Last November another chapter of KidStriders got up and running (pun intended) at Stowe Elementary School, right on the cusp of a winter that’s turned out to feel like a marathon. Not exactly prime running season, in other …

It hasn’t been easy for many track and field athletes. Mother Nature’s been interfering more than usual with spring meet schedules. But that didn’t keep East, Hoover, Lincoln, North and Roosevelt student-athletes from qualifying in a fourteen different events at …

Nothing boosts beleaguered spirits like blue skies and a few extra degrees Fahrenheit/Celsius on the back end of a winter that’s overstayed its welcome. Except maybe… Special Olympics Iowa (SOIA) hosted the inaugural Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) …

There was a special guest presenter for staff professional development after school at Roosevelt High on Wednesday afternoon. “I’m not a teacher,” he said. “I’m only here to share what I know about successful organizations and how to …