Theodore Roosevelt High School, usually referred to simply as Roosevelt High School or TRHS, is a

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located on the west side of

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. It is one of five

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in the Des Moines Independent Community School District, and was named after the 26th

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History

The construction of the building in which TRHS is housed was initiated in 1922 by Proudfoot, Bird, and Rawson and opened in 1924 with 1,282 students. The final cost to build was $1,331,600. The building's design has won many awards and is considered one of 50 most significant buildings in Iowa by PBS. The building is on both the State and National Register of Historic Places.

Curriculum

Students must be enrolled in physical education at least one semester each year and complete CPR certification. They are also required to take core academic courses in order to graduate and receive a diploma. These include Social Studies, English, Mathematics, Science, and Art.

Visual and Performing Arts

Roosevelt offers a range of visual and performing arts programming, including 2D & 3D design, painting and drawing, band, orchestra, theater, choir, and AP music theory.

Bands

* Marching Band * Jazz Band I * Jazz Band II * Symphonic Band (beginning) * Wind Ensemble (advanced) * Wind Symphony (intermediate)

Orchestras

* Orchestra (beginning-intermediate) * Honors Orchestra/Chamber Orchestra (advanced)

Vocal Music Choirs

* Bridges 2 Harmony Gospel Choir * Chamber Choir * Da capo Vocal Jazz * Forte Treble Choir * Revelation Varsity Show Choir * Rider Rhythm Junior Varsity Show Choir * Riderchor Bass Clef Choir

Athletics and activities

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Roosevelt competes as a school in the Iowa High School Athletic Association 4A school. The Roughriders are members of the

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, and participate in the following sports: *Fall **

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** Cross Country *** Boys' 3-time State Champions (2001, 2002, 2003) ** Boys'

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*** 16-time State Champions (1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1940(F), 1941, 1941(F), 1946, 1947, 1967) ** Girls' swimming *** 4-time State Champions (1966, 1972, 1973, 1980) *Winter **

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*** Boys' 3-time State Champions (1932, 1965, 1978) *** Girls' 2006 Class 4A State Champions **

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** Boys' swimming *** 12-time State Champions (1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1963) * Spring — **

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*** Boys' 2-time state Champions (1946, 1999) **

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*** Boys' 3-time State Champions (2000, 2002, 2009) ** Girls' golf * Summer **

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Notable alumni

* Inez Asher, novelist and television writer *

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, best-selling author; inducted in school's Hall of Fame in 2001 * Lorinne Crawford, actress and dancer *

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, runner-up for

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, first pick of

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* Larry Ely, NFL player * Ann B. Friedman, founder of

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, a museum of language arts *

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, (Class of 1946) rabbi known as the "father of Jewish environmentalism" * Hoot Gibson, former professional basketball player *

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, MVP Missouri Valley Conference (2000), former Professional basketball player *

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, record producer * Steve Higgins, announcer, '' The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon'' *

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(Class of 2000), Summer and Winter Olympian, track-and-field and bobsled athlete *

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, sprinter, Olympic silver medalist and relay world champion * Cloris Leachman,

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and

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-winning actress; 1987 Roosevelt Hall of Fame inductee *

Jane Skiles O'Dea Captain Jane Skiles O'Dea was one of the first six women to earn their wings as U.S. Navy pilots in 1974, and was the first woman qualified in the C-130 Hercules. She was also the first woman in the U.S. Navy qualified as a flight instructor. S ...

, naval aviator, flight instructor and commander; TRHS Hall of Fame * Paul Schell, architect, commissioner, Dean of

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College of Architecture and Urban Planning, former mayor of

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(1998–2002) * Bill Stewart (musician), jazz drummer * Ben Silbermann (Class of 1999), co-founder of Pinterest * Olan Soule, 1928 graduate, character actor with hundreds of credits in films, radio, TV and commercials *

Robert D. Ray Robert Dolph Ray (September 26, 1928 – July 8, 2018) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served as the 38th governor of Iowa from January 16, 1969 to January 14, 1983. During his tenure as governor, Ray served as chair of t ...

, Governor of Iowa 1969-83 * George W. Webber (1920–2010), President of

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.Staff
"The Passing of Dr. George W. Webber, July 10, 2010"
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. Accessed July 13, 2010. * Feng Zhang (Class of 2000),

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and MIT neurobiologist, co-inventor of optogenetics, developer of the

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gene editing method, winner of the Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize *John Swanda, professional baseball player with the Los Angeles Angels minor league affiliate Inland Empire 66ers.

References

External links

Des Moines Public Schools Homepage

Roosevelt High School Homepage

TRHS Alumni Homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roosevelt, Theodore High Roosevelt Roosevelt School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Educational institutions established in 1923 National Register of Historic Places in Des Moines, Iowa Iowa High School Athletic Association 1923 establishments in Iowa