The first public mural designed and painted by Willard Elementary School students was created in 2016, decorating the side of a building across the street from the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Over the years it’s become an annual tradition, …

Heather Semelmacher, DMPS Student Activities Program Manager, has a passion for the fast-paced world of athletics that was sun-baked into her on the field of competition at an early age. Decades later, she’s being celebrated for a national …

To enter the library at Hubbell Elementary School, you pass through a glass door set in a wall of windows. All of the glass is stained and leaded, not unlike what you might see in a place of …

Everything you see and hear from Des Moines Public Schools originated with a small team of communications experts collaborating with district and school staff to clearly and concisely share the activities and developments within our school district of …