The first day of school is August 26th. Have you registered yet? School registration is now online through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Parents and guardians can register all of their DMPS children at the same time. Just …

Between May 20-24, Des Moines Public Schools celebrated the Class of 2015 at eight commencement ceremonies, proud to present diplomas to students from all of our high schools. DMPS is pleased to share photographs – 513 photos, to be exact – from all eight of our graduation events, including Hoover High School. Click the photo to see more from some of the most special events of the school year.

Hoover student, Jonathan Le (pictured here with teacher Michael Blair), has been selected to represent the state of Iowa as a delegate to the 2015 Global Youth Institute in Des Moines, October 15 to 17.  He was one of several …

Graduation ceremonies were held on Saturday, May 23rd. Congratulations to the 198 Hoover students that earned their high school diploma! We wish you continued success in all your future endeavors.

On Tuesday, May 5th, eleven young ladies, members of the Sisters for Success group at Hoover, were invited to take part in a “Day on the Hill” at the Iowa State Capitol. House of Representative Ruth Ann Gaines …

For the third year in a row, all five DMPS high schools are listed among the state’s top 50 high schools on the Iowa Advanced Placement Index. And according to the list prepared by the University of Iowa, Hoover is among the top dozen schools in Iowa! Click the headline to read the full story.

Hoover’s Scientific Research classes have been working hard to write up extended essays in preparation for the World Food Prize’s Global Youth Institute in Ames this past Monday. Students have chosen a country on which to focus and …

Hoover’s Scientific Research classes have been working hard to write up extended essays in preparation for the World Food Prize’s Global Youth Institute in Ames next week.  Students have chosen a country on which to focus and created …

DMPS will again offer breakfast and lunch over the summer months to children 18 and younger. The number of sites has grown, and so have the number of meals served. Last summer, DMPS staff fed children 28,722 breakfasts and 79,698 lunches. DMPS has sponsored a summer meal program for more than 30 years. Click on the headline for more information and a list of sites.

  DMPS invites you to join us for the World Language Festival at the Central Campus Commons on Thursday, April 23rd from 4-6 PM. Learn more about the cultural language program, create crafts and celebrate!