50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF TINKER The community is invited to a reception  celebrating a half century since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Tinker decision, protecting the free speech rights of students. The event is Sunday, February 24 beginning at 2:30 PM …

The annual Teen Summit staged by the Urban Leadership program at Central Campus is old enough now that the original summiteers aren’t teens anymore. Like those charter participants, the event is growing up, and no one better personifies …

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 …