Rogers High School (Toledo, Ohio)

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name = Robert S. Rogers High School
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motto = "A place where everybody is somebody"
established = 1956
type = Public School
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students = 1140 (estimated)
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city = Toledo
state = Ohio
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Conference = Toledo City League
colors = Red and White
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mascot = Bunky the Ram
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website = http://tps.org/index.cfm?Article=339&SecName=30

Rogers High School is located in west Toledo, Ohio, United States. It is also known as Robert S. Rogers High School. It has been part of Toledo Public Schools since 1964, when Adams Township was annexed by the city. The school motto is "A place where everybody is somebody." As of 2008, the school principal is Kelly Welch.

History of Rogers High School

In 1938, Toledo native Robert S. Rogers was elected to the Adams Township School Board. Frustrated by the fact that the township’s teens were forced to attend high school in neighboring districts, Rogers advocated construction of a township high school – not just for the sake of convenience, but to create community in the township.

Rogers died in 1944, but his dream came to fruition in 1956 when 500 students walked into the school named after him at the corner of Nebraska Ave. and McTigue Drive. At the time, it was everything educators, students, and families could want for their suburban, nearly rural, community. Rogers High indeed provided a common identity for the Adams Township community – to the point where Joseph’s Supermarket donated a rambunctious live ram (“Bunky”) as the school’s mascot!

What Rogers couldn’t have dreamed was the growth of the neighborhoods flanking Reynolds Road as Toledo’s economy boomed after World War II. By 1964, Adams Township entered into an annexation agreement with the City of Toledo, and in 1966 Rogers High School was reborn as a Toledo Public School – complete with a million dollar expansion that included the city’s only high school planetarium, a spacious library, cafeteria, and a gargantuan West Gymnasium that was the envy of the City League. In 1981, the school absorbed the majority of the students of the former Spencer-Sharples High School several miles to the west after numerous attempts to merge the Spencer-Sharples Local School District with neighboring, predominantly white, districts failed in a pattern a 1975 U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare report would say violated U.S. civil rights laws and created a segregated district.

As the children of the post-war Baby Boom grew, so did Rogers High School. By the 1970s, Rogers had adopted a split schedule to accommodate some 2,400 students. In 1976, the building was expanded a third time with the state-of-the-art Rogers Skills Center added onto the front of the building.

Demolition of the old Rogers High School began in October 2007. Work is expected to be complete by February 2008.

The New Building (2006-present)

The school that had served so many so well entered the 1990s ill-equipped to handle the technological needs of a 21st century education. In 2004, ground was broken for a new Rogers High School, just across the newly-improved football field from the existing school. Designed to accommodate modern technology, the new building brought Robert S. Rogers’ pre-war dream of a top-notch educational facility into the 21st century. An 800-seat theater, computer projection technology, modern science labs, the city’s TPS Construction Careers Academy, and dedicated rooms for music and the arts were among the improvements in the convert|225654|sqft|m2|sing=on facility.

The new building pays homage to Rogers traditions, including a Red Ram Inn, Rogers Athletic Hall of Fame, and stone relief sculptures from the front of the old building that have been integrated in the main lobby. A new synthetic eight-lane track allows the school to host city and state events for the first time in Rogers’ storied track and field history.

Administration

Principal
Kelly Welch

Assistant Principals
Curriculum - Michael Cowan
Pupil Personnel - Ken Rosplohowski
Activities - Elberta Smith

Deans
Nate Spitulski
Tom Dimitrew

Counselors
Guidance Director -Ward Ensign
Trudie Neely
Lisa Wehrmeister

Rogers Athletics

Boys athletic teams are known as the Rams, with girls teams competing as the Lady Rams. The school's teams compete in the Toledo City League, with football competing at the OHSAA Division 2 level.
* Girls Fast-pitch softball
* Boys Baseball
* Boys & Girls Basketball
* Boys & Girls Cross Country
* Boys & Girls Tennis
* Boys & Girls Track (City League Boys Champions 1996, 2000)
* Boys & Girls Golf
* Boys Soccer
* Girls Volleyball
* Football (City League Champions 2000; State Playoffs 2000, 2005)
* Bowling
* Wrestling

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Girls Track and Field - 1977cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]

chool organizations and clubs

Student Council	Band
"Be The Change" Team	Choir
Chess Club	Daughters of Promise
Flag Corp	Jazz Band
Orchestra	Drama
Thespians	Afro Club
Architecture,Construction,Engineering(ACE)	Business Professionals of America
Cheerleading	Community Service
Dance Team	FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
FCCLA (FHA)	French Club
Future Teachers of America	Jefferson Madison
Newspaper	Paragon (NHS)
Photography	Quiz Bowl
SAAB *Student African-American Brotherhood)	Spanish club
Spirt Club	Yearbook
Robotics	Community Service

chool songs

Alma Mater
We pledge our hearts our hands our voice to you Rogers High
We always strive to do our best for you Rogers High
Through life's long journey, we will recall,
The worthy lessons we learned in your halls
Rogers, Rogers High,
We Pledge our best to you.

Fight Song
Drive, drive on down the field
Push ever forward
Our Rogers High School
Never will meet defeat-Go Team
Drive through that line on to victory
We're here to cheer you
Never falter, never failing
Rogers High.

Notable alumni

* Cathy Carlson, MD - President of Toledo Children's Hospital
* Fred Davis - Tight End, University of Southern California and 2007 Mackey Award Winner
* Steve Mix - Professional Basketball Player - NBA All-Star
* Joe Tiller - Head Football Coach for Purdue
* Chris Greenwade - Electrical Engineer Tech, University of Toledo

Notable staff

* Kelly Welch - Jefferson Award Finalist
* William Gladieux - Social studies teacher; Awarded Wal-Mart "Teacher of the Year" in 2007
* Sue McMillan - Math teacher; Awarded 2005 NBC 24 Glass Apple
* Katie Peters - English teacher; awarded 2007 "Mrs. Page"
* Ward Ensign - Counselor; awarded 2007 "Mr. Ram"
* Jeff Pitzen - Art teacher; awarded 2006 "Mr. Ram"
* Kara Williams - Math teacher; Awarded Toledo Blade "Teacher of the Month, 2005"; awarded 2006 "Mrs. Page"
* Trudie Neely - Counselor; awarded 2008 "Mrs. Page"
* Joe Boyle - Social Studies teacher; awarded 2008 "Mr. Ram"

RHS Hall of Fame

Rogers High School's Athletic Hall of Fame was instituted in 2003 to honor the school's notable athletes and coaches through its 50 year history. Rogers Hall of Fame information is available at http://www.RogersHallofFame.org

2006 Inductees
Ronald H. Grothaus, D.V.M. 1959
Paul Schmidlin 1966
Robert J. Rittichier Honored Coach
John Koehl 1957
Thomas A. Kingsley 1965

2005 Inductees
Rod Allen
Mark Osgood
Eric Newsome
Beverly J. Martin
James S. Swiczkoski
Gerald R. Ehrsam

2004 Inductees
Bill Gladieux
Myron Shapiro
Joe Tiller
Shelia Gibson
Ken Swartz
Vincent A. Contrada

2003 Inductees
Merrell Solowin
Steve Mix
Jane Guilford
Dick Wagoner
Ray Steely
Jim Vitale

References

* [http://tps.org/index.cfm?Article=339&SecName=30 Toledo Public Schools - Rogers High School]