T. F. Riggs High School, also known simply as Riggs, is the only high school in Pierre, South Dakota. The school mascot is the Pierre Governors. The school has over 800 students and is one of the biggest in South Dakota.
| T.F. Riggs High School | |
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| Address | |
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1010 East Broadway Ave , 57501 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "To Cooperatively Inspire All Students to Achieve Their Potential" |
| School district | Pierre School District |
| Principal | Kelly Hansen |
| Teaching staff | 42.97 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 842 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.93[1] |
| Color(s) | Kelly green and white [2] |
| Athletics conference | SDHSAA – ESDC |
| Team name | Governors[2] |
| Accreditation | NCA |
| Newspaper | The Governor |
| Yearbook | Gumbo |
| Feeder schools | Georgia Morse Middle School |
| Website | School website |
It was named after South Dakota native Dr. Theodore F. Riggs (1874–1962), a Johns Hopkins graduate and local physician.[3]
Demographics
editThe student body makeup of the school is 49% male and 51% female. The total minority enrollment is 19%. The student-teacher ratio is 18:1[4]
Notable alumni
edit- Paul Fuoss, physicist
- Dusty Johnson, member of the United States House of Representatives for South Dakota's at-large congressional district
- Scott Rislov, retired Arena Football League quarterback
- Lincoln Kienholz, Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback
References
edit- ^ a b c "T F Riggs High School - 01". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "T.F. Riggs High School". South Dakota High School Activities Association. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ "Dr. T. F. Riggs and the Johns Hopkins connection: an early graduate medical experience in South Dakota". South Dakota Journal of Medicine. 49 (3): 87–90. March 1996. PMID 8966542.
- ^ "T.F. Riggs High School". USNews.com. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
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