Theodore Roosevelt High School (RHS), is located in southeast Fresno, California. It is a high school established within the Fresno Unified School District. The high school mascot is the Rough Rider (in physical form it is a horse) named after the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Theodore Roosevelt organized and helped command during the Spanish–American War. The high school's colors are green and gold.
The school was opened in 1928, and was both a junior and senior high school. It now serves grades 9-12. During the 2011–2012 school year 2,184 students attended RHS.[citation needed]
The school received publicity in 2014 with the movie documentary Try which focused on Roosevelt's rugby program and the positive effect it has had on the high school students who began playing.[2][3][4]
The Roosevelt Auditorium at Roosevelt High School in Fresno, California, was dedicated on Wednesday, September 22, 1958, at 10:00 a.m. An open house was held that evening from . The event was organized by the Fresno City Board of Education, the Superintendent of Schools and administrative staff.[citation needed]
When the auditorium was built it included the main auditorium with seating capacity of 2,153 and a smaller theater seating 200. Allied classrooms included a music room, two regular class rooms, a stagecraft, electrical and radio shop, a radio studio class room with recording and control room equipment as well as dressing rooms and make-up rooms.[citation needed]
Roosevelt School of the Arts
The Roosevelt School of the Arts is a district-wide magnet school program established in 1984. The program offers students in-depth specialized training in performing, visual, and media arts.[5]
On May 26, 2018, the Roosevelt Auditorium was named in honor of 1988 RSA alumna Audra McDonald, a six-time Tony Award winner.[6]
Many of its students are immigrants from Mexico and Southeast Asia. 51.8% of the student population are English learners. Below are rough figures of the student population.
Theodore Roosevelt High School Auditorium Dedication Ceremony and Open House Program
↑ "Ex-Fresnan Follows 'Guiding Light' Back to New York City: Sharon Lean, Formerly of Good Company Players and Roosevelt High School, Lands Spot on Soap Opera". The Fresno Bee. February 10, 1996. It's not that she's tired of Erica, Brooke, Tad, Adam and the rest of the All My Children crew. But being a proud mom, she wants to support her daughter, Sharon. The ex-Good Company Players and Roosevelt High School graduate is joining the cast of Guiding Light
↑ "AUDRA -- LIVING HER DREAM ... ", Fresno Bee, January 15, 1989. Accessed December 31, 2007. "Audra McDonald loves New even though two people have thrown up on her in the subway and she thought she would never survive a New York taxi ride. McDonald, a June graduate of Roosevelt School of the Arts, is living a dream come true."
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