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Articles from January 2013

North Academic Decathletes Earn Regional Honors, Head to State

January 31st, 2013

The North High School Academic Decathlon team dominated the competition once again during a regional contest held at Drake University, beating out all competitors for the third year in a row. The team broke several records and came …

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Fine Arts and New Students Connect at Roosevelt High School

January 30th, 2013

It’s Fine Arts Week at Roosevelt. Toss in the annual Roughrider Roundup for next year’s freshman class and what you end up with is a high school that’s also part motivational seminar, part trade show and part conservatory. …

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Moulton, King and ISU Celebrate Student Success and Dreams

January 30th, 2013

There is a map with a direct line that runs through Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., State Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad and Iowa State University President Dr. Steven Leath pointing the way to …

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Fine Food. Great Views. Central Café is Open for Your Dining Enjoyment.

January 25th, 2013

Talk about an extreme makeover! Tuesday night the Multi-Purpose Room at Central Campus was the site, as usual, for the regular meeting of the Des Moines School Board. Thursday at noon, the same space was occupied by the …

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For North Girls’ Basketball, Team Means “One Family”

January 24th, 2013

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually …

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