Roosevelt High School (Roosevelt, New York)

For other schools of a similar name, see Roosevelt High School.

Roosevelt High School
Location
1 Wagner Avenue Roosevelt, New York, 11575 USA
Information
Established	1956[1]
School district	Roosevelt Union Free School District
Principal	Charlene Stroughn[2]
Faculty	72.1 (on FTE basis) (as of 2006-07)[3]
Enrollment	799 (as of 2007-08)[4]
Student to teacher ratio	11.1 (as of 2006-07)[3]
Team name	Rough Riders
Information	516-345-7200
Website	School website

Roosevelt High School is a four-year public high school located in Roosevelt as part of the Roosevelt School District, serving students in grades 9 through 12. It is located in the hamlet of Roosevelt in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, U.S. After years of failing test scores, Roosevelt High School is the first high school in New York to be taken over by the state.^[5]

Contents 1 Academics 2 Demographics 3 Trivia 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External links

Academics

Roosevelt High School has a grading and promotion policy. In order for a student to be admitted to the ninth grade, a student must pass 3 of the 4 major subject areas each year:^[6]

• English^[6]
• Mathematics^[6]
• Science^[6]
• Social Studies^[6]

The student can fail no more than the equivalent of 1 credit in minor subjects each year (i.e. Technology 1/2 credit, Home Career 1/2 credit, etc.)^[6]

To be promoted from grade 9 to 10, a student must earn 4 units of credit.^[6]

These units must include: 1 in English and 1 in Social Studies. To be promoted from grade 10 to grade 11, a student must have earned 9 units of credit.^[6] These units must include: 2 units in English, 2 units in Social Studies, 1 unit in Mathematics, 1 unit in Science.^[6] A student must receive a minimum grade of 70 in order to advance.^[6]

Demographics

The student body in the 2007-2008 school year consisted of:^[7]

• 2 American Indian or Alaska Native students or 0% of the student body
• 615 Black or African American students or 77% of the student body
• 181 Hispanic or Latino students or 23% of the student body
• 1 Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students or 0% of the student body
• 0 White students or 0% of the student body
• 0 Multiracial students or 0% of the student body

Trivia

• There were 144 students in the 2009 senior class.^[8]

Notable alumni

Notable Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School alumni include:

• Busta Rhymes, hip hop musician, head of the Flipmode Squad musical collective.
• Chuck D, political activist and member of the hip hop group Public Enemy.^[9]
• Eddie Murphy, comedian and actor.^[10]
• Julius Erving, otherwise known as "Dr. J", member of the Basketball Hall of Fame who played for the Philadelphia 76ers until his retirement.^[11]
• Howard Stern, radio personality.^[12]

References

1. ^ History; URL accessed October 1, 2009.
2. ^ Principal's name; URL accessed October 1, 2009.
3. ^ ^{a b} Roosevelt High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed October 1, 2009.
4. ^ [1] New York Report Card, accessed October 1, 2009
5. ^ [2] NYtimes, accessed October 1, 2009
6. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Grading and Promotion Policy Promotion Guidelines, Accessed Octboer 1, 2009.
7. ^ School Comprehensive Information Report (PDF); URL accessed May 2, 2009.
8. ^ Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School 2008 Senior Class. Accessed November 17, 2008.
9. ^ Corey Kilgannon (November 5, 2006). "THE ISLAND: On the Streets, a Friend Mourned in Verse". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07E2DC133FF936A35752C1A9609C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all. 
10. ^ "EddieMurphy". African American Registry. http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/793/Eddie_Murphy_a_BIG_Star. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 
11. ^ "NBA.com: Julius Erving Bio". http://www.nba.com/history/players/erving_bio.html. Retrieved 2009-07-11. 
12. ^ "Famous Alumni:Howard Stern". Roosevelt High School. http://www.rooseveltufsd.com/alumni_howard_stern.php. 

External links

• Great Schools Web site information on Roosevelt High School