Girls on the Run at Hanawalt
Girls on the Run is designed to strengthen 3-5 grade girls’ social, emotional, physical and behavioral skills to successfully navigate life experiences. Their vision and mission states “Girls on the Run envisions a world where all girls can …
Block Party Brings Hanawalt Community Together!
The Hanawalt Block Party is an annual event that brings our school community together every year. It was held at Hanawalt on Friday, September 16th. It was a good chance for the whole community of Hanawalt to come …
Kindergarten Kickoff Offers Families Better Start to School Year
Welcome to Des Moines Public Schools! New this year, incoming kindergarten students will focus on learning schoolwide routines, take part in welcome, culture and community building activities, and undergo some informal assessments before being assigned to a teacher. …
Online Registration for 2022-23 School Year Starts July 11
DMPS Offers Free Meals for All Students in School Year 2022-23
Battle of the Books Champs!
Congratulations to our Hanawalt Hawks Battle of the Books team. They are the district champs for the second year in a row! These students read from a list of 40 books and competed with other district school teams …
Hanawalt’s Right-Before-Summer Book Fair
Come in and stock up on summer reading books! Our year end book fair will be held on Wednesday, June 1st and Thursday, June 2nd. Wednesday is open to students and field day volunteers from 8:00-2:30 and then …
DMPS Annual Art Exhibit
Some students from Hanawalt recently participated in Des Moines Public Schools’ Annual Art Exhibit on Thursday, May 5th at Franklin Jr. High. The reception was held to help celebrate the visual arts for K-12 students in Des Moines. …