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.
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.
The Explore, Plan, and ACT tests measure high school students’ skills and understanding in English, math, reading, and science, and help monitor progress toward career and college readiness. Be sure to mark your calendar for October 22, 2014 for the Explore and Plan test (9th and 10th grade) and April 28, 2015 for the ACT test (11th grade). Click the header for more information.
The 2013-2014 yearbooks are in. Students can pick up their yearbook at any of these times:
Graduated Seniors:
Your books are to be picked up in the bookkeepers office Located in the main office. You can do this at any time.
All Other Students:
You may pick up the book in room 1340 (Mr. Cundiff’s Journalism Room) either before or after school, during 2/6+, during 1st lunch or immediately after 2nd lunch.
A record number of 230 DMPS students earned Advanced Placement Scholar honors from the College Board in 2014, including 10 Roosevelt students recognized as National AP Scholars. In addition, congrats to our ’14 grads Edel Aron and Maxwell Pilcher for being named the State of Iowa AP Scholars. Click the headline to read more about these top scholars.
Six Roosevelt seniors have been chosen as Semi-Finalists in the 60th annual National Merit Scholarship competition, placing them among the top young scholars in the state and nation. Congrats to Carson Cary, Harry Crane, Cora Egherman, Evan Haugh, Matthew Holmes and Rachel Schneider! Over the years nearly 500 National Merit Semi-Finalists have attended DMPS.
On Thursday night, the students, staff and parents of Roosevelt High School gathered for an evening of fun and celebration with our annual Homecoming parade as well as an event for the entire community on the school’s front lawn. Click the photo of Teddy to see more of our Roughriders’ celebration.
On September 14, 1814 Francis Scott Key penned the Star Spangled Banner. On Friday, the band and chorus at Roosevelt High School led the student body in a stirring tribute to the bicentennial of the national anthem. Click the headline to see and read more about the special event put on by the Roughriders.
