As students prepare their History Day projects and compete for prizes from $200 – $1000, they attended a special National History Day conference at the State Historical Building. They learned about the Civil Rights Movement from Iowans who …
On Wednesday, October 22, DMPS Juniors have the day off. DMPS 9th and 10th graders will be taking the PLAN and EXPLORE tests in their high schools and will not have classes at Central Academy. DMPS Seniors, however, …
Nosa Ali is from Sudan. Brenda Vasquez’s family emigrated from El Salvador. While their origins are different, their paths have brought them to Des Moines Public Schools. On Wednesday, they will serve as panelists on the National Journal’s …
Senior Foreign Policy Analyst for Bread for the World Institute, Ms. Faustine Wabwire visited Dr. Forsgren’s social studies classes on Thursday in conjunction with the World Food Prize. Ms. Wabwire discussed research based advocacy for African agricultural development. …
If you missed our first night of conferences on Thursday, our second night of conferences is Tuesday, October 21 from 3:30 – 7:30. Please stop by to visit with Academy teachers. If there is a line, please limit …
2004 Academy Alumni, Maura Walsh, was in town for the World Food Prize. She is currently a group leadership manager for the Experiment in International Living at World Living. She spoke to some of our World Language students …
Thursday, October 16 from 3:30 – 7:30 PM and Tuesday, October 21 from 3:30 – 7:30, please stop by to visit with Academy teachers. If there is a line, please limit your conference with an individual teacher to …
Seniors, Rachel Schneider and Luis Martinez, earned an all-expenses paid trip to Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. The students visited with admissions and financial aid, took a campus tour, sat in on workshops and classes and attended lab …
To give our seniors every opportunity to visit with potential colleges and universities around the nation, we have started skyping sessions with some admissions offices. Today students met the Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Get more information about …
International Baccalaureate Y11 Visual Artists recently spent the day at The Art Center learning about Andy Goldsworthy and creating their own Earth Art. The results are on display in the Academy hall. Click the headline to see some …
