Roosevelt High School (Minneapolis)

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Type Public secondary Principal Michael Bradley Teaching staff 74 Number of students 1,126		Established 1923 Faculty 126 Phone +1 612-668-4800 Mascot Teddies

School district Minneapolis Public Schools Address 4029 S 28th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA District Minneapolis Public Schools Similar South High School, Minneap Public Schools, Southwest High School, Wellstone Internatio High Sch, Edison High School

Roosevelt High School is a public school located in the Standish neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. A part of the Minneapolis Public Schools, it is named after United States President Theodore Roosevelt. Athletic and other competition teams from the school are nicknamed the Teddies. Roosevelt has been an International Baccalaureate World School since March 2010, and offers the Diploma Programme as well as the IB Career-related Certificate.

Notable alumni

Barkhad Abdi – actor, nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2013 Academy Awards.

Peter Agre – molecular biologist, who along with Roderick MacKinnon was awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2003.

Linda Berglin – long-time Minnesota senator and leader on issues relevant to health and human services.

Fortune Gordien – former world record holder in the discus

Reed Larson – former National Hockey League defenseman, member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.

Marcus LeVesseur - (attended) 4x state champion and 4x NCAA DIII wrestler; professional Mixed martial artist in the UFC

John Linsley – performed pioneering research in the field of cosmic rays and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in physics in 1980.

Sammy Morgan (fighter) - competed on The Ultimate Fighter 2, retired professional Mixed Martial Artist

Larry Munson – collegiate and professional sportscaster

Mike Ramsey – former National Hockey League defenseman, Olympic gold medalist

James Rosenquist – one of the protagonists in the pop-art movement

Don Smith – former Basketball Association of America forward

Charles Stenvig – former mayor of Minneapolis

John Thomas – former National Basketball Association forward.

Jesse Ventura – professional wrestler, 38th governor of Minnesota, and actor. Known as James Janos while in high school.

John William Vessey Jr. – (attended) United States Army general, the tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and longest-serving active duty member in the United States Army at the time he retired.

References

Roosevelt High School (Minneapolis) Wikipedia

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