UPDATE: All four wrestlers representing East High School finished on the podium: Matthew Jordan, 3rd at 126; Brock Espalin, 3rd at 132; Deville Dentis, 4th at 145; Matthew Scott, 5th at 182. Nine Des Moines Public Schools wrestlers qualified for …
Last week was National Counseling Week, perfect timing for the notification received by Scavo High School counselor Carmon Rasmussen about one of her protégés. Nou Vue is a senior at Scavo after transferring there a year ago. She’s …
Des Moines Public Schools held its 11th annual district science fair on February 7th at the Science Center of Iowa. More than 185 students in grades 6-12 presented their research to volunteer judges representing area corporations, higher education, and DMPS …
Last April, students from the Turnaround Arts schools at DMPS took over Hoyt Sherman Place for a couple of days, kicking off the first Project Stage festival, a celebration of the visual and performing arts. From mini-versions of Broadway musicals to …
Most days, teaching is a methodical, nuanced sort of heroism that is only recognized as such in retrospect. January 18th wasn’t like most days in Room 118, aka Little Teapot, at Woodlawn Preschool. The teaching team of Kati Grundey, Emily …
