High School

High School Office Hours
7:30 am - 4:00 pm (Monday - Friday)
*You may leave a voice mail message before or after these times

Summary

Carlisle High School is home to the scarlet and gold "Wildcats" and sits less than 10 miles Southeast of downtown Des Moines.  CHS is a proud member of the Raccoon River Conference (A.D.M., Ballard, Bondurant-Farrar, Boone, Carroll, Gilbert, North Polk, & Winterset). 

CHS offers a rigorous college and career curriculum that meets the needs of all students at high levels.  With concurrent enrollment courses at DMACC and 13 different Advanced Placement courses, CHS prides itself on a culture of higher education and options for all types of student interests. In fact, our Academic Support Center has promoted many graduates over the past five years through individualized programming and goal setting.

CHS is proud to be a model professional learning community school in which staff and students join in on the journey of academic success through assessment for learning and constant student feedback.

CHS has enjoyed some recent successes over the past couple of years, such as:

  • Iowa Department of Education, High Performing

  • Solution Tree, Model PLC School District

  • US World News & Report, #32 ranked High School in Iowa

  • Raccoon River Conference, All Activities Champions 3 out of the last 5 years.

  • GO CATS! (It's how we say hello and goodbye at CHS)

     

Mrs. Andrea Hoekstra has served CHS for 20 years as a teacher and a Building Learning Coordinator. She enters her fifth year as the principal and looks forward to meeting with you personally to learn more about CHS and the Wildcat Way." You can contact her at 515.989.0831 or Email Andrea Hoekstra

Go Cats!

Carlisle High School
430 School Street
Carlisle, IA 50047
515.989.0831

Main Office

Name

Position

Email

Phone Number

Andrea Hoekstra

Principal

Email Andrea Hoekstra

515.989.0831 Ext. 5382

Chad Street

Assistant Principal

Email Chad Street

515.989.0831 Ext. 5380

Leah Heidemann

School Counselor

Email Leah Heidemann

515.989.0831 Ext. 5389

Stephanie Guthrie

School Counselor

Email Stephanie Guthrie

515.989.0831 Ext. 5386

Lauren Baker

Liaison Officer

Email Lauren Baker

515.989.0831 Ext. 5376

Jill Whitson

Secretary

Email Jill Whitson

515.989.0831 Ext. 5390

Terri Joiner

Registrar

Email Terri Joiner

515.989.0831 Ext. 5374

Activities Department

Name

Position

Email

Phone Number

Darin Schreck

Activities Director

Email Darin Schreck

515.989.0831 Ext. 5391

Vicki Born

Activities Assistant 

Email Vicki Born

515.989.0831 Ext. 5384