Okay, the title March of the Penguins is already taken by the academy award-winning documentary film that is so named, but still… Perkins Elementary School started an annual parade to celebrate the start of each new school year …
So close to the start of a new year the emphasis is understandably on preparation. But summer’s waning days are also the occasion for closure in some areas. Friday afternoon the district’s summer contingent of AmeriCorps volunteers gathered …
A year ago Edmunds Elementary was brand new and grand opening. Today marks the beginning of Year Two. The premises are broken in but still beautiful. The ceilings are sky high. The cafeteria this morning smelled of fresh …
Ladies and gentlemen, presenting the Des Moines Public Schools Summer Class of 2014! In 2011 the inaugural summer cohort numbered 30. Eighty-one followed in 2012 and last year 51 more came to collect their hard-earned but well worth …
A year ago Roosevelt High School Principal Kevin Biggs was a freshman of sorts. It was his first year at the tradition-rich school and he jumped right in with both feet. In no time he was widely known …
