You can’t blame Garton 5th graders Phillip Geisler and Khada Baral or their classmates for wondering why so many people showed up this morning to take pictures of them all munching burritos and swigging orange juice and milk. …

If you’ve driven on I-235 near downtown Des Moines recently, you probably noticed the new Edmunds Elementary School beginning to rise and take shape. The new school is being built to the north of the existing school, in …

This year’s IMT Des Moines Marathon races had a record number of 8,413 entrants. Among them were 16 DMPS students, along with a recent graduate and two teachers, who completed Sunday’s marathon. They trained for their first-ever marathon through …

Two student authors from East High School have been selected to read from their original works at the African American Writers Forum, an event sponsored and produced by Grinnell College. Senior Alexandria Martin and junior Angelica Alabado will …

In observance of National Conflict Resolution Day, 4th graders at Findley Elementary School swapped thoughts on the topic of peace with Academy Award winning actor and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Reconciliation, Forest Whitaker this morning.From half …