The Fermilab – more formally known as the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory – is a place of complex research and deep thoughts. A group of International Baccalaureate diploma students from Central Academy had the chance to go behind the walls for a first-hand look at some of the work currently underway. Click the photo to read more.

Eleven students in the Independent Study Creative Writing program at Central Academy received regional recognition in the 2013 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Five of the student-writers earned the Gold Key, the top honor in the competition.

Now is the time for current high school sophomores to apply to be an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme candidate beginning in the 2014-2015 school year.  The application can be accessed using the link below.  Interested students are encouraged …

Over the past few years, enrollment in AP courses has increased by as much as 900% at some DMPS schools, the number of AP exams taken has doubled, and for the first time ever all five DMPS high schools are ranked on the Iowa AP Index. Click the headline to read how DMPS is continuing to make AP available to more students, including new courses at Central.