Theodore Roosevelt High School, usually referred to simply as Roosevelt High School or TRHS, is a secondary school located on the west side of Des Moines, Iowa. It is one of five secondary schools under the district of the Des Moines Public Schools, and was named after the 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt. The school mascot is the Roughrider, named after Theodore Roosevelt's famous Rough Riders. The construction of the build...
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Theodore Roosevelt High School, usually referred to simply as Roosevelt High School or TRHS, is a secondary school located on the west side of Des Moines, Iowa. It is one of five secondary schools under the district of the Des Moines Public Schools, and was named after the 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt. The school mascot is the Roughrider, named after Theodore Roosevelt's famous Rough Riders. The construction of the building in which TRHS is housed was initiated in 1922 by Proudfoot, Bird, and Rawson and opened in 1924 with 1,282 students. The final cost to build was $1,331,600. The building's design has won many awards and is considered one of 50 most significant buildings in Iowa by PBS. The building is on both the State and National Register of Historic Places.
As of the 2008-2009 school year, there are 1,654 students enrolled at Roosevelt High School.
The school day is split into seven periods of course instruction. The fifth period being is longer than...
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