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Theodore Roosevelt High School
File:RHSSeal.png
Address
Map
1400 North Mantua Street

Kent
,
Ohio
44240

United States United States
Information
School typePublic secondary school
Founded1868
School districtKent City School District
CEEB code362778[5]
PrincipalRoger Sidoti
Staff120[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,380[1] (2008)
Student to teacher ratio12:1 [2]
LanguageEnglish
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Red, White, Black[4]
   
Athletics conferencePortage Trail Conference
Metro Division
Team nameRough Riders
RivalRavenna Ravens
Stow Bulldogs
AccreditationOhio Department of Education
North Central Association of Schools and Colleges
PublicationThe Colonel (magazine)
YearbookThe Rough Rider
Communities servedKent, Brady Lake, Franklin Township, Sugar Bush Knolls
DistinctionsPresidential Excellence in Education- 1985 Ohio Dept. of Education Excellent rating- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Websitehttp://www.kentschools.net/rhs/

Theodore Roosevelt High School (abbreviated RHS or TRHS), known more commonly as Kent Roosevelt or Roosevelt is a public high school located in Kent, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in Kent and the Kent City School District and serves students in grades 9-12 living in Kent, Franklin Township, Brady Lake, and Sugar Bush Knolls as well as a small portion of southern Streetsboro.[6]

Founded in 1868 as the Kent High School, it first occupied the upper floors of the original K-12 Union School starting in 1869 after beginning at the Franklin Township Hall. It was named for President Theodore Roosevelt in 1922 upon moving to its own facility on North Prospect Street. In 1959 it moved to its current location along North Mantua Street, which has grown to include several additions to the school building, 67.9 acres (27.5 ha) used for multiple athletic fields and courts, and Stanton Middle School.

As of 2008, the full-time enrollment was around 1,380 with 120 staff[1] for a student teacher ratio of 12:1.[2] Roosevelt offers more than 200 classes including 8 Advanced Placement courses and 20 vocation classes.[7] It serves as home to several vocational programs for the Six-District Educational Compact and houses approximately 200 additional students from other high schools who attend those vocational programs during the school day. Roosevelt's athletic teams are known as the Rough Riders and the school colors are red, white, and black.

History

Kent High School 1868-1922

Roosevelt High School was established in 1868[8] as the Kent High School when the Franklin Union School District consolidated the various neighborhood schoolhouses and created a separate high school curriculum. As part of the consolidated effort, a new school, known as Union School, was erected at the corner of Park Avenue and North Mantua Street in 1867[9] on a hill overlooking the newly-named village of Kent.[10] Because of construction delays, the building was not ready for classes in the fall of 1868, so the first classes were held in the Franklin Township Hall[11] on what is now Gougler Avenue while K-8 students remained at their old schoolhouses. The new building opened on March 14, 1869 with the high school grades occupying the southwest room of the second floor and the four primary grades on the first floor.[8] It would serve as the home of all grades until 1922, when a new high school was built down the street at the intersection of Park Avenue and North Prospect Street. The original high school building would remain in service as a K-8 school known as Central School until 1954, when it was replaced by a new Central Elementary School on the same property.[12]

First campus 1922-1959

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The first building to bear the name of Theodore Roosevelt now serves as Davey Elementary School.

Due to population growth in Kent, the school board determined that a new high school building was needed along with several other additions to the school system's buildings. A 10-acre (4.0 ha) site was selected at the intersection of Park Avenue and North Prospect Street with the groundbreaking taking place on May 27, 1921.[13] The building was completed by May 22, 1922 in time to host commencement exercises for the graduating class in June. In August 1922, the Kent School Board adopted a resolution to name the building after former US President Theodore Roosevelt. The building was opened for school on September 6, 1922[14] and included an 833-seat auditorium.[15] This building would serve as the high school until the fall of 1959. After Roosevelt moved to its current location on North Mantua Street, the North Prospect building would serve as Davey Junior High/Middle School from 1959-1999. At the conclusion of the 1998-1999 school year, the building was closed for an extensive renovation, reopening in 2000 as Davey Elementary School.

Current location 1959-present

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Main entrance, part of the 1997 renovations.

Further growth in Kent during the 1950s necessitated construction of a new high school campus. In 1957, the school board purchased 31 acres (13 ha) of farmland along North Mantua Street and would later pass a USD$1.5 million bond issue to cover construction costs for the new high school, a new elementary school, and renovations of the old high school to become a junior high school.[16] Construction began in 1958 and the building was opened in the fall of 1959 housing grades 10-12[12] That same year it and the district welcomed students from Franklin Township and Brady Lake as both of those districts were officially absorbed by the Kent City School District. Prior to that time students from Franklin Township and Brady Lake could attend Roosevelt, but only if tuition was paid, or they could attend the Kent State High School.

Roosevelt Stadium was built in 1970 and contains a natural grass playing surface and an eight-lane all-weather rubberized track with seating for over 5,000 fans. It currently hosts the football team and the track and field teams.

Additions were made beginning in the 1960s with the most notable additions occurring in 1970 with the construction of the football and track stadium, 1971-1972 with the addition the auditorium and vocational wing which nearly doubled the size of the school, and in 1976-1977 with the addition of the swimming pool wing. The most recent additions were in 1997 when the cafeteria was expanded and a new art room was added along with several renovations and upgrades throughout the building. The campus has also been expanded, with a 17.4-acre (7.0 ha) addition to the campus in 1967[17] and a 19.5-acre (7.9 ha) in 1990,[18] which would later be used as the site for Stanton Middle School, which opened in 1999. Along with Stanton, several changes were made to the campus between 1997 and 2000, with the construction of a new soccer stadium and second track adjacent to the middle school and the realignment of Roosevelt Drive and several of the practice fields. In addition, a community and student fitness center was opened in the former bus garage building after the bus maintanence facilities were moved to southern Kent.

In 1972 Roosevelt absorbed most of the students from the Kent State High School, which had been closed.[19] Beginning in 1978, ninth graders began attending the high school again for the first time since 1959.[20] In 1985, Roosevelt was honored as one of 212 high schools in the nation with the Presidential Excellence in Education award from the U.S. Department of Eduaction.[21]

Campus and facilities

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View of Roosevelt campus looking northwest with Roosevelt Stadium to the right and Stanton Middle School on the far left.

The Roosevelt High School campus covers 67.9 acres (27.5 ha) along North Mantua Street (SR 43) in northern Kent, adjacent to the corporate headquarters of the Davey Tree Expert Company. In addition to the high school building and Stanton Middle School, the campus also includes several athletic facilities and practice areas. The building contains a multi-purpose gymnasium, a 1,241-seat auditorium, and a six-lane indoor swimming pool, while the campus around the building contains:

  • Roosevelt Stadium, opened in 1970, is a football and track stadium with an all-weather 8-lane track and seating for over 5,000.
  • Stanton Stadium, opened in 2000, is a soccer and track stadium with a 9-lane all-weather track and seating for 500 that is also used for lacrosse.
  • Community fitness center
  • Baseball field
  • Softball field
  • Field hockey field
  • Tennis complex with six courts
  • Two additional football practice fields
  • Two additional soccer practice fields

Central School Annex

In addition to the main campus, Roosevelt also has several programs at the Central School Annex, housed in the former Central Elementary School at the corner of North Mantua Street and Park Avenue. Programs housed here include the Bridges Academy, the Technical Work Experience (TWE) program, and special needs education as well as several community related programs such as the Adult Basic Literacy Education (ABLE)/GED program and the LEAP Program,[22] which serves students from Kent and several other nearby districts.[23]

Academics

Roosevelt operates on a schedule lasting from 7:35 AM to 2:34 PM consisting of eight 48-minute periods.[24] The school offers over 200 courses, eight Advanced Placement classes, and 20 vocational programs. Roosevelt and the Kent City Schools are part of the Six District Educational Compact, which also includes the Cuyahoga Falls, Hudson, Stow-Munroe Falls, Tallmadge, and Woodridge school districts. This compact allows students at member schools to participate in various vocational and career programs that are offered at each of the schools even if that school is not their home high school. Many of the vocational programs are housed at Roosevelt or at the Central School Annex such as urban forestry, cosmetology, professional computer-aided design and computer aided maufacturing, electronics technology, marketing education, athletic healthcare, remodeling and construction, and several others.[25]

Arts

Roosevelt also offers several co-curricular arts programs, including a marching band, flag corps, concert band, and wind symphony; chamber orchestra and symphony orchestra; two all-women choirs, a mixed choir, and a men's choir; theater classes in play production and acting and directing; and several art classes.

Extracurricular activities

There are more than 60 extracurricular clubs, including chapters of national and international organizations like Key Club, National Honor Society, Future Problem Solving, Amnesty International, DECA, and the International Thespian Society as well as local clubs like speech and debate, chess, foreign language clubs, and after school performing arts ensembles and clubs.

Athletics

The current Rough Rider logo
The current Rough Rider logo

Roosevelt's teams are known as the Rough Riders as one might expect from a school bearing the name of Theodore Roosevelt. As of 2006, Roosevelt fields 25 varsity athletic teams, the most recent additions being the boys and girls bowling teams which received varsity status in September 2006. All Rough Rider athletic teams play their home matches at Roosevelt High School with a few exceptions: the ice hockey team plays its home matches at the KSU Ice Arena on the campus of Kent State University and the bowling teams play their home matches at the Kent Lanes on South Water Street (SR 43).

Most athletic teams are members of the Portage Trail Conference Metro Division, which began play in the fall of 2005. Ice hockey plays in the Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League (GCHSHL) White East Division. Prior to 2005, Roosevelt was a member of the former Metro League for most of the twentieth century until the league was absorbed in 1996 by the formation of the Western Reserve Conference (which dissolved after the 2006-2007 season). From 1996-2005, the Rough Riders were part of the WRC's South Division. Current Rough Rider varsity athletic teams include:

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Roosevelt Stadium on the right, with Stanton Stadium on the left. Stanton Stadium hosts soccer, middle school track, and lacrosse matches.
Homecoming football game, October 17, 2008

Fall Sports

Winter Sports

Spring Sports

An asterisk (*) denotes a team which participates in a league other than the Portage Trail Conference (PTC).

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

State runner-up

  • Boys basketball: 1957
  • Boys cross country: 1979
  • Boys ice hockey: 1981
  • Girls field hockey: 1988
  • Girls cross country: 1997, 1999
  • Boys lacrosse: 2001, 2005[27]

Notable alumni

Alma Mater

Our strong band can ne'er be broken,
Formed in Roosevelt High -
Far surpassing wealth unspoken,
Sealed by friendship's tie.
Alma Mater, Alma Mater,
Deep graven on each heart,
Shall be found unwav'ring, true,
When we from life shall part.[30]

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c "General Information - Theodore Roosevelt High School". Ohio Department of Education online directory. Ohio Department of Education. 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  2. ^ a b "Student Teacher Ratio Roosevelt High School - Kent, Ohio". Roosevelt High School. GreatSchools. 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  3. ^ a b "Roosevelt High School 2006-2007 School Year Report Card" (PDF). Ohio Department of Education Local Report Card Files. Ohio Department of Education. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
  4. ^ "Roosevelt Rough Riders High School Basketball". Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  5. ^ "High School SAT Code Search Results". College Board website. College Board. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  6. ^ Exner, Rich (2008). "Property Tax 2007". Cleveland.com Business. Plain Dealer. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  7. ^ "About Kent Schools". KentSchools.net. Kent City Schools. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  8. ^ a b Grismer, Karl H. (1932). History of Kent (2001 ed.). Kent, Ohio: Record Publishing (1932), Kent Historical Society (2001). pp. 40, 192.
  9. ^ Grismer, p. 192
  10. ^ Grismer, p. 37. Kent was known as Franklin Mills until 1864, with the official change of title coming in 1867
  11. ^ "About Franklin Township". Franklin Township. 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  12. ^ a b Darrow, Ralph, ed. (1999). Kent Ohio: The Dynamic Decades. Kent, Ohio: Kent Historical Society. p. 171. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Grismer, p. 100
  14. ^ Grismer, p. 101
  15. ^ Grismer, p. 192
  16. ^ Darrow, p. 172
  17. ^ Darrow, p. 173
  18. ^ Darrow, p. 176
  19. ^ Garmon, Margaret (2000). "Kent State University School". Kent State University. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  20. ^ Darrow, p. 175
  21. ^ Darrow, p. 175
  22. ^ "Central School/Roosevelt Annex". KentCitySchools.net. Kent City Schools. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  23. ^ "LEAP Program School Districts Served". TheLeapProgram.net. Eagle Software. 2006. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  24. ^ 2008-2009 Roosevelt High School Student Handbook (PDF). Kent, Ohio: Kent City Schools. 2008. p. 5. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  25. ^ "Career Programs 2006-2007". SixDistrict.com. Six District Education Compact. 2006–2007. Retrieved 2009-06-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  26. ^ OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  27. ^ These years are displayed on banners in the Roosevelt High School gymnasium
  28. ^ "Deral Boykin". DatabaseFootball.com. 2006. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  29. ^ Kent City Schools. "Kent City Schools Hall of Fame Archives". Retrieved 2008-05-12.
  30. ^ 2008-2009 Roosevelt High School Student Handbook, p.3

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