Coming to T-shirts soon:  “Central Academy: Highly Motivated except when we aren’t” and the JFK quote about going to the moon, “We do these things not because they are easy but because they are hard”.  In the next …

Last Tuesday the topics were: “The Scheduling Process: How to students sign up for Academy courses” and “Assessment Alphabet Soup: The various external assessments (PSAT, SAT, ACT) and associated opportunities (National Merit Scholar Program).  View the presentation under …

8th Grade students in Government and Current Events with Ms. Fox, established full fledged campaign platforms, researched important policy positions, and put together campaign ads and flyers. On Monday and Tuesday, the students debated the issues before the senior AP social Studies classes. The upperclassmen asked hard hitting questions and determined the winner of each round of the debate. Click headline for pictures.

Mathletes from all 5 DMPS High Schools and the surrounding area went to Platteville Wisconsin last week to compete in a national math competition.  Check out what fun math can be!  Click the headline to see a slide …

Reese Erlich, a journalist who has covered the Middle East extensively, spoke to Mr. Voshell’s AP Comparative Government and Politics class on Friday.  Some AP World History students also attended the speaker.  Mr. Erlich brought his extensive knowledge …

Our next Parent Academy meeting is Tuesday,November 10 from 6 – 7 PM. Each presentation will be repeated at 6:00 and 6:30. One presentation is about Assessments and the National Merit Scholar Program. Another presentation will explain the process of scheduling for 2016-17 classes. Click headline for more information!

Central Academy students sometimes need a quiet space to study and reflect and sometimes need time to connect and socialize with others.  With 5 student lounges and tables and chairs along most hallways, there is a space for …

Maggie Norland, Jonathan Le, Parker Bratz, , Nosa Ali, Anna Barcus, and Mercedies Palmer didn’t have to travel far to join 200 students representing high schools across the country and around the globe this month in Des Moines …

Feng Zhang, Roosevelt class of 2000 and Academy graduate, was named among the top 10 up and coming scientists.  Science News surveyed 30 Nobel Prize winners to determine which early-career scientists were  catching their attention.  Read about it …

Students who participate in the Creative Writing class offered during lunch went to the International Writer’ Program in Iowa City on Tuesday to interact and learn from accomplished writers from around the world.  They worked on short story …