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TRHS Foundation
Aug 1, 20221 min read
Chris Diebel Chosen to Lead TRHS Foundation
We are excited to announce the TRHS Foundation's new Executive Director, Chris Diebel. Chris is a Roosevelt alum and has most recently...
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TRHS Foundation
Jul 13, 20221 min read
WE DID IT!
The Roosevelt for Generations Capital Campaign raised $3.32 million! We have exceeded our fundraising goal and we couldn't have done it...
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TRHS Foundation
Jun 15, 20221 min read
Track and Field Work Continues In Preparation for Fall
Construction for our new track and artificial turf practice field continues to make great progress and is on schedule. Subgrade work is...
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TRHS Foundation
Jun 15, 20221 min read
TRHS Foundation Helps Fund Trip to Carnegie Hall
OLD JOKE: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice! NEW REALITY: That is exactly how the Roosevelt High School choir is getting there,...
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TRHS Foundation
May 12, 20221 min read
2022 Scholarship Winners Announced
NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS Kevin Biggs Scholarship Eddie Morelock-Hopson Joici Suan Par Galen...
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TRHS Foundation
May 11, 20222 min read
TRHS Foundation Inducts Alum Ryan Ford to the Hall of Fame
We are excited to announce this year's Hall of Fame Inductee, Ryan Ford. We honored Ryan on Wednesday, May 18th during Roosevelt Awards...
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TRHS Foundation
Apr 13, 20222 min read
Every gift, big or small, will make a meaningful impact
The Theodore Roosevelt High School Foundation announced a $3.2 million campaign, Roosevelt for Generations, at the Rider Pride basketball...
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TRHS Foundation
Apr 1, 20221 min read
Roosevelt Alum, McDaniel, to perform in NYC.
Prudence McDaniel (class of 1980), and her group, the Marian Anderson String Quartet (MASQ), will be performing a concert in New York...
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TRHS Foundation
Mar 7, 20222 min read
TRHS Mock Trial to State
Forty TRHS students on 4 teams competed in the Des Moines Regional High School Mock Trial Tournament on March 3, 2022. The teams finished...
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TRHS Foundation
Feb 16, 20222 min read
Des Moines student turns Hy-Vee grocery bags into haute couture
A Des Moines high school student transformed used plastic grocery bags into a look fit for the runway — or a stroll through the Hy-Vee...
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TRHS Foundation
Jan 24, 20222 min read
Lauren Burgeson Named President of Iowa State Bank
The Iowa State Bank Board of Directors had the distinct honor of installing Lauren Burgeson as the President of Iowa State Bank at their...
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TRHS Foundation
Jan 12, 20222 min read
Seven Games: A Human History
A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why and how we play them. Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go....
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TRHS Foundation
Jan 12, 20223 min read
DON'T LOOK UP
...the Iowa angle Julie Gammack Jan 1, 2022 Staci Roberts Steele is seated next to Leo DiCaprio in the film, ‘Don’t Look Up’ on Netflix....
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TRHS Foundation
Nov 11, 20212 min read
Des Moines Public Schools will be governed by an all-female board
Samantha Hernandez - Des Moines Register Jackie Norris — a newcomer to school board politics who broke fundraising records in the Des...
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TRHS Foundation
Sep 16, 20212 min read
The End of An Era
The End of An Era By Colin Murphy and staff 411,130,063 seconds. 6,852,167 minutes. 4,758 days. That’s how long it had been since...
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TRHS Foundation
Aug 11, 20212 min read
Shreeya the Changemaker
Each year the TRHS Foundation provides scholarships for four students to participate in the Business Horizons program, which is a program...
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TRHS Foundation
May 13, 20211 min read
2021 Scholarship Winners Announced
Each year, the Foundation provides 30+ scholarships worth more than $35,000 for graduating Roosevelt seniors! Donations to the Rider...
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TRHS Foundation
Apr 14, 20212 min read
Spirit Week at Roosevelt
The Riders are back in action! After months of COVID-regulated events, the Roosevelt community is ready to celebrate spring and is...
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TRHS Foundation
Mar 10, 20212 min read
New Scholarship Opportunity from the Siddiky Family
Each year, the Foundation awards over $30,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors and we are so excited to be able to offer two more...
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TRHS Foundation
Mar 10, 20211 min read
THRS Mock Trial Brings Home Trophies
Forty Roosevelt High School students from all grade levels participated virtually in the Iowa High School Mock Trial Preliminary...
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