NHS Rotary Scholarship winner
Congratulations to Senior Esperanza Vargas Macias for being awarded the $8,000 scholarship from The Rotary Club of Des Moines Foundation. The event was held at the Wakonda Club.
North’s Last Pep assembly of the year
North’s last pep assembly was Friday. We honored seniors involved in spring sports, revealed who was on prom court, students sang a Kelly Clarkson’s song to Principal Vukovich in honor of Principal Appreciation Day and pieing teachers in …
Free School and Sport Physicals
On Wednesday, May 13th at Downtown Iowa Ortho & Physiotherapy Associates from 5:30-8:30pm free school and sports physicals will be happening. They are free for all middle and high school athletes. Register by May 1st to Allison at …
NHS Academic Decathlon wins high score
As you may have heard, North’s Academic Decathlon team was the highest scoring “medium” sized school in Iowa and has received the honor of competing in the Online National Competition!! This was North’s third appearance to Online Nationals …
ACT Testing for 11th grade
ACT Testing: The ACT test is for juniors only and they will be administered on Tuesday, April 28th. We will not have bells that day, 11th grade students should still arrive before 7:40. 9th, 10th and 12th grade …
North High School Prom
NHS Prom 2015 will be held at the Social club located in downtown Des Moines from 8pm-11pm. The after prom will be held at North High school from 12am (midnight)-5am,there will be great food, fun games, movies and …
NHS Orchestra at IHSMA Festival
NHS orchestra students performed and competed in the IHSMA Solo and Small Ensemble Festival at Lincoln High School in a combination of solos, duets, quartets, and Chamber Orchestra. Tina Ho, Jenna Jensen, Shelby Sonderleiter, Angelica Reyes, Stephanie Ramos, …
DMPS Offers Free Summer Meal Program
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.
Cadets Gather for JROTC Drill Meet at North
Student-cadets from across Iowa and as far away as Topeka gathered at North High School this weekend for their annual JROTC Drill Meet. While soccer, tennis and track might be the spring high school sports, for these student …
NHS Gospel Choir Performs
The North Soul Gospel Choir from Des Moines North High School sings at the 54th annual Iowa prayer breakfast held at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday April 2, 2015 with over …