| Theodore Roosevelt High School | |
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"Don't flinch, don't foul, hit the line hard!"
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| 456 South Matthews Street, Los Angeles, California , United States 90033 |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1922 |
| School district | Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Principal | Dr. Sophia Friere |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 5,047 |
| Color(s) | Blue, Cardinal, & Gold |
| Athletics conference | Eastern League, Los Angeles City Section CIF |
| Mascot | Rough Rider, Football: Teddy Bear) |
| Rival | Garfield High School[1] |
| Website | Official website |
See also Roosevelt High School for schools of the same name
Theodore Roosevelt High School is a high school (grades 9-12) located in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California named for the 26th president of the United States.
Roosevelt is a public school in the Los Angeles Unified School District with an enrollment of 5,047 in 2007, making it one of the largest in the country, and second largest behind Belmont High School. Its current principal is Dr. Friere and this school year, Roosevelt went from an all-year round school to traditional. Its school colors are red, gold and blue and the mascot is Teddy the Bear and their sport teams are known as the Rough Riders. The school's motto is "Don't flinch, don't foul, hit the line hard!", which is a Theodore Roosevelt quote.[2]
Students come from Boyle Heights, South Central, and City Terrace.
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The Campus has 7 main buildings with several bungalows scattered around the school. A football field, track, utility field, gym, outside basketball courts, tennis courts, an Olympic sized pool and a softball field support the various sport teams and physical education needs at the school.
In between two of the main buildings, a quad is located with a gazebo as its focal point. Several benches surround this area, which supports most of the student body during Nutrition and Lunch. Behind one of the buildings can be found the Japanese Garden and the Lindbergh fountain.
Also available on campus, is a daycare program run by the school, which provides daycare for the students attending the school and their children.
Roosevelt was founded in 1922, but opened in 1923 in Boyle Heights to the East of the Los Angeles River. Boyle Heights has been a gateway community for new immigrants to Los Angeles. Russians escaping from the Communist Revolution, Jews escaping from Germany and Japanese predominated the region before the Hispanic community became the majority. In the 1950s and 1960s the area became primarily Hispanic as the other ethnic groups moved to other suburbs.
During World War II the Japanese were removed to internment camps. Many returned after the war. A Japanese Garden that had been destroyed was restored in 1996 with funds raised by RHS Alumni and students. The Garden Restoration committee was headed by Bruce Kaji, class '44. In 2004 the Japanese Garden went through a major upgrade through the generosity of Shigeo Takayama, class '35. Mr. Takayama was the President of the RHS Japanese Club that raised funds and built the original garden in the 1930s.
As the population grew in the area, Roosevelt sought expansion. The R-Building (R for Roosevelt) was the main building and faced Fickett Street. The street was vacated and a new administration (A-Building for administration) was constructed. Many new buildings were created and added to campus. The R-building has an interesting history and distinct architecture. There was a fourth floor to the building which had to be closed due to damage from a fire. The basement was built with a shooting range for the Junior ROTC (JROTC) although only air rifles may be used now.
In 2009 the opening of the Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez Learning Centers helped to expand Roosevelt.[3]
API for High Schools in the LAUSD District 5 and local small public charter high schools in the East Los Angeles region.
| School | 2007 [4] | 2008 [5] | 2009 [6] | 2010 [7] |
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| Los Angeles County High School for the Arts | 831 | 840 | ||
| Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School | 807 | 818 | ||
| Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School | 718 | 792 | ||
| Abraham Lincoln High School | 594 | 609 | ||
| James A. Garfield High School | 553 | 597 | ||
| Woodrow Wilson High School | 582 | 585 | ||
| Theodore Roosevelt High School | 557 | 551 | 577 | 608 |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | 457 | 516 | ||
| Santee Education Complex | 502 |
The East L.A. Classic is the homecoming game for Roosevelt High School and Garfield High School. The classic has taken place since a few years after the opening of the two schools, with the exception of the Depression and World War II. The classic brings out alumni from all parts of the world, usually fielding 20,000 people per game and has been held at the East Los Angeles College at the Weingart Stadium although it has been held at the The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
The artist Nelyollotl Toltecatl painted a 400 feet (120 m) mural,[8] known as the Anahuac Mural,[9] on two outside walls of Roosevelt depicting murder, rape, and enslavement of Native Americans by European colonizers. In 1996 Toltecatl, who was previously known under a Spanish name, began to work on a mural intended to depict Chicano history and assimilation. After about a year of work on the project, the tone of his mural changed after attending a lecture by Olin Tezcatlipoca.[8]
Roosevelt was one of the five schools to initiate the student walkouts in 1968, and contributed to the walkouts in 2006, in protest to the HR 4437 bill.
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