Military-connected students often face frequent moves, school transitions, and the emotional toll of deployment. Students are those with a parent or guardian currently serving in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, or Reserve forces. Iowa also identifies military-connected students as those with a parent or guardian that is a Veteran or retired from military service.

• Resources for Military Families

• 185th Air Base Family Readiness

• Military One Source

• Military Student Consultants

• Military Child Resource

• Armed Services YMCA

• BLOOM: Empowering the Military Teen

• Boys and Girls Club of America

• Operation Purple Camp

• Our Military Kids

• Military Tutor

• The Military Child Well-Being Toolkit

• Dogs on Deployment

• Teammates 

• September 2026-  High School New Student Lunch 

• Salute to Military-Connected students during half-time of games for each sport (ongoing throughout the school year) 

• November 11, 2027- Veteran’s Day Assembly, Care Packages to Student Family Members who are Deployed 

• April 13-16 2027- Purple Up Week- Recognizing & Celebrating our Military-Connected Students 

• May 2027- Purple Star Recognition at Senior Awards Night