The annual district art fair is coming up next month but a couple of 5th graders at Walnut Street School couldn’t wait so they went elsewhere to draw some attention to their work – all the way to Russia! …
February is Black History Month across the country and there is a living, breathing bit of it right here at Jackson Elementary School that’s especially important to note in an educational context. Third grader Cayson Blanchard is the grandson of …
Try to imagine a household of eight ranging from infant to age 20. How would they manage? Impossible, right? Unless there was a heap of willingness to work hard coupled with a strong network of support. Tuesday at …
The following statement is from Superintendent Tom Ahart in response to yesterday’s tragic mass murder of students in Broward County, Florida: Across Des Moines Public Schools, our hearts are heavy as we stand with the Broward County community in the …
Through This Together started five years ago at Brody Middle School. It’s an annual event to raise cancer awareness that also raises many spirits. One of the students at the assembly that first year was then-8th grader Jenna Gilliam. …
