Last week 4th and 5th graders showed off their talents to both the school and the community.  There were a lot of talents shown.  Those talents included: singing, dancing, playing an instrument while singing, piano, and miming.  The …

The Perkins Singers gave an exciting performance this week to the students and staff here at Perkins.  The songs were fabulously performed and even included some beat-boxing! Nice job Perkins Singers.

A former Perkins student raises money for her elementary school. Lily, a Perkins Alumnus, decided she wanted to do something special. She raised $32.00 at a “spin art booth” that will be donated to help fund a new …

At DMPS, we work to ensure that students are receiving a great education in schools that are not only first-rate learning environments, but are also safe and secure. Over the years DMPS has taken many steps to better ensure the safety and well being of our students, staff, parents and visitors. This spring and summer, DMPS will begin implementing an Electronic Visitor Check-In system for parents and visitors. Click on the headline to read more.

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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 …