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Roosevelt Daily Bulletin

Tuesday, February 4th

General Announcements:

  • Sign up for the 3 on 3 Roosevelt March Madness Tournament.  Anyone can play!  Check your email for the link and scan the QR codes.Remember to bring your devices and instruments home over the break – there’s more snow in the forecast!
  • Registration has begun for the boys’ ultimate spring season –https://www.discnw.org/en_us/e/2025-spring-hs-bx-club-team-and-free-agent-league/register. Spring Season tends to be more low-key, less competitive and provides a great chance for less experienced players to get disc time. Although more informal, there is still an expectation of consistent attendance and participation.
    • New this year, we will not be having traditional ‘try-outs’ this season. Rather, if you played this past fall, please sign up for the “2025 Spring HS Bx Club and Free Agent League” on either the Varsity or JV team you played on in Fall 2024. New players should register for JV.  If the JV roster is too large or the Varsity roster too small, coaches will invite players up to practice with Varsity. 
    • Practice & Game Schedules: Beginning March 3rd, practices will be Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15-6:15pm at Magnuson Grass Fields, with games typically on Fridays. All players must be registered on DiscNW to participate in practices.
  • RHS 2025 Girls Spring Ultimate Season begins in a few short weeks! Come join this fantastic sport—we have competed at the national level the past four plus years AND have space for brand new players as well on JV. Ultimate Frisbee is a club sport offered at almost every college—come learn new skills to play in college or try your hand at Varsity!
    • RHS Tryouts:
      • Tuesday, February 25, 7:00-9:00 at Lower Woodland Field 7
      • Thursday, February 27, 8:00-9:45 at Magnuson Park Field 6
      • Practices and games are Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays in March-May
      • RHS Spring Season Registration:
      • There are two steps to register for the 2025 Spring Season: Registering with DiscNW and filling out the Player Contact Form:
    • 1. DiscNW Registration: You must be registered with DiscNW to attend tryouts. 
    • Register here: https://www.discnw.org/en_us/e/2025-spring-hs-gx-team-league
    • Please register for the Roosevelt Girls-JV Team for tryouts. After tryouts, DiscNW will use the coaches’ rosters to move players between Varsity and JV teams.
    • 2. Contact Info: In addition to DiscNW registration, please fill out our team contact form. (Do this even if you have filled this out in prior seasons.)
    • Fill contact form out here: 2025 Spring Season RHS Girls Ultimate Contact List
  • The deadline for Seattle Promise is today! This is the last chance to take advantage. The Seattle Promise is the contract for which any SPS high school graduate can attend any of the Seattle Community College for free for 2 years! Deadline to apply is this Friday, February 14th!
  • Course Registration for the 25-26 School Year is due Today! Please register for your classes. If you have questions or need help, please come to the help desk sessions in 108 before school (starting from 8:15am), after school (Until 4:15 pm) and during lunch!  
  • Looking for Service Learning Hours and a Chance to Support Education? Join Roosevelt Families and other PTA advocates from across the state on Monday February 17th, 2025 at the state capital in Olympia.
    • During the 2025 budget legislative session, your voice can make a big impact on important education funding and other critical issues, including addressing the student mental health crisis, preventing and reducing gun violence and suicide, and addressing funding, inclusion and supports in Special Education. RHS students can earn up to 8 hours for Service Learning Requirements or extra credit for their government class. For more information, please visit RHS Participation – Focus on Advocacy Day or contact Beth Cogan, RHS PTSA Advocacy co-chair at bethbenbear@gmail.com.
  • Students – Registration for the NACAC Virtual College Fair is now open. The fair is happening on Sunday, February 16th from 10am – to 3pm Pacific Time. Virtual college fairs provide a wonderful chance to connect with hundreds of colleges and universities, all from the comfort of your home. Plus, they are 100% free. The fairs also offer College MatchMaking, where you can select college features most important to you during registration and then receive an email matching you to specific colleges and universities that best match your criteria and will be available at the fair. Register for the fair using this link: Register Here
  • Seniors!! Do you want to perform at graduation? ASR is hosting auditions on February 26th and 27th for individuals or groups to perform the national anthem, spoken word (poetry, not a speech), and musical performances. We know there’s lots of talent in our grade, so don’t be afraid to sign up for an audition! The link to sign up for an audition is on the ASR Instagram, and in the daily bulletin. https://forms.office.com/r/CKQqaTcmc0
  • Pack the stands for our RHS Unified Basketball team, Thursday, Feb 13th right after school!  Go Riders
  • 60 SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY!
    • 9th, 10th & 11th Riders! Want to make friends?
    • Support students leading fun activities?  Still need 60 service hours to graduate?
    • Then  APPLY HERE for RARE Connections and build a more connected school community
    • HURRY! Applications close once all 14 spaces are filled! Reach out to Program Coordinator Amber Inwood ainwood@urbanleague.org or drop by RM110 (Mr Rho’s classroom) Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays!
  • Hey juniors – here is a scholarship for you! If you have plans to attend college in the U.S. in the fall of 2026, demonstrate financial need ($65,000 or lower adjusted gross family income), are involved in school and community activities, and display integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, this scholarship is for you! Scholarship amounts range from $10,000 to $25,000 and there are more than 600 available. This is a great opportunity if you are eligible. Link to the scholarship application is below. Deadline is March 1, 2025. Free money for college is always a good thing! Scholarship information and application information.

Congratulations

Roosevelt Mixed Varsity crowned 2025 state champions! Please join us in celebrating our mixed varsity for a great winter season that culminated in a state ultimate championship win this past weekend!! A key strength this season was a deep bench and excellent teamwork by all in showing their Rough Riders determination and grit. Congratulations and awesome work!!

The JV Mixed/Co-ed Winter Ultimate Frisbee team had a great season and also won the JV Mixed/Co-Ed Ultimate Frisbee state playoffs.

Varsity Boys Basketball beat Eastside Catholic 49:48

This past weekend, Roosevelt Wrestling competed in the 3A Metro League Tournament. Just one year ago, we finished in last place in the Metro League on the boy’s side. Through relentless hard work, and dedication from our upperclassmen, and the grit of our mostly new underclassmen, we’ve made Roosevelt history.

At Sealth, we walked away with five Metro League Champions and a school-record of 11 Boys State Qualifiers. Here are the results:

Boys Results:

  • 106 – Kemper Clark: 6th Place
  • 106 – Sam Soelberg: 8th Place
  • 113 – Joe U-V: Metro League Champion (Ranked 16th in 3A)
  • 113 – Ziggy Silva: 3rd Place
  • 120 – Aiden Stonebreaker: 5th Place
  • 132 – Vincent Yagi: Metro League Champion
  • 144 – Aidan Jewett: 7th Place
  • 157 – Jack Yadron: 6th Place
  • 165 – Pat O’Connor: Metro League Finalist (Ranked 10th in 3A)
  • 165 – Erkhes Ankhbayar: 8th Place
  • 215 – Jason Page: Metro League Finalist (Ranked 16th in 3A)
  • 285 – Kingsten Maiava: 3rd Place
  • 285 – Sunako Lealao: 6th Place

Girls Results:

  • 110 – Jillian Mavencamp: Metro League Champion & Most Outstanding Lightweight Wrestler of the Year (Ranked 4th in the 3A)
  • 125 – Elektra Wiley: Metro League Champion (Ranked 11th in 3A)

Our girls will compete again this weekend at the SeaKing District II Qualifier for their chance to qualify for State. 

Next Up: Mat Classic XXXVI

Congratulations to the Boys Swim team for their amazing swimming and diving this past weekend at the Metro Championship swim meet. Roosevelt earned 3rd place overall. Everyone really showed up and gave it their all, resulting in best times for most of the swims. The 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Freestyle Relay qualified for STATE!

Special Shout Out to Senior, Cooper Na, for winning and breaking the Metro Swim Meet Record in the 50 Freestyle with a time of 20.85. Cooper qualified for State and broke the Roosevelt Record in both the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Freestyle with a time of 46.30.

Also, the 400 Freestyle Relay, consisting of John Su, Keaton Jewsbury, Tyson Scott, and Cooper Na for breaking the Roosevelt Record with a time of 3:15.44. 

15 swimmers and 1 diver will be continuing to the District Championships this coming weekend.

Congrats to our Unified Competitive team for going undefeated all season and winning Districts this weekend. They are going to the state competition in Wenatchee at the end of the month!

Congratulations to Coach Tomtan – 2025 Metro Swim Coach of the Year!

The RHS music department had almost 100 entries in this Saturday’s Elliot Bay Regional Solo and Ensemble Festival. The students were incredible in every way. Winners will be representing RHS at the state level competition at the end of April.

Here are the results:

Large String Ensemble Winner: Planetera Quintet – Elyse Oh, Jack Young, Holly Gantumur, Casiphia Christian, Elena Krentz performing Schubert Quintet

Large String Ensemble

2nd place: Fantastic Five-Clare Burke-Blosser, Nina Cox, Luca Sisk, Ospin Marwick, Leo Dalnekoff performing Dvorak String Quintet

4th place: Legends- Sarah Lo, Sebastian Chang, Elsa Wildermuth, Lilly Redick, William Arnold, Brigid Bennett, Owen Burke Brown performing Dvořák Legend.

Small String Ensemble

4th place: Mango Tango-Zoe Le Mouel, Bowen Leung, Brigid Bennett, Sienna Winquist, Henrik Arnold performing Rodrigo Ratier’s Neurotango Quintet

Ensemble 5th place: Double Trouble-Leo Dalnekoff and Jesse Krentz -Rossini duet for bass and cello

Viola Solo 2nd place: Luca Sisk

Viola Solo 4th place: Holly Gantumur

Cello Solo 2nd place: Jesse Krentz

Bass Solo

2nd place: Mae Bodly

3rd place: Leo Dalnekoff

4th place: Zoe Bates

5th place: Margot Cox

Piano Solo 4th place: Bowen Leung

Guitar Solo Winner: Sienna Winquist

Mezzo Soprano Voice Solo 3rd place: Gael Durham:

Large Woodwind Ensemble

2nd place: Roosevelt Large Woodwind Ensemble I: – Sally Ross, Sky Van Scoyoc, Ann Zheng, Eva Lacey, Alice Einhorn

3rd place: Roosevelt Large Woodwind Ensemble II: Kyle McBride, Chase Guyton, Pauline Beckett, Sam Lerer, Josie Charette

Large Brass Ensemble Winner: Roosevelt Wind Ensemble Brass Quintet I: Devon Osborne, Gael Durham, Sam Lerer, Oscar Zimmerman, Henry Vigil

Small Brass Ensemble

2nd place: Roosevelt Symphonic Band Mixed Quartet: Jack Blankley, Sammy Motto, Oscar Edebohls, Micah Spikes

4th Place: Roosevelt Freshmen Trombone Duet:

Flute Solo 2nd place: Brigit Ham

Clarinet Solo 2nd place: Sky Van Scoyoc

Trombone Solo 2nd place: Henry Vigil

Mallets Solo 2nd place – Ethan Lee

Small Percussion Ensemble Winner: Momoko Heaton and Kai Finkelstein-Snare Drum Duet

Large Percussion Ensemble Winner: Roosevelt Advanced Large Percussion Ensemble Henrik Arnold, Alexandre Chidiac, Guin Irwin, Antonio Delfino, Momoko Heaton, Kai Finkelstein, Matteo King-Biggers, Quincy Kelly, Campbell Smiley, Max Schwan, Mikey Sharpe, Hazel Donahue, Ellie Gibertson, Grace Lutes, Luc Randell

Go Riders!


Athletics

Friday:

1:30pm District Championship Swim and Dive Meetat Mary Wayte Pool, Mercer Island

Saturday:

9:00am Varsity Girls Wrestling State Qualifying Tournament at Chief Sealth

10:00am Varsity Gymnastics Meet at Ballard HS

12:30pm District Championship Swim and Dive Meetat Mary Wayte Pool, Mercer Island

5:30pm Varsity Girls Basketball vs Inglemoor at Roosevelt

7:00pm Varsity Boys Basketball vs West Seattle at Roosevelt

Purchase tickets to games


Afterschool activities:

  • There is a new tutoring program at Roosevelt high school called The Kennel Study Hall. All students are welcome to drop-in on Monday, Tuesday, and/or Thursday, from 4-6pm for general academic tutoring. We also provide appointments to meet with tutors before school starting at 7:30am, at lunch time, and extended hours for those that have extracurricular activities after school and need tutoring in evenings and/or during the weekends. We look forward to connecting with Roosevelt students to help them develop core competencies in their academic pursuit of excellence. 

Getting help with your academics is as easy as 1-2-3. 

  1. Request…a tutor by stopping by Room 103 at lunch time to sign-up for tutoring (or stop in during drop-in hours). 
  2. Assess…your academic needs through meeting with an academic coach so we can provide “right-sized” academic support that aligns with your available time to meet. 
  3. Attest…to the effectiveness of support through predictive analytics tracking and satisfaction surveys to ensure you’re not just getting support…you’re enjoying your learning journey with us. 

Open gyms and conditioning

Winter Conditioning –

Weight Room Until February 27

Mondays: 3:40pm – 6:00pm (Except holidays)

Tuesdays: 4:00pm – 5:30pm (Except holidays)

Wednesdays: 2:25pm – 5:30pm (Except holidays)

Thursdays: 3:40pm -6:00pm (Except holidays)

All are welcome!


Performing Arts


Band:

Jazz:  

Orchestra: 

Theater:  

Vocals:


Message from our Librarian

Hi Roughriders,

Are you needing a little academic help outside of class?

One of my favorite Learning Resources on our library Destiny Discover page

is Tutor.com – Free online tutoring, 7 days a week, ANY subject, 2pm-10pm, even on the weekends!

(You need to use this Destiny Discover route in order for it to be free. Please see the attached document for directions) 

Happy Learning!
Ms. Redmond

Closed For Lunchtime– Lunch is only 30 minutes now, that wizzes by quickly- maybe Go Eat!? The library will be closed… There’s no eating in the library anyhow.


Message from our Nurse


Available Internships


Scholarships


Seniors

  • You must Sign up for your senior portrait
  • If you were unable to get your portrait taken OR just prefer to schedule an individual portrait session at Rowland Studio, be sure to contact Rowland Studio and get your picture taken before Winter Break!

Prom: Friday, May 17 – Columbia Tower

Graduation: Thursday, June 12, 5 p.m. – Memorial Stadium

Attention Seniors!! It’s time to order your cap and gown and senior swag! Two ways to order: 

  • Order your cap and gown online or
  • Complete the paper order form available in the main office and mail it to National Achiever Services by January 15.

Upcoming Events

Winter Ball

When: February 8th 2025 7-10pm
Where: Pacific Science Center, Ackerley, Building 2 and The Butterfly House.
Theme: Enchanted Forest
Ticket prices:
January 27-29th with asb: 25 w/o: 35
January 30-31st with asb: 35 w/o: 45
February 1-5 with asb: 40 w/o: 50
February 6-7 with asb: 45 w/o: 55


College visits

Please register for the visits via Naviance. Directions are posted on your Counselors Schoology page and front of the School Website News post. The College visits are in the College and Career Center in Room 110. If you’re confused on registering, please stop by to see Mr. Rho, our College and Career Counselor.


Career Center Newsletter

UW Dream Project
Focuses on supporting middle and high school students with college access and post-secondary planning through near peer mentorship. Including college applications, applying for financial aid, applying for jobs, writing personal statements, finding scholarships, and building a resume.

Office Hours:
Mondays & Fridays, 1:15 pm – 3:40 pm

Offer Support

  • College Application
  • College Essay
  • Resume & Cover Letter
  • Job Application
  • FAFSA/WASFA
  • Finding Scholarships

Fedora Izuagbe
College & Career Readiness Assistant
izuagfed@uw.edu

Book an Appointment for UW Dream Project

Aurelio Valdez
Outreach Specialist Nathan Hale, Lincoln and Roosevelt
Aurelio.Valdez@seattlecolleges.edu

Office Hours
Thursday, 1:15 pm – 3:40 pm


Clubs

 Roosevelt Clubs (may not be 100% accurate)


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