf & Country Club) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Boys Cross Country: Ron Landphair Invitational (Varsity) 5 PM – 5:30 PM (Mt Ayr Golf & Country Club) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Elementary Flag Football Day 5:30 PM – 8 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Girls Cross Country: Ron Landphair Invite CC Meet (Varsity) 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM (Mt Ayr Golf & Country Club) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	16 Action Team Meetings (RT) 2:55 PM – 3:25 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Football: Mount Ayr vs Southwest Valley (Varsity) 7 PM – 9 PM (Southwest Valley Football Field) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	17 Volleyball: Bedford vs Mount Ayr (Junior Varsity) 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM (Murray High School Jerry Shields JH Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Lenox vs Mount Ayr (Junior Varsity) 10:15 AM – 11 AM (Murray High School Jerry Shields JH Gym) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar
18	19 Boys Cross Country: (Middle School) 4 PM – 5:30 PM (Mt Ayr Golf & Country Club) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Boys Cross Country: Ron Landphair Cross Country Invitational (Varsity) 4 PM – 5:30 PM (Mt Ayr Golf & Country Club) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Esports: TBD vs Mount Ayr (High School) 4 PM – 6 PM (Mount Ayr Esports Arena) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Girls Cross Country: (Middle School) 4 PM – 6 PM (Mt Ayr Golf & Country Club) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Girls Cross Country: Ron Landphair Cross Country Invitational (Varsity) 5 PM – 6:15 PM (Mt Ayr Golf & Country Club) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Football: Mount Ayr vs Shenandoah (Junior Varsity) 6 PM – 8 PM (Mount Ayr High School Raider Stadium) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Volleyball: Mount Ayr vs Bedford (Varsity) 7 PM – 9 PM (Bedford High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	20 Early Dismissal (1:20/1:25) P/T Conferences 3-7 School Event & Acadmeic Calendar National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Esports: Mount Ayr vs Emmetsburg (High School) 4 PM – 6 PM (Mount Ayr Esports Arena) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	21 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Josten's Senior Mtg 8:30 AM – 9 AM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Josten's Sophomore Mtg 9 AM – 9:30 AM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar NHS Meeting (Library) 2:55 PM – 3:25 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	22 Early Dismissal (1:20/1:25) P/T Conferences School Event & Acadmeic Calendar National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Boys Cross Country: Class 1A SQM 7 (Varsity) 4 PM – 6 PM (Lake Icaria) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Girls Cross Country: Class 1A SQM 7 (Varsity) 4 PM – 5 PM (Lake Icaria) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	23 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana School Event & Acadmeic Calendar No School School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Football: Mount Ayr vs Lynnville-Sully (Varsity) 7 PM – 8 PM (Lynnville-Sully Football Stadium) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	24 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana School Event & Acadmeic Calendar
25	26 Mount Ayr Academic Quiz Bowl 9 AM – 12 PM (Mount Ayr High School) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Esports: OABCIG vs Mount Ayr (High School) 4 PM – 6 PM (Mount Ayr Esports Arena) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar MS FFA Fall Party (Ag Room & Gym) 4 PM – 5:45 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	27 Today Esports: AHSTW vs Mount Ayr (High School) 4 PM – 6 PM (Mount Ayr Esports Arena) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar 2026 Fall Concert 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	28 NHS Meeting (Library) 2:55 PM – 3:25 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	29	30 HS Oct. Raider Rally (1H) 8:20 AM – 9:02 AM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar Girls Cross Country: (Varsity) 10:30 AM – 11 AM (Lakeside Municipal Golf Course) School Event & Acadmeic Calendar MS Raider Rally (Raider Time) 2:55 PM – 3:25 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar	31 NWMSU Homecoming Parade 9 AM – 1 PM School Event & Acadmeic Calendar