Science News magazine has named Feng Zhang, a 2000 graduate of Roosevelt High School who also attended Central Academy, as one of the world’s top 10 up and coming scientists. Zhang, who attended Harvard and Stanford and currently holds appointments at MIT and Harvard, was selected by a panel of 30 Nobel Prize winners for his groundbreaking research on brain ailments. Click the headline to read the Science News story.
Ten Riders are among the 14 high school seniors chosen as Semifinalists in the 61st annual National Merit Scholarship competition, placing them among the top young scholars in the state and nation. The DMPS students were selected based on their strong performance on the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) test taken last year. Click the image for more about this year’s honorees.
The Roosevelt Roughriders play our homecoming football Friday night, but the celebration heated up – literally – Thursday night with an open house, neighborhood parade and bonfire. Click the photo to enjoy more images from the event on the DMPS Flickr page.
Plans are in the works for a trip to Washington, DC as well as historic Philadelphia during the 2016 spring break for DMPS 8th grade and high school students. For interested parents and students, please click the photo to learn more about this fun and educational opportunity including information on costs, application forms, schedules and more.
Help celebrate TRHS Homecoming week! Click on the story for more information!
The DMPS is working with RevTrak, a national credit card payment processo0r, will provide you a secure site for making online payments. These fees include textbook fees, planners, course fees, and other school specific fees. The webs store also allows you to connect to existing departments that currently offer online payments including payments for schools meals and community education courses.
If you would like to change your schedule please email your grade level counselor.
Des Moines Public School Families, DMPS will have ELL assisted registration for 2015-2016 School year on Tuesday, July 21nd and Thursday, July 23rd from 4-8p.m. The registration will be held at Meredith Middle School 4827 Madison Ave. Childcare …
Click on Apply for Lunch to get instructions and complete an online application.
Free & Reduced Lunch and Fee Waivers must be submitted each year. Fee waivers apply to the current year fees only, application must be completed before the end of the school year.
Questions on fee waivers? Contact the Roosevelt bookkeeper at 515-242-7323.
Des Moines Public Schools is rolling out an exciting, new online registration process! It will be available starting July 1 through August 12. Computer make you nervous? Don’t stress! DMPS has created a video to walk families through this new, convenient process on the District website!
