An 18,000 Pound Printer Goes Out Window
It took about a dozen people, a scaffold and a crane to lower the district’s 18,000 pound printer out of a fourth story window at Central Campus. Carroll Fetters got a little choked up. The exit of the …
Des Moines Students Score Well with Urban FFA
We’re so proud of the Des Moines chapter of the Future Farmers of America! Several Des Moines Public Schools students returned from the South Central District Convention with amazing news! Spencer Stoebner (Hoover) and Melissa Garcia (East) were …
7-Foot Penguin Adds Balance at Perkins
A large, tough-looking penguin in a hat and scarf will watch over gym class at Perkins Elementary. The painting is work of AmeriCorps members Julie Stone and Andy Mickunas, who spent much of the day Friday on a …
Spring Breaks Out in Many Ways & Places
This week marked the always much-anticipated and looong-awaited spring break on the school calendar. Many families take the annual opportunity for a getaway and regroup for the homestretch of the academic year. Others just take a collective deep …
Downtown School S.C.U.B.A. Experience ‘Epic!’
It was a first for Downtown School today when 32 kids put on S.C.U.B.A. gear and explored the bottom of Central’s pool. Andrew Milne, 10, said it was neat to see things from a different perspective. “Imagine you’re …
