Ah, autumn! The glorious, sweater-weather time of year when spectacular rashes of foliage break out and musicals burst from the grand, historic auditorium at Roosevelt High School. You can always count on first-rate, splashy productions at Roosevelt during the first weekend in November, courtesy of Lori Glawe (rhymes with rave) and the Roughrider drama department. … Read more »

When she was 10, Talia Leman motivated other kids to trick-or-treat for Hurricane Katrina donations. Now the Roosevelt and Central Academy senior has her own nonprofit, RandomKid. In fact, her organization has now raised more than $10 million to support efforts ranging from disaster relief to clean water projects to building new schools. On Friday, … Read more »

Orchestra students got an up close glimpse of classical greatness with a contemporary flair Friday when pianist Christopher O’Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz dropped in for a workshop in the auditorium at East High School. The acclaimed duo was in town for a concert at Drake University’s Sheslow Auditorium that night and the sponsoring Civic … Read more »

Among all of the interscholastic sports, wrestling may make the best metaphor for life. After all, we all wrestle with someone or something at one time or another. But few of us make it through every encounter undefeated. That’s what makes Roosevelt senior John Meeks’ high school career so remarkable. If you ran a highlight reel showing one of … Read more »