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'''Roosevelt High School''' (RHS) is a [[public school]] in the [[Seattle Public Schools]] district of [[Seattle, Washington]], [[USA]]. Founded in the [[1920s]], Roosevelt continues to be one of the largest schools in the [[Seattle metropolitan area|greater Seattle area]]. The school offers a wide variety of academic courses as well as [[extracurricular]] activities. In a yearlong series of reports on RHS, [[NPR]] described it as "an above-average school in a below-average school district."<ref>[http://www.npr.org/news/specials/roosevelt/ NPR : One Year in the Life at Roosevelt High School, A Special Report<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The school is named after [[Theodore Roosevelt]]; the school's team, the [[Rough Riders]], is named after Roosevelt's famous military regiment. It subsequently gave its name to the [[Roosevelt, Seattle, Washington|Roosevelt]] neighborhood and nearby Roosevelt Way N.E.<ref>http://rooseveltneighborhoodseattle.org/roughriders.aspx</ref> The school was remodeled from 2004 to 2006, during which classes were held in Lincoln High School. The building was [[seismic]]ally [[retrofit]]ted and [[modernized]], and many of the school's original [[architecture|architectural]] elements were preserved. |
'''Roosevelt High School''' (RHS) is a [[public school]] in the [[Seattle Public Schools]] district of [[Seattle, Washington]], [[USA]]. Founded in the [[1920s]], Roosevelt continues to be one of the largest schools in the [[Seattle metropolitan area|greater Seattle area]]. The school offers a wide variety of academic courses as well as [[extracurricular]] activities. In a yearlong series of reports on RHS, [[NPR]] described it as "an above-average school in a below-average school district."<ref>[http://www.npr.org/news/specials/roosevelt/ NPR : One Year in the Life at Roosevelt High School, A Special Report<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The school is named after [[Theodore Roosevelt]]; the school's team, the [[Rough Riders]], is named after Roosevelt's famous military regiment. It subsequently gave its name to the [[Roosevelt, Seattle, Washington|Roosevelt]] neighborhood and nearby Roosevelt Way N.E.<ref>http://rooseveltneighborhoodseattle.org/roughriders.aspx</ref> The school was remodeled from 2004 to 2006, during which classes were held in Lincoln High School. The building was [[seismic]]ally [[retrofit]]ted and [[modernized]], and many of the school's original [[architecture|architectural]] elements were preserved. |
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1410 NE 66th Street Seattle, WA 98115 | |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | What I am to be I am now becoming |
| Established | 1922 |
| Principal | Brian Vance |
| Faculty | 91 |
| Enrollment | 1780[citation needed] |
| Mascot | Rough Riders |
| Information | (206) 252-4810 |
Colors | Green & Gold |
| Website | http://rhs.seattleschools.org/ |
Roosevelt High School (RHS) is a public school in the Seattle Public Schools district of Seattle, Washington, USA. Founded in the 1920s, Roosevelt continues to be one of the largest schools in the greater Seattle area. The school offers a wide variety of academic courses as well as extracurricular activities. In a yearlong series of reports on RHS, NPR described it as "an above-average school in a below-average school district."[1] The school is named after Theodore Roosevelt; the school's team, the Rough Riders, is named after Roosevelt's famous military regiment. It subsequently gave its name to the Roosevelt neighborhood and nearby Roosevelt Way N.E.[2] The school was remodeled from 2004 to 2006, during which classes were held in Lincoln High School. The building was seismically retrofitted and modernized, and many of the school's original architectural elements were preserved.
Programs, groups, and clubs
Roosevelt High School has the only full-time drama program in the Seattle School District[citation needed]. Eight periods of drama are offered per day including directing, acting, technical theater, production, design, and a complete musical theater program. There are four private voice teachers, a vocal director, and a choreographer for the annual musical.
In the Hands for a Bridge program, members choose to travel to either South Africa or Northern Ireland, where they help foster dialogue about diversity, prejudice, and social change. This group was created in 2001 by teachers Tom Nolet, Francene Watson, and Danny Rock with assistance from the University of Washington's Comparative History of Ideas program and the Jackson School of International Studies. Each student accepted to this program is enrolled in the HFB class, where an intensive semester-long study of literature, history, and the arts focuses on cultures in conflict[3]. The Northern Ireland travelers visit Oakgrove Integrated College in Derry/Londonderry which is lead by Paul Elwood, while the South African travelers visit Isilimela Comprehensive School and Bellville High School (Hoërskool Bellville) in Cape Town[4].
. In 2006, students and their teachers designed a robot to fly in a weightless environment. When a sensor on the spherical robot perceives a beam of infrared light, it stops its rotation and, with the force caused by a set of motors spinning heavy flywheels, rotates the "front" to face the source of light.[1]
Roosevelt High School was home of the first successful program in Seattle oriented around students with Asperger's syndrome, a form of high functioning autism. The program was headed by Ed Brannan, organizer of Edmonds Autism Connection. [2]
Music
Marching band
The marching band performs halftime shows at all home football games, and at home basketball games. Known as "The Pride of Seattle," this group of students also travels to and performs in multiple parades in the Northwest each year [5].
Orchestras
The Roosevelt Orchestra program, conducted by Anna Edwards, includes the Concert Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra, and the Chamber Orchestra. The orchestras perform annually at various concerts and competitions, including the annual competition in Gresham, Oregon.[6] The group recently placed second in the 2007 festival, with first place going to crosstown rivals Garfield in a close decision.
Jazz band
The Roosevelt Jazz Band, conducted by Scott Brown, performs and competes all over the nation and has traveled internationally. The band has been a finalist many times in the prestigious Essentially Ellington Competition in New York, winning second place in 2005 and first place in 2002 and 2007( "EE Winners". ). Every year, the jazz band groups travel to Moscow, Idaho to compete in the Lionel Hampton Jazz festival, one of the largest festivals for young people in the world. Besides its renowned jazz band, there is an excellent vocal jazz, as well as two after-school jazz bands: the Jazz Lab and Jazz Band III. Jazz Band III was introduced at the beginning of the 2006-07 school year because of an increased number of jazz musicians arriving at Roosevelt.
Concert bands
Besides the jazz bands and orchestras, student musicians have the option to be in one of two concert bands, both conducted by Scott Brown. One band is called the Cadet Band, and consists predominantly of freshmen. The second concert band is the award-winning Symphonic Band, which competes in several local competitions[citation needed].
Drama
Roosevelt High School is well-known for its drama program[citation needed]. Each year they do Dramafest (ten to fifteen student produced plays), the Winter Production, and the Spring Musical, as well as several smaller plays mainly done by the students from a single class.
Sports
Girls' basketball
In the past six years, the girl's basketball team has won one state championship ( "WIAA History". ) and had a wide-release theatrical movie, The Heart of the Game based on their experiences.[7]
Girls' Swimming
The Roosevelt swim team is known for their early morning practices and team spirit[citation needed]. Coached by Joellen Hathaway the team commits even during the last weeks of summer for training[citation needed].
Diving
RHS has a diving team. It is led by captain Tor Krog, the male divers are best known for their syncronized handstands and tor is one of the best[citation needed].
Football
The Roosevelt football team had struggled in the recent decade after they jumped to the KingCo4A athletic level[citation needed]. New head coach Jeff Ware will attempt to improve the team[citation needed].
Baseball
The Roosevelt Baseball team has struggled in recent years since their move to KingCo4A[citation needed]. In 2006, the Riders needed to win only one of their last three games, but managed to lose all three and miss the playoffs. The 2007 season saw the Roughriders go 3-17[citation needed]. In the past month there has been a recent scandal involving Derek Anderson accepting booster money from UW. Andersons future is pending the investigation[citation needed].
Languages
Roosevelt offers several languages, including: Latin, Spanish, Japanese, French, and American Sign Language[8].
Newspaper
The Roosevelt News is a 28 to 36-page monthly production, made completely by students and overseen by a staff advisor.
Notable alumni
Alumni of Roosevelt High School include:
- Former U.S. Senator and Washington State Governor Dan Evans
- Former King County Executive Randy Revelle
- Former City Councilwoman Sue Donaldson
- Musician Mike McCready (Pearl Jam)
- Musician Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses)
- Musician Eldon Hoke (The Mentors)
- Musician Sara Gazarek
- Rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot
- Actor Richard Karn (Home Improvement)
- Author David Guterson (Snow Falling on Cedars, 1994, and East of the Mountains, 1999)
- Former NBA star James Edwards
- Former NFL quarterback Hugh Millen
- Nobel Prize Winner Linda Buck
- Nobel Prize Winner Robert Lucas, Jr.
- Former Seattle Mayor Gordon Clinton
- Co-Inventor of Water Skis Don Ibsen
- Basketball Player Darnellia Russell
- Basketball Player Marcus Williams
- Actress/Model Rose McGowan
- Astronomer James Whitney Young (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
References
- ^ NPR : One Year in the Life at Roosevelt High School, A Special Report
- ^ http://rooseveltneighborhoodseattle.org/roughriders.aspx
- ^ Hands For A Bridge » About
- ^ Hands For A Bridge
- ^ RHS Music Program
- ^ ::Welcome to RHS orchestra::
- ^ The Heart of the Game at IMDb
- ^ http://www.rhsseattle.org/rhs-courses.pdf