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.

Congratulations to the Roosevelt boys’ golf team on earning team runner-up honors at this weekend’s Class 4A State Golf Tournament. Roughrider Aaron Wirt was also the individual runner-up medalist, shooting a two-day total of just two over par. Way to go Riders!

Congratulations to the Roosevelt boys’ golf team on qualifying for the Class 4A State Tournament. Special congrats to Aaron Wirt, who was runner-up for medalist honors, along with teammates Willis Gaer , Cooper Moore, Jack Christensen, Casey Mathews and Niko Bakros. The state tourney is Friday and Saturday at the Tournament Club of Iowa.

To show support for Breast Cancer Awareness, and raise money for the cause, DMPS high school marching bands are going PINK. During the month of October, each band will be wearing pink plumes in their marching band uniform hats. Roosevelt kicks off the effort tonight during their game against Johnston at Drake Stadium. Click the photo to read more.