As an art teacher, Sarah Skidmore has hit the jackpot! The first year art teacher at Oak Park Elementary came on board just as the school joined a cohort of DMPS schools in the federal Turnaround Arts program. …
Hubbell Elementary School’s hoop-shootin’ granny turned 90 years old today. Students and staff surprised her before school with cake, balloons and, of course, basketball. “It’s a hobby of mine,” Gloria Bumpus told reporters after playing for a while …
Twenty one Central Academy Independent Study Creative Writing students received regional recognition in the 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards with the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The writing contest, sponsored by University of Iowa’s Belin-Blank Center, …
The annual art exhibit downtown in the atrium at Capital Square may be the only event that brings all of the district’s schools together in the same place at the same time. That in itself is a masterpiece …
When 10-year-old Ayden O’Donnell goes through the breakfast line at Wright Elementary School, there are some foods he is required by the federal government to put on his tray. Even if he doesn’t like the item. A new …
