For the past two weeks, students at Perkins have been reading to no end. Reading BINGO was an idea develop by the school librarian, Miriam Sayre, to help promote reading throughout the school. Kids have various different types …

You are invited to the Visionary Artists Ceremony at the Des Moines Arts Festival on Saturday, June 28, 2014, at 11:30 a.m. on the GuideOne Insurance Performing Arts Stage (located on the Meredith Corporation lawn at the corner …

Perkins’ very own, Camille Page, submitted an entry to the 2014 Iowa Junior Duck Stamp Contest and placed in the competition! The 2014 Iowa Best of Show winner depicted a King Eider done with pastels. It has been …

Today, the Perkins kindergarten and fourth grade classes reverberated the gymnasium with sounds of spring. They put on a vocal and instrumental concert for friends and family. Once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The turnout …

This past weekend Perkins’ very own, Faith Sheets, Swam in the regional swim meet against other teams from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, N. Dakota, S. Dakota & Illinois.  There were a total of 72 teams, and 1300 swimmers. Faith swims for North Side Otters, under the coaching of …

In February, one of Perkins’ very own students performed a song live in front of an audience of hundreds of people to celebrate Chin National Day. Van Biak Thang, a fifth grader at Perkins, looks comfortable as ever, …

This and next week the students are taking the Iowa Assessment tests. They have been working so hard and have been extremely respectful of their fellow students when walking in the hallways. They have been extra quiet, even …