DMPS Seniors Honored for Success in Extracurricular Activities

Click the photo to see more images from the 2nd annual DMPS Activities Award Banquet.

The 2nd Annual DMPS Activities Award Banquet was held on Sunday at Forte in downtown Des Moines. Mike Zelenovich, the district’s Director of Activities/Athletics was the Master of Ceremonies and the guest speaker was Clarence Hudson, Executive Director of the Iowa Sports Commission.

The event’s community sponsors were: Baratta’s Restaurant, Waste Management,  A+ Lawn & Landscape, Polk County Supervisors, UnityPoint Health Des Moines, Iowa Cubs Sports Turf ,Kent Balduchi Law Office, Baker Group, Copy Systems Inc. , Bob’s Custom Trophies, PEC Photography and PC Print Center.

Congratulations to the following senior honorees:

PERFORMING ARTS AWARD

• EAST: Houa Vang and Miles Menninga
• HOOVER: Madi Jones and Zachary Dickhoff
• LINCOLN: Allison & Jessica Richter and Kevin Johnson
• NORTH: Jessica Jensen and Tyler Lowe
• ROOSEVELT: Kirsten Benson and Austin Dunlap

IRON MAN / WOMAN AWARD

• EAST: Meredith Layman and Taylor Mitchell
• HOOVER: Natalie Clark and Matthew Pearson
• LINCOLN: Ashley Methfessel and Dakota Sanchez
• NORTH: Richelle Jimerson and Bobby Dalton
• ROOSEVELT: Taylor Wells and Sawyer Kochel

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD

• EAST: Hannah Bailey and Xavier James
• HOOVER: Savana Robinson and Gatlat Toang
• LINCOLN: Brittany Smith and Matthew Friend
• NORTH: Katharine Ross and Danny Nguyen
• ROOSEVELT: Alexa Hunt and Max Ward

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD

• EAST: Ashley DeHaan and Joseph Bahnsen
• HOOVER: Erin Dungan and Christopher DeJoode
• LINCOLN: Emily Cox and Austin Little
• NORTH: Megan Sims and Alex Lopez
• ROOSEVELT: Erika Dorff and Olin Carty

CITIZENSHIP AWARD

• EAST: Tara Edvenson and Devin O’Connor
• HOOVER: Madelyn Plain and Tyler Gilbreath
• LINCOLN: Autum Song and Aaron Havens
• NORTH: Amy Theuambounmy and Christopher Cortez
• ROOSEVELT: Sierra Singleton and Tate Larsen