Roosevelt Jazz year-end concerts Wednesday and Friday nights

Roosevelt High School performs with Wynton Marsalis at Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival. Photo credit Frank Stewart for Jazz at Lincoln Center

This is the week to catch some truly amazing Jazz groups from Roosevelt High School performing their final concerts of the year.

Funeral to be held this Saturday for RHS graduate killed in Afghanistan

A public funeral service will be held this Saturday, Feb. 11, to honor U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. William Stacey, a 2006 Roosevelt High School graduate who was killed Jan. 31 while serving in Afghanistan.

RHS students to join protest against education cuts at UW today

November 30 protest - Students of Washington for Change (SoWC)

Students from Roosevelt High School will be joining other high school students from across the school district at a rally at the University of Washington this afternoon to protest cuts in education.

April 15: Roosevelt Jazz to perform at ‘Hot Java, Cool Jazz’

Starbucks Hot Java Cool Jazz live at the Paramount, April 15.

Roosevelt High School’s award-winning Jazz Band will perform at the 16th Annual Starbucks Hot Java, Cool Jazz concert at the Paramount Theater on April 15, 2011 at 7:00 P.M. This event is part of Starbucks’ ongoing commitment to supporting the local youth arts community, and as such, all proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the [...]

Donate to the Roosevelt Athletic Booster Auction

The Roosevelt High School Athletic Booster auction is on February 5, 2011 and the organization is actively seeking donations. Can you help? From their newsletter: DO YOU OWN YOUR OWN BUSINESS, OR WORK FOR AN EMPLOYER WHO WILL HELP US SUPPORT ROOSEVELT SPORTS ? Then don’t miss this opportunity to donate a service, item or [...]

Seattle Schools: 2-hour late start today; Metro on snow routes

Snow in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood.

Roughly 3-5 inches of snow fell in the neighborhood last night before turning to rain around 1:30 a.m. The roads are still very slushy and drivers should proceed with caution. Here’s our update as of 6:00 a.m.: Seattle Schools will start 2-hours late this morning, with no AM-only Kindergarten, no Head Start, and no AM [...]

Roosevelt High School PTSA Meeting on Oct. 20

Right now, you’re probably asking “Roosiehood, why would I want to go to a PTSA meeting at our local high school?” Here’s why: (From the RHS PTSA Weekly Email) Next PTSA Meeting: Wednesday, Oct. 20. Meet at 7p.m. in the Roosevelt Library to listen to Peter James, President of the RNA (Roosevelt Neighborhood Association). He [...]

Roosevelt Jazz Band at Triple Door 10/25

Our very own internationally renowned Roosevelt High School Jazz Band will be featured in a 2010 Earshot Jazz Festival performance at Seattle’s Triple Door Jazz Club on Monday, October 25 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available for purchase at the Triple Door website. ($15 general, $13 members/seniors, $7 students.)