Yearbook
Roosevelt High School Yearbook
- Yearbook Pre-Sales
- Yearbook Distribution
- Portraits:
- All Students Can Choose Their Yearbook Portrait
- Student Name Change
- Senior Portrait and Yearbook Information:
- SchoolPay Tips to See if You Pre-Purchased a Yearbook!
- Join Yearbook Journalism Class
- Alumni: Purchase prior year Strenuous Life yearbooks
- Why is our yearbook called Strenuous Life?
Yearbook Pre-Sales
The Strenuous Life Sales Windows
Yearbook sales dates are established in accordance with state tax policies.
- September 1 – 21, 2026: CLOSED
- Yearbook and ASB card Combo Sale ($65 Yearbook + $80 ASB card = $145)
- November 23 – December 14, 2026:
- Holiday Yearbook Sale ($70)
- February 15 – March 7, 2027:
- ($75) – Black History Month Sale ($75)
Note! Don’t miss out! After the last Pre-Sale Window, students can no longer pre-order a yearbook, and can only then buy a book ($75.00) after June 4th distribution, if any books remain. Parents/Guardians! Pre-ordering helps the yearbook staff know how many books to order and not run out at the end of the school year.
Yearbook Distribution
Yearbooks will be distributed at the end of the school year on Moving Up Day.
Portraits:
- October 29 – Senior Portraits*
- November 17 – Senior portrait retake and make up day*
*Rowland Studio charges a $20 fee for each senior portrait. Here is the SchoolPay link. Please pay this before October 29.
There is no fee for students on Free and Reduced Lunch.
All Students Can Choose Their Yearbook Portrait
All students grades 9-12 can choose the photo they would like in the Yearbook from the photos that were taken on the Picture Days. You must select your photo online by Oct. 30, 2026.
- Visit Rowland Studio’s website to access and view your school photos.
- You’ll need your Access Code, so go to Photo Access Codes if you need to look it up.
- Select Order Online and enter your access code.
- In the Yearbook photo selection box, click Change photo.
- Choose your favorite and select Confirm Selection.
Student Name Change
Have you transitioned recently? Do you want to go by a different name?
If you would like the Roosevelt Yearbook to use a name that is different from the one Seattle Public Schools has on record, please fill out this Microsoft Form before Monday, November 9.
Senior Portrait and Yearbook Information:
Senior Portraits
- October 29 – Senior Portraits
- November 17 – Senior portrait retake and make up day
Senior quotes!
We want your thoughtful quotes to include in the yearbook. Please click here to send us your quote for the yearbook.
The deadline is December 18.
Senior Baby Pictures!
Seniors, send us a baby picture of YOU for the yearbook!
Click here to go to Walsworth SNAP.
Be sure that you are sending your picture to Roosevelt High School in Seattle, Washington.
Use the access code: riders
The deadline is January 8.
Senior Sibling Pictures!
We would like to include a picture of you and your sibling who attends Roosevelt in the yearbook!
This is a way to be honored together before graduating.
Sign-up here: Senior Siblings Sign-Up – Fill out this Microsoft form
Deadline to sign-up is Feb. 25!
Senior Grad Ads
What is a GRAD AD?
- A grad ad is a lasting way to celebrate your graduating kiddo.
- It’s a space in the yearbook that is purchased by family/friends and is dedicated to their senior. The size of the grad ad is chosen by the purchaser.
Where and how can I purchase one?
- See the link below. Be prepared with pictures of your senior, family, special memories and a message for your senior.
When can I purchase one?
- The sale is open NOW until January 17. However, the price goes up the longer you wait, so purchase your grad ad ASAP.
How much is a grad ad?
| Size of ad | Now – Oct. 25 | Oct. 26-Dec. 6 | Dec. 7 – Jan. 17 |
| 1/8 page | $45 | $50 | $55 |
| ¼ page | $90 | $100 | $110 |
| ½ page | $180 | $200 | $220 |
| Full page | $360 | $400 | $440 |
Here’s how to order a grad ad:
- Visit Yearbook Forever, then search for and select Roosevelt High School. Be careful to choose Seattle, Washington.
- Click on “Senior Ad – Get Started” and enter your student’s information.
- Choose the size of your senior grad ad.
- Upload your best high-resolution photos and message.
- Please note: this is a student publication. Our design editors will design/format all ads to match the overall design of the yearbook.
- Complete your order by checking out and paying with credit card or PayPal. Then, certify and submit your ad.
Grad Ad Upload Questions?
If submitted properly, you will receive a confirmation email. Contact us at roosevelths.yearbook@seattleschools.org with questions on ads. For any technical questions related to your submissions contact Walsworth School Store at 877-723-6344 or help@walsworth.com
Free yearbooks and/or senior grad ads
There are a limited number of free yearbooks and grad ads (for seniors) available for students facing financial hardship or on Free and Reduced Lunch.
Please fill out this Microsoft Form to request a free yearbook or grad ad: Request a Free Yearbook 2027 – Fill out form
The deadline is December 18.
SchoolPay Tips to See if You Pre-Purchased a Yearbook!
- Log in to the Parent Source/SchoolPay – Purchase your Yearbook
- Verify you are on the correct student Account
- If the Yearbook option is not displayed on SchoolPay check the payment history to see if already purchased
- Open the History menu in the upper right portion of your screen
- Select items Purchased. SchoolPay will provide a search menu
- Select the date range and student, and click the Search button
Join Yearbook Journalism Class
The Yearbook Journalism Class is open to any student by application during their freshman, sophomore, or junior year. The class gives students either one credit of English elective or Career and Technical Education (CTE). Students can take the course in their sophomore, junior, and/or senior years. Be sure to talk with your counselor about your path to graduation.
Is Yearbook the right class for you? Consider applying if you are outgoing, self-motivated, and hard-working And you would like to:
- grow as a leader in our community,
- be a team player,
- be creative,
- develop many valuable work and life skills,
- learn about and help run the yearbook business,
- learn about and practice photography and graphic design, and
- create a yearbook that is truly inclusive
Alumni: Purchase prior year Strenuous Life yearbooks
Help support the yearbook program with a donation for a vintage yearbook and revisit your Roughrider days.
Purchase previous editions of the yearbook on SchoolPay
Then email Roosevelths.yearbook@seattleschools.org with your receipt and let us know which year’s yearbook you would like.
You may pick up the yearbook from the main office.”
This service is only available during the school year, September through June. We have copies of the Strenuous Life for many, but not all of the years from 1923 through 2026.
Why is our yearbook called Strenuous Life?
Well, our namesake-Teddy Roosevelt-in April 1899 said, “I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life, the life of toil and effort, of labor and strife; to preach that highest form of success which comes, not to the man who desires mere easy peace, but to the man who does not shrink from danger, from hardship, or from bitter toil, and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph.”