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Principal's Message:
This week, as we return from two weeks of Online Learning, the staff at Roosevelt is working to reconnect with students in person. We look forward to seeing our students in our building again tomorrow, Monday, January 31st.
We start our day tomorrow in Advisory at 8:10 am, with students getting their schedules for Semester 2. If you need to check in with teachers, counselors, or administration regarding anything related to the end of the first semester, please do so this week. We want to make sure everyone has an opportunity to wrap things up as we get started on the new semester.
As we return to in-person learning, it is important that we take every precaution to stay as healthy as possible. As per MPS guidance, please keep students home if they have any symptoms of COVID and get tested. We will continue to have tests available to students upon request. We will also be making KN95 masks available upon request in the Main Office.
The reality is that when we returned in the month of January, after the Holiday break, the number of Covid cases increased sharply - part of the reason our student absence rate increased and there were staffing shortages. Please continue to wear your masks from below the chin to above the nose. We will continue adhering to our Covid protocols upon return.
Thank you all for helping to keep our community safe.
Should anyone fall ill with Covid or need to quarantine, please contact our Health Office and use the service of Jackson Calhoun below.
Let's have a wonderful week back,
Mr. Ledesma
We are adding a level of service for our students who are sick or in quarantine. Jackson Calhoun, from our Check and Connect office, will be setting up office hours to connect with students and provide classwork help or help to navigate Google Classroom. If students have questions or need help connecting with a teacher, Jackson can be of assistance. Please see the details below for Google Meet information on how to reach Jackson.
Jackson Calhoun's Quarantine Office Hours: Morning
10:00 – 11:00am
Google Meet joining info
Or dial: (US) +1 470-285-0052 PIN: 735 473 763#
Jackson Calhoun's Quarantine Office Hours: After School
3:00 – 4:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Or dial: (US) +1 502-518-3274 PIN: 289 864 831#
Thank you, again, for your flexibility in navigating all of this with us. I am incredibly appreciative of the Roosevelt community for working together during these difficult moments.
Principal Ledesma
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Welcome to our Community Standard. This newsletter will be sent to you twice per month and highlight both what has happened and what is coming up.
Our calendar at Roosevelt.mpls.k12.mn.us is always up to date with the latest information and our FB page is updated at least once per day, please click on the link below to check it out!
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EVERY FRIDAY IS SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY! Wear your Teddy Gear or Maroon and Gold!!
Upcoming Events
Jan 31..2nd Semester begins
Jan 31..Black History Spirit Week begins with Anything but a backpack and pajama day
Jan 31..Softball Clinic
Feb 1..BHM..BLM day
Feb 1..Sadie Tickets go on sale
Feb 2..BHM..Red (Freshman), Yellow (sophomore and staff), Green (Juniors), Black (senior)
Feb 2..Community Cafe
Feb 3..BHM..Decade Day
Feb 4..BHM..Black out day
Feb 7..Comfy Day
Feb 8..Tie Dye Day
Feb 9..Dress to Impress Day
Feb 9..AVID Field Trip
Feb 10..Tropical Day
Feb 11..Valentine Status Day
Feb 11..Candy Gram delivered
FEBRUARY 12..SADIE HAWKINS DANCE ONLY 200 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD...$25
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Roosevelt Health Careers program made the news! 🙂
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Project Success has two new theater opportunities for MPS high school students! On Sat 2/12 we have Paul Taylor Dance Company's premiere of Peter Chu's Northrop Centennial Commission, paired with two classic Taylor works, Airs and Promethean Fire, set to three keyboard works by Bach and richly orchestrated by Stokowski. On Sunday, 2/13, MN Opera presents The Anonymous Lover, a 90-minute opera written in 1780 by the groundbreaking Black composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, said to be one of the most important musicians in Paris.
Tickets for both shows are FREE and students can register for up to 4 tickets per performance! If you need transportation to the show, Project Success can provide that. Registration is simple and can be done at projectsuccess.org/theater.
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ATHLETICS
Support our Athletes by looking at the weekly calendar of events!
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Teddy Boys win away game against St Paul Washington 90-61. Senior Quinton Brown had 25 points and senior Jimale Mohamed had 25 points. Nice work! |
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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2ND ANNUAL TEDDY TENNIS FEST
JULY 16, 2022
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Girls Basketball
2/2 JV @ 5:30 @ Visitation
2/2 V @ 7pm @ Visitation
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Counseling/Career & College Center News
Up to date information on Career & College opportunities can always be found at:
All Students: We're excited to see you all back for in-person learning on Monday! Please make sure to review the Schedule Change Policy so that you know what types of schedule changes will be acceptable for Semester 2.
IMPORTANT COURSE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
For 9th, 10th & 11th Graders:
It’s Roosevelt registration time to pick classes for next year!
Please visit the Course Registration Google Site to review the course catalog. You will also find the registration forms for each grade level under "register here". Students along with parents/guardians, please fill out the registration form for your graduation class.
Students, please talk to your core teachers, if you haven’t already, about which subject course they advise you to take for next year.
Deadline for registration is tomorrow, January 29th. In February, the school counselors will meet with students one-on-one to go over their class choices to ensure classes are appropriate and to answer any questions.
12th Graders:
SCHOLARSHIPS: Check out the open scholarships highlighted below! Please click on the link for more information and to access each application. You can always check our scholarship list for a list of all open scholarships.
FAFSA/MN Dream Act: If you still need to complete your FAFSA/MN Dream Act, please email Mr. Eric or Ms. Amanda to set up a FAFSA or MN Dream Act appointment. We're happy to help you complete your FAFSA/MN Dream Act over a google meet during online learning!
All Grades:
Looking for a paid summer internship opportunity! Consider applying for Step Up! The application is now open! See the flyer below for more information and go to their website to learn more about the eligibility and application at: StepUpMpls.org
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The RHS Counseling Team:
Mohamoud Mohamed, Counselor of Record for Last Names A-E
MohamoudO.Mohamed@mpls.k12.mn.us, Office #: 612-668-4813
Mark Heymans, Counselor of Record for Last Names F-L
Mark.Heymans@mpls.k12.mn.us, Google Voice #: 612-405-3801, Office #: 612-668-4855
Salado Hasan, Counselor of Record for Last Names M-O
salado.hasan@mpls.k12.mn.us, Office #: 612-668-4813
Sandra Kroger, Counselor of Record for Last Names P-Z
Sandra.Kroger@mpls.k12.mn.us, Google Voice #: 612-460-7325, Office #: 612-668-8442
Amanda Justen, Career & College Center Coordinator
Amanda.Justen@mpls.k12.mn.us, Google Voice #: 612-460-1588, CCC #: 612-668-4822
Eric Rodgers, Career & College Center Coordinator
Eric.Rodgers@mpls.k12.mn.us, Google Voice #: 612-567-6897, CCC #: 612-668-4822
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WHAT'S GOING ON AT SCHOOL |
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RHS Graduate/author/firefighter/EMT/ Paramedic Vanessa Torres '88 presented to Ms. Olson’s 11th grade AVID classes this week. What an amazing story!
Really amazing presentation! The kids LOVED IT!
Author/Firefighter/Paramedic/Mountain Mama
Debut THE TURNING POINTE 2/22/22
Alfred A. Knopf BFYR
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Instead of going to amazon.com, go to smile.amazon.com. Register and select Minneapolis Theodore Roosevelt High School Foundation as your charity. Each time you shop at smile.amazon the Foundation will receive a small percentage of your purchase.
By doing this you are helping give scholarships to Roosevelt students and grants to staff without it costing you a penny?
You just have to remember to go to smile.amazon.com instead of Amazon…..same merchandise, same prices, same service. Thank YOU!
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Check out our FB and Twitter pages for photos of what's happening around here.
Join us on Instagram...followtheteddy
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20 hours of Service Per year is expected of every student, every year.
Check out these websites to come up with another idea.
- https://www.volunteermatch.org/search?l=Minneapolis%2C+MN%2C+USA
(You can search by word, so if you are looking for an "art" based volunteering opportunity, or a "children" based opportunity, "senior citizen", etc.
If you have questions before that, please email Christol.Schultz@mpls.k12.mn.us.
If your student is doing their hours OUTSIDE of the school, please have them send in a paper that is signed, dated and phone number listed for the organization or person that they helped.
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