Des Moines public Schools is currently phasing in a standards referenced grading system based on what students know and are able to do in relationship to a course standard.  This system uses a 4 point scale.  Each level …

Lincoln High School will host College Night 2014: to Graduation and Beyond on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Lincoln Main campus.  Over forty colleges and universities –  as well as military …

Conferences are on Thursday, October 23rd from 3:45 PM to 8:00 PM. Conferences will be held in the Roundhouse at Lincoln Main and in individual student classrooms at Lincoln Rails.

Did you miss the first school picture day? Picture Make Up Day will be on Monday, October 6th from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM for Lincoln Main and on Tuesday, October 7th from 7:15 AM – 11:30 AM.

You can now find out what’s for breakfast and lunch at every school on every day of the year. You can even find out nutritional information. Just visit the Dining section on the new DMPS Mobile App. If you don’t yet have the app, click the header to download it for Apple or Android and learn more about its many features.

A record number of 230 DMPS students earned Advanced Placement Scholar honors from the College Board in 2014, including 3 Lincoln 2014 grads – Avery Dempsey, Paige Harper and Nicholas Parker – earning the prestigious National AP Scholar award. Click the headline to read more about these top scholars.

A new issue of the Railsplitter is now available online. Click here to read it.

Lincoln High School and the Lincoln RAILS Academy, along with other Des Moines Public Schools, will be issuing the Explore Test to 9th grade students and the Plan Test to 10th grade student on October 22nd. Due to …

Dan’s Portrait Studio will be taking school pictures at Lincoln Main on Tuesday, September 16th and Wednesday, September 17th and at Lincoln RAILS on Thursday, September 18th. All students must have their pictures taken as these photos will …

The PSAT test will be given at Lincoln High School on Wednesday October 15.  Any 11th grade student may sign up to take the test, and must be signed up no later than Monday, October 13.  The testing …