Theodore Roosevelt High School (RHS), is located in southeast Fresno, California. It is a high school established within the Fresno Unified School District. The high school mascot is the Rough Rider (in physical form it is a horse) named after the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Theodore Roosevelt organized and helped command during the Spanishâ€"American War. The high school's colors are green and gold.
The school was opened in 1928, and was both a junior and senior high school. It now serves grades 9-12. During the 2011â€"2012 school year 2,184 students attended RHS.
The school received publicity in 2014 with the movie documentary Try which focused on Roosevelt's rugby program and the positive effect it has had on the high school students who began playing.
Roosevelt School of the Arts
The Roosevelt School of the Arts is a district-wide magnet school program established in 1984, offering students in-depth specialized training in performing, visual, and media arts. The Roosevelt School of the Arts program was recognized as a winner of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education "Creative Ticket National School of Distinction Award", one of five schools to receive this award for outstanding achievement in Arts Education.
Awards and recognition
RHS was recognized by the California State Board of Education in 1996 California Distinguished School Award. The school has also won two Golden Bell Awards. In 2009, RHS renewed their WASC accreditation.
Demographics
Many of its students are immigrants from Mexico and Southeast Asia. 51.8% of the student population are English learners. Below are rough figures of the student population.
RHS has many programs to serve its students, including AVID tutoring, IRS Business Academy and Migrant Ed.
Campus Culture Directors/Activities Directors
- Néstor R. Cerda (March 2007 - Present) *Assistant CCD September 2006 - March 2007
- Gus Short (September 2006 - March 2007)
- Angélica Reynoso (August 2006 - September 2006)
- Rudy Torres (August 2005 - August 2006)
Campus Clubs & Organizations
- Associated Student Body
- Anime Club
- AVID (Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors)
- Bass Fishing Club
- Californians for Justice
- California Scholarship Federation
- Daisy Chain & Ushers
- Ecology Club
- Ex-Libri
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- FHA/HERO
- Health Academy
- Hmong Club
- Hmong Dance Club
- IRS Academy (Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors)
- Link Crew
- Los Danzantes
- Rough Rider Band & Marching Band
- Rough Rider Color Guard)
- Senior Legends
- Senior Vocational Education
- Set Apart Christian Club
- T.A.P.
- Virtual Enterprise
- Yearbook
- Young Hmong Scholars
- Youth Leadership Institute
Athletic Directors
- Larry López (2011 - Present)
- Howard McNair (2007-2011)
Athletics
Every fall RHS holds the "Little Big Game" (a.k.a. "Pig Game"), a football game that is played between Roosevelt and longstanding rival and fellow historic high school Fresno High. Fresno High has the most wins in this rivalry.
The varsity boys soccer team has won six out of the last eight central section championships, in 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2013
Notable alumni
- Chris Gorham, actor, Ugly Betty, Harper's Island
- Sharon Leal (1972-), actress, Boston Public, Dreamgirls.
- Audra McDonald, five-time Tony Award-winning American actress and singer.
- Gary Soto, Author, born April 12, 1952 in Fresno, California [1]
- Heidi Blickenstaff, Actress, [title of show]
- Mick Wingert, Voice Actor, "Kung Fu Panda, Legends of Awesomeness"
- Virak Ou, human rights activist in Cambodia
- Taku Hirano, musician, Percussion, Associated acts Fleetwood Mac, Whitney Houston, Dr. Dre, Stevie Nicks, Bette Midler, Cirque du Soleil
References
External links
- Roosevelt High School Official site