Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy

Theodore Roosevelt College & Career Academy
Address
730 West 25th Avenue
Gary, Indiana 46407
United States
Coordinates 41°34′27″N 87°20′43″W / 41.5742°N 87.3454°W / 41.5742; -87.3454Coordinates: 41°34′27″N 87°20′43″W / 41.5742°N 87.3454°W / 41.5742; -87.3454
Information
Type Charter school
Established 1921
Oversight EdisonLearning
Principal Donna Henry
Faculty 27
Enrollment 602 (2013–14)
Color(s) Black and gold          
Athletics conference Northwestern Conference
Team name Panthers
Website

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Theodore Roosevelt High School

Eastern side
Location 730 W. 25th St., Gary, Indiana
Area 18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built 1930 (1930), 1946, 1968-1971
Architect Ittner, William Butts; Wildermuth, Joseph E.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Indiana's Public Common and High Schools
NRHP Reference # 12001059[1]
Added to NRHP December 19, 2012

Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy (TRCCA), formerly known as Theodore Roosevelt High School and often referred to as Gary Roosevelt, is a charter school located in the Midtown neighborhood of Gary, Indiana, United States. The school is managed by EdisonLearning and is divided into a senior and collegiate academy for grades 9–12 and a junior academy for grades 7–8.

Roosevelt was established in 1908 and named for former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1921 when it moved to its current location. The school received full accreditation as a high school in 1929 and had its first graduating class in 1930. Until 2012, Roosevelt was part of the Gary Community School Corporation, but the Indiana Department of Education took control of the school due to poor academic performance and turned it over to EdisonLearning. Under Edison, Roosevelt was reorganized into academies and the school received its current name.

Athletic teams at Roosevelt are known as the Panthers and the school colors are black and gold. Roosevelt is part of the Indiana High School Athletic Association as a member of the Northwestern Conference. The school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in December 2012.

History

Theodore Roosevelt High School was named after Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth President of the United States.[2]

The school was built in 1908 as a one-room building on 12th Avenue and Massachusetts Street. It combined with another institution and moved to Fifteenth and Madison Street, renamed as the Froebel School. An elementary school was added in 1915 as Gary's population grew. Some Froebel students transferred to the new school. The school moved again in 1921, to Twenty-fifth Avenue and Harrison Street, as the Roosevelt Annex. In 1923, the principal, James Stanley, assumed duties at another school named Roosevelt while also running the Annex. In 1925, the Annex began offering secondary school courses. In 1929, F. C. McFarlane succeeded Stanley as principal and a year later the school was accredited, graduating its first high school class.[2][3]

Roosevelt was admitted to the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges in 1931.

In 1933 McFarlane resigned the principalship of Roosevelt. In August of the same year, the high school section of Pulaski was united with Roosevelt, and H. Theo Tatum, who had been principal of East Pulaski School became principal of the combined unit.

Tatum retired in 1961 and was succeeded as principal by Warren Anderson, who served until July 1970. Beginning in the fall of 1970, Robert E. Jones became principal. He served until 1990. David Williams served from 1990-1992 as head principal. William Reese, Jr. served as head principal from 1992 until the fall of 1997. The next principal, Edward B. Lumpkin, Sr., began his job as head principal in 1997. Lumpkin retired from this position on June 30, 1999. Marion Williams succeeded Lumpkin and served as principal from 1999 to 2005.[4] Charlotte Wright was principal of Roosevelt High School from 2006 to 2012. Terrance Little was hired as principal in May 2012, but resigned in February 2013.[5][6]

Roosevelt High School remains the first and only school built exclusively for the African-American community in the city of Gary.[7] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 2012.[8]

Effective at the beginning of 2012-2013 school year, the Indiana Department of Education, under the authority of Public Law 221, took control of Roosevelt High School away from the Gary Community School Corporation due to substandard academic performance. The state contracted with EdisonLearning, a Tennessee-based for-profit company, to operate the school for the next four school years. Edison renamed the school Theodore Roosevelt College & Career Academy.[9]


Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/17/12 through 12/21/12. National Park Service. 2012-12-28.
  2. 1 2 McCollum, Carmen (April 22, 2011). "Roosevelt High celebrates rich history". Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Gregg Abell (December 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Theodore Roosevelt High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  4. ↑ McCollum, Carmen (January 28, 2013). "Gary Roosevelt expected to open on Tuesday". Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ McCollum, Carmen (May 29, 2012). "Terrance Little named new Gary Roosevelt principal". Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ Carlson, Carole (July 9, 2013). "Gary hires new principals; Little shifts to West Side". Post Tribune. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ McCollum, Carmen (February 28, 2013). "Bernard Watson visits his namesake school". Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". National Park Service. December 28, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ McCollum, Carmen (August 13, 2012). "EdisonLearning ready to open 'new' Roosevelt". Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  10. ↑ Hanlon, Steve (April 30, 2014). "Declining schools take toll on Gary athletics". Washington Times. Associated Press. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ Rhoden, William C. (February 26, 1991). "SPORTS OF THE TIMES; 'Too Late; Fall Back, Baby'". New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ Daley, Steve (May 25, 1986). "Hawke Flies With Avery`s Able Guidance". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  13. ↑ Patterson, Robert D. (July 11, 2009). "2009 Gary Roosevelt High School Commencement Address". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  14. ↑ Nieto, Mike (September 9, 2008). "Former Roosevelt star Tony Smith heads to Hollywood". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  15. ↑ McCollum, Carmen (January 10, 2012). "Fate of Roosevelt athletics program up in the air". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  16. ↑ Smith, Hillary (April 6, 2010). "RailCats assistant coach Joe Gates remembered for his baseball spirit". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  17. ↑ DeNeal, Lisa (March 8, 2012). "Texas school name honors Gary native". Post Tribune. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  18. ↑ Ryan, Jack (2012). Saunders, Thomas, ed. Recollections, the Detroit Years. Glendower Media. p. 55. ISBN 9780914303046.
  19. ↑ Baker, Geoff (November 7, 2013). "How ‘Legendary Lloyd’ McClendon discovered the ‘right’ way to play". Seattle Times. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Coming and Going: Touring Michael Jackson's Home Town, Gary, Ind.". Washington Post. July 12, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  21. ↑ Keen, Judy (August 10, 2009). "Jackson home may boost Gary". USA Today. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  22. ↑ "`Blacula,' Shakespearean actor William Marshall dies". Chicago Defender. HighBeam Research. June 12, 2003. Retrieved August 21, 2014. (Subscription required (help)).
  23. ↑ Baker, Geoff (November 6, 2013). "Even as a Little-Leaguer, Lloyd McClendon was a leader". Seattle Times. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  24. ↑ Hamnik, Al (February 20, 2014). "Big Dog puts on a howling good show". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Pookie Hudson, 72, Singer and Songwriter for the Spaniels, Dies". New York Times. Associated Press. January 18, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Miss Black America 1991 Gary Resident Sharmell Sullivan Takes Title, Crown". Post Tribune. HighBeam Research. July 23, 1991. Retrieved August 21, 2014. (Subscription required (help)).
  27. ↑ O'Hara, S. Paul (2011). Gary, the Most American of All American Cities. Indiana University Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780253004994.
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