Celebrating Women in Athletics and the 50th Anniversary of Title IX
05/24/2023
AD's looking for a Position? Des Moines Roosevelt is seeking an experienced athletic administrator to lead this successful & historic high school in Des Moines, IA. Check out this job from Des Moines Public Schools linkedin.com/jobs/view/360...
05/24/2023
AD's looking for a Position? Des Moines Roosevelt is seeking an experienced athletic administrator to lead this successful & historic high school in Des Moines, IA. Check out this job from Des Moines Public Schools linkedin.com/jobs/view/3608… Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) IHSAA
05/12/2023
Gold looks good our North Women’s Soccer Coach Lisa Griefe. Briana Scurry Title IX Event
05/12/2023
What an amazing morning with , women's soccer Olympia celebrating Title IX!
05/02/2023
Senior Night for these Amazing Ladies! Come out and celebrate and support Title IX Night!
05/02/2023
Title IX Spring Sports Night at Roosevelt tonight vs Ames, during the girl's soccer game starting at 6 pm. Come out and support our spring sports and remember to donate to the Title IX Scholarship.
04/28/2023
Please remember to donate to our Female Athletic Scholarship. 1 Scholarship to each school. Go Scarlet Girls Soccer!
04/28/2023
Title IX Girls Soccer match at East, what a great night for our girls! Go Scarlets!!
04/28/2023
one of our own.
“To earn this distinction, Heather Semelmacher has demonstrated exemplary knowledge, contributions and on-going professional development in the field of interscholastic athletic administration,” the NIAAA said in a news release.
Semelmacher is in her third year working in Des Moines, but printing her resume would require reloading the copier. Athletics was her career choice in college, and her life since has been filled with achievements, honors, and degrees in sports and athletics leadership. Her focus has been women’s athletics, and she feels it’s fitting that she’s receiving this distinction as the 50th anniversary of Title IX is celebrated.
“I’m genuinely excited, especially since I’m receiving this award because of my passion for Title IX and the work we are doing here at DMPS through the lens of Title IX,” she said.
She said girls interested in following a similar career path will find few women, but powerful support from those female athletes who are in the field of athletics.
“If you are passionate about athletics and are driven, this is a unique, demanding, rewarding career,” she said. “The difference you can make for students, and they make for you, is amazing. For young women that want to get into this profession, you might be the only one in the room, but breaking down the barriers will only make you stronger, and other women in this profession will want to support you and grow! Reach out!”
Her second piece of advice is to surround yourself with people who are equally as passionate about athletics.
“You are as only as strong as the team you work with,” she said. “I give great thanks to the Activities Directors I work with here at DMPS and to all the ones I have worked with in the past. They have made me better at this profession.”
Team leader, Jason Allen, DMPS Director of District Activities and Community Education, said he was proud but not surprised by yet another Semelmacher accomplishment.
“Heather is extremely ambitious and passionate about this profession,” said Allen. “She is dedicated to the work and strives every day to provide quality service to our schools.”
04/06/2023
So proud of you Kayte! 1st signing in the program's history!
04/28/2023