Roosevelt Intermediate School

Infobox Secondary school
name = Theodore Roosevelt Intermediate School
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motto = "One Great Middle School"
established = 1926
city = Westfield
state = NJ
province =
country = USA
campus = Suburban
type = public middle school
affiliation =
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president =
principal = Mr. Stewart Carey
dean =
founder =
head_label = Vice Principal
head = Mr. Matthew Bolton
enrollment = 737
enrolment =
grades = 6-8
address = 301 Clark Street
district = Westfield Public Schools
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accreditation =
mascot = Teddy Roosevelt
colors =
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newspaper = "The Rough Rider"
yearbook = name varies by year (currently "All Around Roosevelt"
free_label_1 = Publications
free_1 = Literary Magazine
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website = http://www.westfieldnjk12.org
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Theodore Roosevelt Intermediate School ("Roosevelt" or "RIS", formerly "RJHS") is a middle school in Westfield, New Jersey, USA. It was built in 1926, as part of the Westfield Public Schools. It was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 2004-05 school year. [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-2003.pdf U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 2003 through 2005 (PDF)] , accessed June 5, 2006]

ubjects

RIS has five main academic courses:
*Math
*Foreign Language (choice between Spanish or French) but if you take supplemental you do not have to take a world language.
*Social Studies
*Science
*Language Arts

There are also three elective periods, as follows:

Grade 6-
*1 marking period each of Technology and Computers and 2 marking periods of Art
*3 marking periods of Physical Education and 1 marking period of Health
*4 marking period of music class*

Grade 7-
*1 marking period each of Health and Woodshop, and 2 marking periods of Art
*4 marking periods of Physical Education
*4 marking periods of music class*

Grade 8-Students take 3 mandatory marking periods of Physical Education and 1 mandatory marking period of Health, and choose enough of the following courses to add up to 8 more marking periods.
*Band- 4 marking periods
*Chorus- 4 marking periods
*Orchestra- 4 marking periods
*Fine Arts- 2 marking periods
*Arts & Crafts- 2 marking periods
*Journalism- 2 marking periods
*Woodshop- 2 marking periods
*Small Engines- 2 marking periods
*Drama- 2 marking periods
*Graphic Design- 2 marking periods
*Project Technology- 2 marking periods

*Students choose between Band, Chorus, or Orchestra. Some students qualify to take a supplemental study hall instead of music.

*Roosevelt Intermediate School also has many extra carricular activities and clubs. They have a great program for the arts. In the spring of 2008 they put on the show Footloose!

References

External links

* [http://www.westfieldnjk12.org/roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Intermediate School web pages]
* [http://www.westfieldnjk12.org Westfield Public Schools website]
*NJReportCard|39|5730|0|Westfield Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417760 National Center for Education Statistics data for the Westfield Public Schools]