The 2026-2027 school year marks several key leadership transitions across the KDS DAR Schools community, with experienced administrators assuming new roles. At KDS DAR High School, Brandon Edwards transitions from his previous role as Primary School Principal to serve as High School Principal, collaborating closely with Assistant Principal Miranda McCoy. Former KDS DAR High School Principal Larry Bolin has accepted the position of Career Tech Director and Principal of the Ma

Literacy was front and center at Kate Duncan Smith DAR School during a recent visit from members of the Columbian Chapter, NSDAR (Columbia, Missouri). Chapter Regent Melissa Applegate and Chaplain Christina Maring made a special trip to the KDS campus, bringing with them an extraordinary donation of roughly 1,300 new books for the Elementary and Middle School libraries. "Our chapter delights in getting books into children’s hands," shared Chaplain Christina Maring following t

A new school year is officially underway at KDS DAR! On Thursday, August 5, our halls filled with high energy, big smiles, and the undeniable excitement of fresh beginnings. We can't wait to see all that our students accomplish this year. Scroll through to enjoy a few first-day highlights captured by our amazing KDS families!

Students in Ms. Adkins’s science classes at KDS DAR Middle School recently traded standard textbook lessons for lab safety goggles and test tubes, stepping into the roles of real-world molecular biologists. Through a hands-on DNA extraction experiment, the middle schoolers explored the fundamental building blocks of life firsthand. Rather than simply reading about genetic structures, students actively executed a real lab procedure to isolate and extract real, visible DNA stra

From June 23 to June 28, a delegation from KDS DAR School traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the 135th Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Representing the school during this exciting week were Executive Director Heather Green, Development Director Jason Hodges, Board Chair Melvina Phillips, alumna Lauren Buchanan, and student representatives Gillian Head and Clint Carter. In addition to managing the school’s booth and selling KDS me