DMPS will again offer breakfast and lunch over the summer months to children 18 and younger. The number of sites has grown, and so have the number of meals served. Last summer, DMPS staff fed children 28,722 breakfasts and 79,698 lunches. DMPS has sponsored a summer meal program for more than 30 years. Click on the headline for more information and a list of sites.

Wednesday, May 13th 2015 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Downtown Iowa Ortho & Physiotherapy Associates 450 Laurel St. Des Moines. Free to all middle and high school athletes. Information can be found under the Athletics tab.

Des Moines Public Schools has a long history and tradition of students competing at the highest levels in a variety of sports. DMPS is expanding opportunities for more and more students to participate in a wide range of activities, including athletics. To support that effort, we are also expanding our summer sports camp offerings. More information can be found under the athletics tab.

Roosevelt Student Council will be selling dessert dirt cups in honor of Earth Day this April. Student Council students will be stationed in the Commons and Front Hall after school on Monday, April 20, Tuesday, April 21, and Wednesday, April 22. Dessert cups cost $1, but students will also be able to donate additional funds. All proceeds go to updating the outdoor commons and courtyard.

The Class of 2014 graduation rate set a new high mark for Des Moines Public Schools as every high school saw an increase. At Roosevelt, our graduation rate increased to 93.68%. The overall graduation rate at DMPS has gone up 9 percent over the past six year. For more details, please click on the photo.

TRHS COURSE REGISTRATION FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR! Portal will be open from April 6 (7 am) -April 20th (7 am). All students MUST utilize this for course requests for the 2015-2016 school year.

Please note if you student attends Central Academy and has made his/her request already, they do NOT need to complete online course registration. Incoming 9th graders do not need to complete online course registration.

Roosevelt English teacher Emily Bollinger, whose class is reading the memoir of a boy soldier, brought the lesson to life on Thursday when she hosted Mohamed Sidibay, a former child fighter from Sierra Leone. He spoke of his experiences being forced to become a soldier in his nation’s civil war at age 5. Click the image to read more about his remarks.

Local 5 and Bankers Trust are excited to congratulate Roosevelt High School teacher Emily Bollinger as this month’s One Classroom at a Time grant winner.

Starting this week, middle and high school students will be asked to review one new menu item each month. It’s a new program the Central Nutrition Center hopes will engage students in a discussion about nutrition and taste. To see photos of February’s featured item and learn how to give your feedback, click on the image.

Last Friday the clock was turned back fifty years at Roosevelt High School. A pep assembly in the school auditorium and a halftime ceremony in the gym were staged to honor the boys’ basketball team that won a state championship for the Roughriders in 1965. Click the photo to read and see more of this very special event.