It was a marvelous time. The student Council did a first class job on preparing their fifth grade dance. The weather was befitting of a Hawaiian theme.  Our fifth grade student body rocked the house. Every year, Perkins …

Perkins students  look forward to the annual Des Moines Art Show all year (well, at least as far as art class is concerned!). Each child has a piece selected for them by their art teacher (it’s a surprise until …

Over 80 4th and 5th graders received a medal for earning A’s and B’s on their report card. Perkins students do well academically. One proud father told me, “Before school started, I asked my son what goals he wanted to …

On Thursday, February 4, 2016 our third and fifth grade students performed on stage at Roosevelt High School. This was a great experience for our Perkins students. It was fun to see our students having gyrating and singing these historical …

Give yourself a hand for all those mittens we have collected. Your generous donations help provide warm mittens for our students.  We will collect them until the end February. What we don’t give away will be donated to …