As students filed into the auditorium at Goodrell Middle School this morning for the 13th annual Veteran’s Day assembly the band was playing some bouncy jazz. The audience was naturally noisy. But the mood changed as soon as the …
When it was announced recently that 2014 Hoover High School grad Andrea Rider was awarded the AbbVie Thriving Scholar scholarship those who know her might have both cheered and yawned. Because it’s a noteworthy distinction but just the …
A second national publication in as many months has recognized the good work being done at Des Moines Public Schools. DMPS is one of the inaugural recipients of the Districts of Distinction award, a new honor for the …
Today’s the midterm Election Day, a day when every member of the U.S. House of Representatives – along with some U.S. Senators, Governors and a host of state and local officials – stand for election. Millions of eligible …
Sarah Majoros is already highly honored for her work as a school counselor, from earning grants from the Iowa School Counselor Association to awards from the American School Counselor Association. So it’s only fitting that the Madison Elementary …
