T. F. Riggs High School, also known simply as Riggs, is the only high school in Pierre, South Dakota. The school mascot is the Pierre Governors. The school has over 800 students and is one of the biggest in South Dakota. It was named after South Dakota native Dr. Theodore F. Riggs (1874–1962), a

Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins (May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873) was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist. Born on a plantation, he left his home to start a career at the age of 17, and settled in Baltimore, Maryland where he remained for most ...

graduate and local physician.

Demographics

The student body makeup of the school is 49% male and 51% female. The total minority enrollment is 19%. The student-teacher ratio is 18:1

Notable alumni

Paul Fuoss Paul Henry Fuoss is an American physicist who specializes in the study of X-ray scattering and their application to materials' physics. Early life and education Fuoss was born to parents Floyd and Sylvia Fuoss and raised in South Dakota, where ...

, physicist * Dusty Johnson, member of the United States House of Representatives for South Dakota's at-large congressional district *

Scott Rislov Scott Allen Rislov (born June 26, 1980) is an American football quarterback most recently playing in the Arena Football League for the San Jose SaberCats in 2008. Early life Rislov was born in Pierre, South Dakota to Greg and Diane Rislov and i ...

, retired Arena Football League quarterback * Lincoln Kienholz, Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback

References

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