Roosevelt High School (Washington, D.C.)
Theodore Roosevelt High School is a public high school operated by the District of Columbia Public Schools in the Petworth neighborhood of Ward 4 neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. Roosevelt enrolls 698 students (2017–2018) in ninth through 12th grade.[5] Additionally, the high school is also home to Roosevelt S.T.A.Y. program, an alternative academic and career/technical program that leads to a high school diploma or vocational certificate.
| Theodore Roosevelt High School | |
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| Address | |
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4301 13th Street NW[1] 20011 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°56′36″N 77°1′44″W / 38.94333°N 77.02889°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1932 |
| Status | Open[2] |
| School board | District of Columbia State Board of Education |
| School district | District of Columbia Public Schools |
| NCES District ID | 1100030 [3] |
| CEEB code | 090220 |
| NCES School ID | 110003000008[2] |
| Faculty | 74.70 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 752 (2020–2021) |
| • Grade 9 | 245 |
| • Grade 10 | 239 |
| • Grade 11 | 137 |
| • Grade 12 | 131 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.07 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Orange and blue |
| Athletics conference | District of Columbia Interscholastic Athletic Association, District of Columbia State Athletic Association |
| Nickname | Rough Riders |
| USNWR ranking | 13,383–17,843 (2022) |
| Communities served | Ward 4 |
| Website | theodorerooseveltdc |
Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School | |
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| Built | 1932 |
| Architect | Albert L. Harris |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
| MPS | Public School Buildings of Washington, DC MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 100003213[4] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 3, 2018 |
| Designated DCIHS | September 27, 2018 |
The high school, located at 13th and Upshur Streets NW, was built in 1932 to accommodate 1,200 students. Just before the 2016–2017 academic year, it completed a $121 million, two-year facility modernization.[6] During the renovation period, classes were conducted at the MacFarland Middle School campus nearby at 4400 Iowa Avenue, NW.[7] The school campus has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
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Plans for the school began in 1920, and it opened in 1932. The 64-room school was designed to hold 1,551 students.[8] Alongside a regular college entrance curriculum, the school included business-oriented classes to accommodate the interests of white students who had previously been served by the Business High School at Ninth Street and Rhode Island Avenue Northwest.[8] The business focus was in contrast to the technical focus of McKinley Technical High School and Armstrong Technical High School.[8] The school integrated in 1953, one of the first schools in the District of Columbia to do so.[8]
Uncovered New Deal artwork
editIn 1934, art students under the guidance of the Baltimore-born artist Nelson Rosenberg[9] created a mural in the cafeteria. Titled An American Panorama, the mural was created as part of the New Deal-era Public Works of Art Project. It was later accompanied by other murals, added by later students, around the school.[8] An American Panorama was uncovered during renovation work in the cafeteria in the fall of 2013.[10] The fresco is currently being restored and will be incorporated into the final renovation.[when?]
Notable alumni
edit- Ralph Asher Alpher (1921–2007), National Medal of Science 2005 for his research in Big Bang nucleosynthesis, and the prediction of the temperature of cosmic background radiation.[citation needed]
- Bertie Bowman (1931–2023), hearing coordinator of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations[11]
- Lennard Freeman (b. 1995), a basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League[citation needed]
- Charlene Drew Jarvis (b. 1941), educator and former scientific researcher and politician[12]
- Shirley Ann Jackson (1964), a physicist and the eighteenth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. She is the first African-American woman to have earned a Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[13]
- Bowie Kuhn, Baseball Commissioner[14]
- Ted Lerner, owner of the Washington Nationals[15]
- Phil Perlo, American football player[16]
- Abe Pollin, Owner Washington Bullets, Washington Capitals[17]
- Sharon Pratt (Sharon Pratt Kelly, Sharon Pratt Dixon), 1961 – DC politician (Mayor of DC, 1991 to 1995)[18]
- Diane Rehm, 1954, American public radio talk show host[19]
- Bill Smith, former MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies)[20]
- Kate Smith (1907–86), singer, attended Business High School—likely class of 1924.[21]
- Irvin Yalom, 1931 psychiatrist, author.[22]
References
edit- ^ GNIS entry for Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School; USGS; December 31, 1981.
- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - Roosevelt HS (110003000008)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for District of Columbia Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#100003213)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "School Profiles Home". profiles.dcps.dc.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ^ "Roosevelt High School Project". DC Department of General Services. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Roosevelt High School @ MacFarland". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Bireda, Saba (September 2003). "Theodore Roosevelt High School". DC North.
- ^ "Nelson Rosenberg". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Wiener, Aaron (31 January 2014). "Rough Ride: Can a new building, redrawn boundaries, and a changing neighborhood transform D.C.'s struggling Roosevelt High School?". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Temin, Tom (2021-09-24). "A legend in the Senate, he may be the longest-serving federal employee". Federal News Network. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ Milloy, Courtland (8 September 1982). "Jarvis Pushes D. C. Heritage In Her Race For Mayor". The Washington Post.
- ^ "NRC: Honorable Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, Commissioner". Nuclear Regulatory Commission. December 1998.
- ^ "Bowie Kent Kuhn". Major League Baseball. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ The Washingtonian: "Ted Lerner Plays Ball - The dealmaker and family man has realized a dream: He owns Washington’s baseball team. Here’s how he got to where he is—and where the team goes from here" By Harry Jaffe June 1, 2007
- ^ "Phil Perlo -". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Williams, Juan (17 February 1991). "Holding Back the Shadows". The Washington Post.
- ^ Perl, Peter (31 January 1993). "The Mayor's Mystique". The Washington Post.
- ^ Austermuhle, Martin (August 22, 2016). "Diane Rehm And Isabel Wilkerson Remember Roosevelt High Over The Years". WAMU.
- ^ "Bill Smith Baseball Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Ware, Susan (2004). Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century. Harvard University Press. p. 596. ISBN 978-0-674-01488-6.
- ^ "Yalom Q&A". GW Magazine Archives. The George Washington University. Retrieved 19 August 2020.