Today, the NCAA published their Top Ten for 2013 List.  Alumni Lindsay Lettow ('08) is officially on the list!  Lindsay is in good company; Robert Griffin III (RG3) is also on this year's list.  Past recipients include Tim Tebow, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Steve Young and John Elway! To God be all praise and honor and glory! Congratulations to Lindsay, Peggy, and Kurt Lettow for this amazingly prestigious award!       

See coverage of Knowledge Bowl and State Cheer Champions in the  Urbandale Patch and Iowa Living Magazine.    

Hy-Vee Scholarship - see Hy Vee's website for more information (or the poster outside the Guidance Office).  The deadline for this seniors-only scholarship is February 10, 2013.      

The TAP (Tuition Assistance Program) has been renamed DMC$ DOLLAR$!  Our new name is intended to communicate to all families that anyone and everyone can reduce tuition expense at DMCS through this program. DMC$ DOLLAR$ is not a needs-based program.  Almost 200 DMCS families are currently participating in DMC$ DOLLAR$, and weekly gift card sales will reach their peak in the months of November and December, as families use this program not only for gas and groceries, but also for Christmas shopping. If you want to know how you can earn hundreds or thousands of dollars a year, please visit the DMCS website and click on the DMC$ DOLLAR$ tab, or contact Michelle Bailey. We want to help you set up your account to earn tuition credits or to make payments to your lunch account.  

From the desk of Mrs. Augustine: We received a very amazing opportunity today. The DMCS Concert Choir will be backing Kenny Rogers up in his "Kenny Rogers Hits and Christmas Show" at the end of this month! It's really a God thing, the way it all played out. Kenny Roger's production manager called this morning and left a message. When I called her back, she said that she google-searched "The best choirs in Des Moines, Iowa" and we showed up on the list of results. The crazy part is that she visited our website, went to the DMCS Facebook page, and saw the video of Victory singing the National Anthem from Elementary Chapel YESTERDAY, and called immediately. Props to Lisa Fitzgerald for being an AMAZING Marketing Manager! If you would like to see them perform at the Civic Center, please click here. We don't get discounted tickets, but if it's something you would want to purchase for a date night, go for it! Please keep the choir and myself in your prayers as we have 8-9 days to learn 5 songs!    

Musical season is almost here!  Mrs. Skinner and Mrs. Augustine will be announcing this year's production NEXT WEEK.  Performances are scheduled for April 11-13, 2013.  If you are a junior high or high school student, and even remotely interested in auditioning or working on a crew, plan to come to the pre-audition meeting on Monday, November 19th from 3:45-4:15 p.m. in the Secondary Choir Room.  Mrs. Skinner and Mrs. Augustine will hand out the audition packets and tell how to prepare for auditions or sign up to work on a crew.    

If you are interested in theatre but not comfortable onstage, you should sign up for a crew!  We are looking for crew heads and workers in the following categories:  choreography, house set-up, costumes, hair/make-up, props, set construction, set painting, lights, and spot lights. Actors can also serve as crew heads and will be required to work on crews.  We are also looking for one High School Assistant Stage Manager, one Junior High Stage Manager, and one Student Music Director - perfect positions for the students who want to be heavily involved as servant-leaders!   Come to the pre-audition meeting for details! For those interested in being onstage, auditions are December 3-4 in the Secondary Choir Room, and call-backs are on December 6.  Clear your calendar now! This year's show is going to be a TON of fun, and we can't wait to get started.  Prepare for the awesomeness!

Junior diver Emily Moore placed 7^th in the State Swimming and Diving Championships on November 2. Emily dives for Johnston High School. Congratulations, Emily!

The DMC Competition Cheerleading Squad placed 1^st in Class 2A at the State Competition on Saturday, November 3rd. Congratulations on all your hard work to freshmen Lauren Dexter, Holly Peterson, and Courtney Thiner; sophomores Tori Hildreth, Abby Manderfield, Lauren Rowley, Addy Sammons, and Lauren Skinner; juniors Mady Crook, Elaina Elam, and Sara Juhl; senior Kylee Thiner; and coaches Molly Eklund and Kimberly Kolling! Bravo, ladies, on adding state champion hardware to the trophy case!