Theodore Roosevelt High School (Fresno)

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Theodore Roosevelt High School is a high school in Fresno, California. It is a part of the Fresno Unified School District. The mascot is the Rough Riders, after the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the Rough Riders, Teddy organized and helped command during the Spanish-American War. The colors are green and gold. The school opened its doors in 1928 as both a junior and senior high school. It now is a 9-12 grade school. Every fall the football team plays the "Pig Game", fostered by a longstanding rivalry with fellow historic high school, Fresno High.

Roosevelt is located in south central Fresno, near the historic downtown district. Roughly 2700 attended in 2006. This is down substantially from the 1990's when the school often housed 4000 students. Many of its students are immigrants from Mexico and Southeast Asia. 36.59% are English learners. Below are rough figures of the student population.

*Asian: 446 16.62% 0.58%
*Pacific Islander: 3 0.11% 0%
*Filipino: 8 0.3% 0.01%
*Latino: 2078 77.42% 2.68%
*African American: 123 4.58% 0.16%
*White: 183 6.82% 0.24%

Roosevelt has many programs to serve its students, including AVID tutoring, Powerschool and Migrant Ed.

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. [ [http://roosevelt.fresno.k12.ca.us/rsa/rsa.htm Roosevelt School of the Arts] , accessed June 26, 2007.] 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

Roosevelt High School was recognized by the California State Board of Education in 1996 California Distinguished School Award. [ [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/cs/ap/distingyear.asp?year=1996&submit2=Submit Distinguished Middle and High Schools] , California State Board of Education. Accessed June 26, 2007.] The school has also won two Golden Bell Awards.

Athletics

The varsity boys association football team has won three out of the last six central section championships, in 2001, 2005, and 2007.Fact|date=January 2008

Notable alumni

*Patrick Contreras, musician
*Chris Gorham, actor, "Ugly Betty"
*Sharon Leal (1972-), actress, "Boston Public", "Dreamgirls". ["EX-FRESNAN FOLLOWS "GUIDING LIGHT' BACK TO NEW YORK CITY: SHARON LEAL, FORMERLY OF GOOD COMPANY PLAYERS AND ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, LANDS SPOT ON SOAP OPERA.", "The Fresno Bee", February 10, 1996. "It's not that she's tired of Erica, Brooke, Tad, Adam and the rest of the "All My Children" crew. But being a proud mom, she wants to support her daughter, Sharon. The ex-Good Company Players and Roosevelt High School graduate is joining the cast of "Guiding Light.".]
*Audra McDonald, four-time Tony Award-winning American actress and singer. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FB&p_theme=fb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE83372BB1CEA1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "AUDRA -- LIVING HER DREAM ... "] , "Fresno Bee", January 15, 1989. Accessed December 31, 2007. "Audra McDonald loves New even though two people have thrown up on her in the subway and she thought she would never survive a New York taxi ride. McDonald, a June graduate of Roosevelt School of the Arts, is living a dream come true."]
*Gary Soto, Author, born April 12, 1952 in Fresno, California(from www.garysoto.com/faq.html)

References

External links

* [http://roosevelt.fresno.k12.ca.us/ Roosevelt High School] Official site