UI Orchestra Pays a Visit, Gives a Performance at Lincoln
Fans flock by the tens of thousands to Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on football Saturdays in the fall. The Hawkeye marching band entertains them during pregame, halftime and postgame shows with traditional selections like the Iowa fight …
February 27 is ACT Day at Des Moines Public Schools
ACT Day: it’s an annual tradition at Des Moines Public Schools as the day when hundreds of high school juniors take – free of charge – the ACT college entrance exam. This year that day falls on Tuesday, …
From Tech to Trafficking to Trauma: Educator University at DMPS
With more than 33,000 students born in a hundred different nations, Des Moines Public Schools prides itself on being not only Iowa’s largest provider of education, but also its most diverse. That diversity was reflected in a different …
Lincoln, Roosevelt Standouts Selected for 2018 Shrine Bowl
Two Des Moines football standouts – Kendell Jackson of Roosevelt and Will McElvain of Lincoln – have been selected to play in the 2018 Iowa Shrine All-Star Football Classic. The game will be played Saturday, July 21, 2018 …