Des Moines students celebrate end of school year with ice cream outing
BEING CARED FOR BY THE DRIVERS NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR. STUDENTS AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN DES MOINES ARE CELEBRATING THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND THEY’RE DOING IT IN A PRETTY SWEET WAY. FROM SNOOKI’S. WE’RE ALL SCREAMING FOR ICE CREAM STUDENTS AND THE PRINCIPAL TOOK A WALK DOWN TO SMOKEY’S ON BEAVER AVENUE NEAR FRANKLIN PERKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. PRINCIPAL MICHAEL DEREK WALKED WITH THE STUDENTS. HE TELLS US THIS HAS BEEN AN ANNUAL TRADITION FOR ABOUT A DECADE NOW. WE COME TO SMOKEY’S EVERY YEAR. IT’S AN ANNUAL EVENT AND JUST A WAY TO KIND OF SAY THANK YOU TO THE KIDS AND THE COMMUNITY FOR OUR HARD YEARS WORTH OF WORK, AND WITH ALL THEIR ACADEMICS AND GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF THE SUMMER, IT’S THE BEST WAY TO KICK OFF THE SUMMER, OF COURSE, WITH ICE CREAM, IF YOU WANT TO GET OUT AND ENJOY SOM
Des Moines students celebrate end of school year with ice cream outing
Updated: 2:13 PM CDT May 29, 2026
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Students at Perkins Elementary School in Des Moines marked the end of the school year with a walk to Snookies Malt Shop. Perkins Elementary Principal Michael Derrick joined the students on the walk and said the outing has been an annual tradition for 10 years. “It’s just a way to kind of say thank you to the kids and the community for a hard year’s worth of work with their academics and a great way to kick off the summer,” Derrick said.
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Students at Perkins Elementary School in Des Moines marked the end of the school year with a walk to Snookies Malt Shop.
Perkins Elementary Principal Michael Derrick joined the students on the walk and said the outing has been an annual tradition for 10 years.
“It’s just a way to kind of say thank you to the kids and the community for a hard year’s worth of work with their academics and a great way to kick off the summer,” Derrick said.
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