Another day, another Des Moines Public Schools student signs a National Letter of Intent! Congratulations to Roosevelt High School senior and 2014 state cross country champion Megan Schott on signing to run for Iowa State University.
The Central Iowa Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) announced the 2014 Philanthropy Day award winners last summer. The annual awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the quality of life in central Iowa. A select number of Roosevelt Students created artwork for each award recipient.
Congratulations to Roosevelt High School’s Meredith Burkhall on signing to play Women’s Basketball at ISU and Roosevelt’s Aaron Wirt for signing to play Men’s Golf at the University of Iowa. They had a well-attended signing ceremony at the school today. …
Roosevelt’s Megan Schott won the Class 4A Girls’ State Cross Country Championship this morning in Ft. Dodge! Megan is the second Rider and third DMPS student to win a girls’ XC state title
Good luck to the Roosevelt girls cross country team as they compete for a team title at the 2014 Iowa High School Cross Country Championship. The Riders are led by senior Megan Schott. On the boys’ side, two …
The Lady Tankers won the Central Iowa Metro League (CIML)Metro Championship Meet for the 14th year in a row. The sixty-nine member Roosevelt team won both the varsity and junior varsity portions of the meet. The team won all six relays. Sophomore Natalie Galluzzo took home four gold medals. She was on two relays that finished first and she won her two individual races: 200 Individual Medley and 100 Yard Breast.
At the beginning of last night’s School Board meeting, Team Cloud 9 – the new robotics team here at Roosevelt High School – talked about their work and presented their latest creation. A student-led initiative with support from our physics teacher, it’s one more example of the STEM opportunities at DMPS. Click the photo to read and see more.
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, November 13 from 4:00 – 7:45 p.m. in the cafeteria and library. Please plan to attend!
Nosa Ali is from Sudan. Brenda Vasquez’s family emigrated from El Salvador. While their origins are different, their paths have brought them to Roosevelt High School. On Wednesday, they will serve as panelists on the National Journal’s “The Next America: Population 2043” town hall meeting. Click the photo to meet Nosa and Brenda, and learn more about the event.
Roosevelt Senior Lucia Ruppert was granted a top scholarships in the state wide Herbert Hoover Uncommon Student awards. Ruppert wrote – “The Adventures of Lucy & Lulu” a children’s book that she wrote, illustrated and self-published.
