Roosevelt High School (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

Roosevelt High School
Location
Sioux Falls, SD, 57106 United States
Coordinates	43°30′59″N 96°48′29″W / 43.5165°N 96.808°W / 43.5165; -96.808
Information
School type	Public, Secondary
School district	Sioux Falls School District
Superintendent	Dr. Pamela J. Homan[1]
Principal	Tim Hazlett
Assistant principals	Preston Kooima Mark Hofer Jennifer Forseth
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,076 students
Mascot	Rough Riders
Website	Official Website

Roosevelt High School Coordinates: 43°30′59″N 96°48′28″W / 43.516517°N 96.807811°W / 43.516517; -96.807811is a high school located in Sioux Falls. The current enrollment is 2,055 students.^[2] .

History

Theodore Roosevelt High School opened in September 1991 on a 40-acre (160,000 m²) campus in southwest Sioux Falls.

Roosevelt High School was selected as a pilot site for the South Dakota Modernization Project. Through the modernization project and continued efforts to improve student achievement, Roosevelt High School has embarked upon programs in Value-Added Instruction, Classroom Management That Works, 21st Century Skills, Curriculum Mapping and Differentiated Instruction.

Roosevelt High School has been consistently ranked in the top twenty percent of all high schools in the United States.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Kellen Briggs, Ice hockey goaltender
• January Jones
• Shawn Glassford STRFKR or Starfucker (bass, keyboards, drums)
• Nick Thomas The Spill Canvas lead vocals, guitars, piano, production
• Joe Beck The Spill Canvas drums, percussion
• Landon Heil The Spill Canvas bass
• Dan Ludeman The Spill Canvas guitars, backing vocals

Bus service

The school is serviced by Sioux Area Metro Route 25, which is open to all fare-paying passengers Monday to Friday during the school year.

Roosevelt High School's athletic logo.

References