Update: It’s a boy! Dr. Barord said he and his students were able to identify the markers that indicate the baby shark is a male. They’ve named him Cephaloscyllium ventriosum – rolls right off the tongue, right? The …
Walk into most any high school gymnasium and you will see banners, hanging from the walls or high up in the rafters, celebrating athletic accomplishments: conference titles or state qualifiers or state champions. Roosevelt High School was presented …
E Pluribus Unum. Out of many, one. For nearly 240 years these words have been our nation’s motto. They apply to Des Moines Public Schools, too. With nearly 40,000 students, teachers and staff, we are an organization comprised …
The nurses who work for Des Moines Public Schools are dedicated to their students, caring for their well being and serving as the first responders to student health emergencies. They help students and families manage chronic illness and …
When Dr. Greg Barord isn’t teaching Marine Biology to Des Moines students fascinated by our world’s vast oceans, he’s diving in the deep, looking for answers to mysteries surrounding the nautilus. Dr. Barord and his team Save the …
