Roosevelt High School (South Dakota)

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Theodore Roosevelt High School
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Roosevelt High School (South Dakota)
6600 W. 41st Street

Sioux Falls
,
South Dakota
57106

United States
Coordinates 43°30′59″N96°48′29″W / 43.5165°N 96.808°W / 43.5165; -96.808
Information
School type Public, Secondary
Established1991;33 years ago (1991)
School district Sioux Falls School District
PrincipalTim Hazlett
Staff110.03 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,713 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio15.57 [1]
Color(s)Cardinal, Gold, White
   
Team name Rough Riders
Website www.sf.k12.sd.us/schools/high-schools/roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt High School is a public high school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. It opened in 1991 and is one of four traditional high schools in the Sioux Falls School District.

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History

Roosevelt was the third high school in the Sioux Falls School District. The school opened for the 1991–1992 school year after a $17 million construction effort. [2] Eventual overcrowding at the school was used as a pitching point for the referendum that later funded Jefferson High School. [3]

Athletics

Roosevelt athletic teams are nicknamed the Rough Riders and compete in the Metro Athletic Conference. [4] The girls basketball team won 111 games in a row from 1997-01, and won 5 straight state championships. The 2021-22 boys basketball team achieved a perfect 22-0 season en route to back-to-back state championships.

State Championships
SportYears
Baseball [5] 2003, 2011, 2013
Basketball (girls)1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006
Basketball (boys)2000, 2014, 2021, 2022
Bowling (boys)2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018
Bowling (girls)2016, 2017, 2019
Competitive Cheer2014, 2015, 2020
Cross Country (boys)2010, 2011, 2015
Cross Country (girls)2008
Football2006, 2007, 2012
Soccer (girls)2002, 2012, 2013, 2021
Soccer (boys)1999, 2000, 2019
Softball2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
Track and Field (boys)2000, 2015
Volleyball1996, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2012
Golf (boys) [6] 2005, 2009, 2019

Performing arts

RHS has three competitive show choirs: the mixed-gender "Executive Suite" and "Rider Revolution" as well as the all-female "Capitol Harmony". [7] The school also fields the only competitive inclusive show choir in the United States, "Unity, Inc." [8] The program also hosts an annual competition. [9]

RHS has a theater program that typically has two plays per semester, along with a summer show. The second show of the spring semester is usually a musical.

Notable alumni

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  4. ↑ "Metro Athletic Conference". Metro Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ "History". South Dakota High School Baseball Association. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ Palleschi, Jerry (October 8, 2019). "Sioux Falls Roosevelt Wins 2019 South Dakota AA Boys Golf Title". ESPN 99.1. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ "SCC: Viewing School - Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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