Roosevelt Intermediate School

Theodore Roosevelt Intermediate School
Address
301 Clark Street Westfield, NJ USA
Information
Type	public middle school
Established	1926
School district	Westfield Public Schools
Principal	Mrs. Mary Asfendis
Grades	6-8
Enrollment	737
Campus	Suburban
Yearbook	name varies by year
Website	http://www.ris.westfieldnjk12.org

Theodore Roosevelt Intermediate School ("Roosevelt" or "RIS", formerly "RJHS") is a middle school in Westfield, New Jersey, USA. It was built in 1926, as part of the Westfield Public Schools. It was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 2004-05 school year.^[1]

Subjects

RIS has five main academic courses:

Math
Foreign Language (choice between Spanish or French, and not offered if supplemental classes are taken).
Social Studies
Science
Language Arts

There are also three elective periods, as follows:

Grade 6-

1 marking period each of Woodshop and Computer Technology and 2 marking periods of Art
3 marking periods of Physical Education and 1 marking period of Health
one full year music class*

Grade 7-

1 marking period each of Computer Technology and Woodshop, and 2 marking periods of Art
3 marking periods of Physical Education and 1 marking period of Health*
one full year of Music class*

Grade 8-

*Students choose between Band, Chorus, or Orchestra. Some students qualify to take a supplemental study hall instead of music.

Roosevelt Intermediate School also has many extra curricular activities and clubs. They have a great program for the arts . In the spring of 2008 they staged a showing of the musical Footloose.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.