On Nov. 4, Des Moines residents will vote on a $265 million bond aimed at providing improvements in infrastructure and educational outcomes for DMPS schools. The bond will need a 60 percent supermajority to pass. New classrooms, improved technology, expanded STEM and STEAM opportunities and the potential for 10-11 buildings to close; these are just a few things at stake.  According to an Instagram...

Jasmine Antonio Martinez is a friend, cousin, sister, daughter, niece, student at East High School. She is such a helper. She has always been someone you can count on and trust, she has a great and positive mindset and will always try to help you no matter what. She’s a great person to be connected with. Martinez has also impacted many lives, by how great of a person she is, the way she cares for...

Under the Friday night lights, the energy from the game doesn’t just come from the players on the field-it comes from the stands, where the leaders of the student section set the tone. To the rallying chants organizing themes, they’re the heartbeat of school spirit, making sure every cheer echo across the field and every play feels bigger than the scoreboard. Meet your 2026 Tribe members. Laila...

If you’ve ever struggled with keeping up in school, you’re not alone. If you started off on the wrong route during your first few years of high school, you are also not alone. At the start of my junior year, I realized I had to get my life together. I regret not realizing it sooner. I went from being a lost teenage girl who didn’t know what she was capable of, to a working young adult who now...

JROTC also known as Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps is a program at Central Campus, with a main purpose of bringing students in and making them better people. When joining this program, you will see cadets (students in the program) stepping up and taking the leadership without having to be told. In JROTC they value promotions, all the hard work you put in gets acknowledged and you get more leadership,...