The Roosevelt High School staff, students and families are a cultural mosaic committed to instilling strong character and empowering students to be responsible citizens and a positive transformative force in both local and global communities.

Our mission is to provide students with a supportive learning environment that enables them to become open-minded, inquiring thinkers and life-long learners.

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For visits and tours of our school, please call 612.668.4800

Academic Focus Areas: (Click here for more information)

• Automotive & Construction
• Candidate International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP)
• International Baccalaureate Career-related Certificate (IBCC)
• Health Careers emphasis
•  International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP)

Community Partnerships:

• Allina Hospitals and Clinics
• Children’s Hospital and Clinics of Minnesota
• Fairview Health Services
• G.E. Financial Services
• Genesys Works
• HealthPartners
• Hennepin County Medical Center
• Medtronic
• Park Nicollet Health Services

College Partnerships:

• Dunwoody College of Technology
• Gustavus Adolphus College
• Minneapolis Community & Technical College (MCTC)
• St. Catherine University
• St. Paul College
• University of Minnesota

Dual Credit Opportunities/Articulations:

• Advanced Placement (AP)
• Career & Technical Education (CTE)
• College in the Schools (CIS)
• International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP)
• Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO)

Post-Graduate Plans (Class of 2011):

• 50% to four–year colleges
• 45% to two–year colleges
• 5% to military service/work/other

Scholarships:

• National Merit Scholarship semifinalist during 2010-2011
• Gates Millennium Scholarship awarded in May 2011
• 10 students awarded Page Foundation Grants in 2011
• Wallin Education Partners Scholarship awarded in 2011
• AXA Achievement Community, Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarships granted to Roosevelt students in 2011
• Approximately 30 additional scholarships, many unique to Roosevelt High School, totaling approximately $420,000, awarded to more than 60 students in 2011

English Learner (EL) Supports:

• Bilingual Spanish instruction in science, math and social studies
• English as a Second Language (six levels of proficiency: orientation and levels 1-5)
• Sheltered instruction in a wide range of core classes

Citywide Special Education Programs: (Click here for more information)

• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Developmental Cognitive Disability
• Life Skills

Other Student Support Programs:

• Admission Possible: college access program
• Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID): a post-secondary college readiness system designed to increase school-wide learning and performance
• Check and Connect: school engagement program with a focus on mentoring and attendance
• “Get Ready”: counseling and college access program
• Project Success: youth development organization
• Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Program (TAPPP)
• School-based clinic

Awards/Kudos:

• History Day project by Dulce Gonzales, Bacilio Ortiz and Eduardo Sanchez placed 2nd at Minnesota State History Day and competed in National History Day held in Washington, D.C.
• Social Studies teachers Tamie Fritz, Tom Lachermeier and Collin Quinn were recognized as Minnesota’s Outstanding Senior Division Team at State History Day competition.
• Roosevelt’s auto program awarded full accreditation by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF)
• Debate team won two of three events at 2011 Economic Congress
• Solar-Powered Boat Club repeated as first place winner at the 19th Annual Twin Cities Solar Boat Regatta
• Roosevelt’s Kaylani Edwards named Star Tribune’s “Athlete of the Week” on February 8, 2011
• Ebonie Snider honored as Roosevelt’s Athena Award recipient for 2011
• Boys’ basketball won the 2011 Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association Team Academic Section Championship for Class AA, Section 4

Unique Extra Curricular Opportunities:

• Bollywood Club
• Drama/School Productions
• Drum Line
• High Tech Boys/Girls Society
• Math Team
• Robotics Club
• School Newspaper
• Solar-Powered Boat Club
• Super-High Mileage Car Club