Beginning in August, all schools at DMPS will have new hours. The new hours at our school will be 7:30 AM to 2:25 PM. The change is being made to better serve the educational needs of students, based on research into the sleep patterns of children and teenagers. Click the headline for more information.

Thanks to Athene, students at Studebaker, Cattell, McKinley and Howe will stay a bit warmer this winter with new boots and coats. At Studebaker, an assembly line of Athene volunteers helped to fit more than 500 students into new coats and boots on October 26. This is the 24th year that Athene has donated winter items to DMPS students. Click on the headline to read more.

No more pulling crumpled paper flyers from your student’s backpack! Opportunities in the community will now be available online, instead of jumbled up with homework and artwork. Read about child-friendly community events and opportunities, or post a flyer of your own. Click on the headline to read more about Virtual Backpack.