Theodore Roosevelt High School (Wyandotte)

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Theodore Roosevelt

High School

Name	Theodore Roosevelt High School
Address	540 Eureka Avenue Wyandotte, Michigan 48192
Established	1923
Community	Suburban
Type	Secondary public school
Students	Coeducational
Grades	9-12
District	Wyandotte Public Schools
Also known as	Wyandotte Roosevelt, RHS, Roosevelt High, Wyandotte High
Mascot	Bears
Colors	Blue and Yellow
Newspaper/Magazine	The Wy-News
Website	Roosevelt High School Home Page

Theodore Roosevelt High School, also known as RHS or Roosevelt, or also Wyandotte High by alumni, is the secondary school in Wyandotte, Michigan. Established in 1923, RHS is the only public high school in the city of Wyandotte. Its mascot is the Bear, with athletic teams with similar names (the Bears for males and the Lady Bears for females). Enrollment as of the 2005-2006 school year is 1416 students attending grades 9-12. The mainstream curriculum is essentially university-preparatory, yet students do not have to enroll in all of these classes. Standard procedure for graduation is having obtained 22 of 24 possible credits, taking 4 terms of English and literature based classes, including Speech and Composition, 3 terms of Social Studies, including Economics and Geography, 3 terms of Science, and 3 terms of Mathematics. Students must also include 2 terms of the Arts or Vocational training, or a Foreign Language, 1 term of Physical Education, and a half-term (semester) of Keyboarding or Computer Informatics. The school offers juniors and seniors several Advanced Placement courses, and all juniors must take the MEAP exam in the second semester. Class Courses such as Mathematics were increased requirements to Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II is required by state. 3 years of Science is also required by state now, Earth Science, Biology and Chemistry.