| Congratulations to the newest members of our alumni family, the Class of 2024! We are proud of all you have accomplished! Once a Maroon, Always a Maroon!
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Karissa Schweizer '14 will compete in the Olympic Games after placing third in the women’s 5,000-meter final at the U.S. track and field trials in Eugene, Oregon. This will be Schweizer’s second trip to the Olympics. In Tokyo in 2020 she placed 11th in the 5,000 meter and 12th in the 10,000. Schweizer, who trains with the Bowerman Track Club, will run in the first round of the 5,000 on Aug. 2 in Paris.
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Teagan Kavan '23, a pitcher for the University of Texas, led her team to second place finish versus Oklahoma in the Women's College World Series. She was selected to the All-Tournament Team and is the only Texas freshman to throw a complete game shutout in their WCWS debut. Photo: Texas Softball
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| Tim Sheaff '86 was honored at the National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) tournament held in Des Moines June 16-21, 2024. During the awards ceremony, the NSDA honored Sheaff by naming the finals stage after him. In addition to teaching and serving as the director of drama, speech and debate at DCHS, Sheaff spent nearly two decades emceeing the national competition and was a mentor to coaches and competitors from across the state. Sheaff was inducted into both the NSDA Hall of Fame and the Iowa High School Speech Association Hall of Fame in 2019. Read more here.
Kelsey Schweizer '19 recently broke the University of Missouri's school record in the 800m at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she earned Second Team All-American status.
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| EVENTS
AUG 5: Annual DCHS Golf Outing
We invite you to join us at Terrace Hills Golf Course in Altoona for a fun-filled day of golf and fellowship. Proceeds support the Coppola Family Endowment Fund which has provided tuition assistance for DCHS students for over 50 years. Space is limited and this event will fill up quickly! Please email Bonnie Bronson or call 515-222-1095 to reserve your spot. Sign up here to volunteer.
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DOWLING CLUB
Dowling Club boosters have been supporting our student-athletes since 1941! Boosters receive sports passes to home games (excluding tournament play), a one-time 15% Campus Store discount, and invitations to appreciation events. Become a member here.
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| ANNUAL APPEAL
The Annual Appeal impacts every aspect of the DCHS experience and helps ensure our students have the resources they need to be successful. To donate, please visit our website or mail a check to DCHS, 1400 Buffalo Road, West Des Moines, IA 50265.
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PLANNED GIVING
Did you know there are creative ways to support DCHS? Ways in which you, your loved ones and DCHS all benefit? Please visit our website to learn more about the benefits of planned giving.
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| IN MEMORIAM
We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of alumni who have passed away.
Roselea (Hafner) Grassman'45 SJA
Frank Scaglione '54
Frances (Landers) Funk '67 SJA
Lynette (Gillespie) Sharp '67 SJA
Patricia "Patty" Timmons '67 SJA
Jeffrey "Mike" Smith '02
Todd Givant '88
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| ALUMNI NEWS & UPDATES
We would love to hear news and updates (including reunions) about you and your classmates! Please submit online or contact Kathy Kirby Power '80, alumni manager, at 515.222.1090 or kkirbypower@dowlingcatholic.org.
Update contact information here.
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| REUNIONS
Class of 1964
Sept 20 - 21
Friday - Wellman’s Jordan Creek
Saturday (am) - SJA alumnae coffee & pastries at DCHS, (pm) Waveland. Contact: Jerry Getman
Class of 1979
August 9- 10, 2024
Friday 6 - 10pm Exile Brewing
Contact: Jim Kaas | RSVP here
Class of 2004
Sept 27 - 29, 2004
Friday am - Golf at Sugar Creek Friday pm - Tailgate at DCHS & Homecoming game
Saturday - Salt (6 pm)
Sunday - DCHS tour (10 am) & Mass (11 am) Contact: Katie Halsch
Class of 2004 Facebook
Band & Color Guard Reunion
September 25-26, 2024
All former DCHS band and color guard members are invited to join the 2024 Alumni Band! The band will perform at the DCHS Homecoming Football Game on Friday, September 27 at Valley Stadium. Click here to RSVP and for more details.
2014 Football 10-Year Championship Reunion
Friday, October 4, 2024
DCHS vs. Ankeny Centennial
Valley Stadium at 7 pm
Athletes, coaches and cheerleaders are invited. Recognition at halftime and a social gathering after at Gilroy’s. Please RSVP here.
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