T. F. Riggs High School

T.F. Riggs High School
Location
1010 East Broadway Ave Pierre , South Dakota 57501 USA
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"To Cooperatively Inspire All Students to Achieve Their Potential"
School district	Pierre School District
Principal	Kelly Hansen
Teaching staff	48.97 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	808 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.50 [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

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.

It was named after South Dakota native Dr. Theodore F. Riggs (1874–1962), a Johns Hopkins graduate and local physician. ^[3]

Demographics

The 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

• Paul Fuoss, physicist ^[5]
• Dusty Johnson, member of the United States House of Representatives for South Dakota's at-large congressional district ^[6]
• Lincoln Kienholz, Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback ^[7]
• Scott Rislov, retired Arena Football League quarterback ^[8]
• Grey Zabel, Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle, first round selection in the 2025 NFL draft ^[9]

References

1. "T F Riggs High School - 01". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
2. "T.F. Riggs High School". South Dakota High School Activities Association. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
3. "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.
4. "T.F. Riggs High School". USNews.com. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
5. "Fuoss named head of experimental design". Murdo Coyote. May 17, 2017.
6. "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
7. "Joyce Edwards, Lincoln Kienholz headline USA TODAY High School Sports Awards winners". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
8. "The Official Internet Home of San Jose State Spartans Athletics". www.sjsuspartans.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
9. "Grey Zabel - 2024 - Football". NDSU. Retrieved October 2, 2025.

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