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Phillips Marks the Start of the School’s Centennial Year 23 Aug 2013 | 11:35 pm
Phillips’ students and teachers gather for a group photo to mark the start of the school’s centennial year. No, Phillips kindergartners, it isn’t like this every day. Ask the old-timers in 5th grade ...
New Teachers Get Support in Preparing for First Day of School 16 Aug 2013 | 07:44 pm
Sarah Dougherty speaks to new teachers during a Demonstration Class held at Perkins Elementary School. Were it not for the setting of the art room at Perkins Elementary a visitor might have guessed t...
Bands March to the Beat of a Different Schedule 15 Aug 2013 | 07:17 pm
Opening Day 2013-14 for most DMPS schools, including all five of the comprehensive high schools, is Thursday, August 22, but lots of high school musicians got their marching orders long before then. ...
Fifty-One New Grads Join the Class of 2013 14 Aug 2013 | 11:02 pm
May is the traditional month of commencement but Pomp and Circumstance always has a nice ring to it, even in August. Fifty-one more students were added to the DMPS Class of 2013 when they received th...
A New Edmunds Opens to Serve Students, Community 13 Aug 2013 | 09:14 pm
Edmunds students and teachers prepare to cut the ribbon and formally open their new school. On August 12, a fittingly warm, shiny day, the ribbon was cut at the brand spanking new Edmunds Elementary ...
At Stroke of Midnight, North Football Tackles a New Season 13 Aug 2013 | 12:52 am
At 12:01 AM on Monday morning, the Polar Bears were ready to take the practice field. Besides helmets, pads and cleats, why did the checklist for anybody going out for football at North High School i...
New School Year at Hanawalt Off and Running With New Track 7 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
When schools reopen for business on August 22, Hanawalt Elementary will be uniquely equipped to get the new year off and running, thanks to the new track that was laid on the school’s grounds this sum...
East Scarlets: All Gas, No Brakes on the Road to State 25 Jul 2013 | 07:46 pm
When Colby Carmichael’s first pitch of last night’s dramatic Substate final at Urbandale was drilled for a double the lanky southpaw might briefly have experienced a sinking feeling of deja vu. After ...
BUILDINGS Magazine Calls DMPS “A Grade Above the Rest” 24 Jul 2013 | 02:19 am
What do the Empire State Building and Des Moines Public Schools have in common? Both the iconic skyscraper in NYC and the largest school district in Iowa were featured in this month’s edition of Buil...
Tech Camp Assignment – Shape the Future 22 Jul 2013 | 07:21 pm
An awards ceremony capped last week’s Tech Camp at Central Campus. Tech Camp 2013 wrapped up last Thursday at Central Campus, in the building that used to house Tech High School, home of the Engineer...
