Welcome to Des Moines Public Schools! New this year, incoming kindergarten students will focus on learning schoolwide routines, take part in welcome, culture and community building activities, and undergo some informal assessments before being assigned to a teacher. …

A male addax calf was born on April 5 to ‘Adeline.’  The addax was named ‘Perkins’ in honor of the students from Perkins Elementary that witnessed the birth of the calf while on a trip to the Zoo.  …