Central Campus is Home to Newly Hatched Baby Shark
Update: It’s a boy! Dr. Barord said he and his students were able to identify the markers that indicate the baby shark is a male. They’ve named him Cephaloscyllium ventriosum – rolls right off the tongue, right? The …
Roosevelt Earns a Banner to Hang High and Proud
Walk into most any high school gymnasium and you will see banners, hanging from the walls or high up in the rafters, celebrating athletic accomplishments: conference titles or state qualifiers or state champions. Roosevelt High School was presented …
A Response to the Violent Attack on the U.S. Capitol
E Pluribus Unum. Out of many, one. For nearly 240 years these words have been our nation’s motto. They apply to Des Moines Public Schools, too. With nearly 40,000 students, teachers and staff, we are an organization comprised …
Weeks Middle School Nurse Earns National Scholarship
The nurses who work for Des Moines Public Schools are dedicated to their students, caring for their well being and serving as the first responders to student health emergencies. They help students and families manage chronic illness and …