DMPS high school students were invited to a unique symposium to hear from Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Susan Christensen, District Court judges, attorneys in public and private practice, and Drake law school students about their experiences with …
One year ago, as people were looking forward to the upcoming Spring Break, the unimaginable happened on the edge of the East High School campus. A little before 3:00 on the afternoon of Monday, March 7 a drive-by …
For the second year in a row, Hoover High School will represent Iowa and DMPS in the U.S. Academic Decathlon Online National Competition as the state’s medium sized school! Over the weekend, during the 38th Iowa Academic Decathlon …
Des Moines Public Schools employs more than 60 nurses in our schools to care for students experiencing everything from cuts and scrapes to chronic illness. Health services supervisor Melissa Abbott keeps a close partnership with the Polk County …
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