T. F. Riggs High School

T.F. Riggs High School
Address
1010 East Broadway Ave
Pierre, South Dakota, 57501
USA
Information
Type Public
School district Pierre School District
Principal Kevin Mutchelknaus
Grades 9–12
Athletics conference SDHSAA – ESDC
Team name Governors
Accreditation NCA
Newspaper The Governor
Yearbook Gumbo
Feeder schools Georgia Morse Middle School
Website www2.pierre.k12.sd.us

T.F. Riggs High School, also known simply as Riggs, is the only high school in Pierre, South Dakota, USA. The school mascot is the Pierre Governors and Lady Governors. The school has over 800 students and is one of the biggest in South Dakota. T.F. Riggs is known as one of the top academic schools in South Dakota, as well as the Midwest.

It was named after South Dakota native Dr. Theodore F. Riggs (1874–1962), a Johns Hopkins graduate and local physician.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. T. F. Riggs and the Johns Hopkins connection: an early graduate medical experience in South Dakota.". S D J Med (South Dakota Journal of Medicine) 49 (3): 87–90. Mar 1996. PMID 8966542.

Coordinates: 44°22′04″N 100°20′19″W / 44.36773°N 100.33849°W