Des Moines Public Schools is working with Polk County Crime Stoppers, Des Moines Police Department and the Polk County Sheriffs Office on an initiative called Campus Crime Stoppers. The program allows students to anonymously notify law enforcement of potential issues at schools via phone, text or online. Click the headline to learn more.
If a photo is worth a thousands words, than the images below say a lot of good things about our students at Hoover High School. For the fourth year in a row, Hoover students took part in the …
Hoover had the biggest gain in the state on the Iowa AP Index, going from #49 last year to #26 today! In fact, for the first time ever, all five DMPS high schools are on the list, compiled by the University of Iowa to rank how well Iowa high schools provide students with the opportunity to take high-level Advanced Placement courses. Click the headline to learn more.
Next fall Hoover will welcome a Chinese exchange teacher! A grant obtained through the Teachers of Critical Languages Program allows Hoover to begin introducing students to Mandarin Chinese next fall. Students have an opportunity this week in advisory …
Many orchestra and vocal music students participated in State Contest on Saturday at Lincoln. Some great music is happening!! Congratulations to the Hoover Chamber orchestra for receiving a Division I rating. Not only was it a I rating, …
All fifth through ninth grade students and parents are invited to attend a welcome meeting for students who are interested in participating in the DMPS IB Diploma Bound Program. The DMPS IB Diploma Bound Program is an opportunity …
The Hoover Band is hosting a group of ten musicians from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico for ten days, March 25-April 5. These are just a few of the musicians we performed with on our tour to Merida one year …
