Browse past news stories for Roosevelt High School in St Louis, MO.

• One woman shares her story to hopefully help others (KSDK St. Louis)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 03:55:03 pm
  One woman shares her story to hopefully help others
• Hawaii furlough spins off protests, replacement classes for some kids (Honolulu Advertiser)
  posted on October 24, 2009 at 12:02:23 pm
  The closure of public schools yesterday — the first of 17 planned "furlough Fridays" — marked a new low for Hawaii's beleaguered public education system, according to hundreds of protesters gathered at the state Capitol. The furlough days have left Hawaii with the shortest school calendar in the nation and drawn the ire of some parents, who have been left scrambling to secure child care or ...
• Whitlock’s Apology; Football Motivation, 21st Century-Style; Paying for Content Is Here (The National Sports Review)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 02:51:39 pm
  And so Jason Whitlock caved. Though he’ll never admit it – he certainly attempted to put on a brave face in his latest Fox Sports offering – he folded like pretty Christmas wrapping paper around a gift. The only problem is, he packaged himself: Let me first apologize to Rush Limbaugh. Last week in explaining why NFL commissioner [...]
• For MIAs' families, hunt for answers leads here (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 08:25:35 am
  Air Force 1st Lt. Melvin E. Clover of St. Louis has been missing since the jet he was piloting crashed in North Korea Oct. 14, 1952. Department of Defense officials are in St. Louis today and Saturday to brief relatives of about 400 service members missing in action on efforts to locate their missing loved ones.
• Richard Lack founded Classical Realist style (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
  posted on September 24, 2009 at 02:41:56 am
  Best known locally as the founder of Atelier Lack, the painter coined the term "Classical Realism'' and championed the traditional approach nationally.
• Gene Iba To Retire Following 2009-10 Season With Gorillas (KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 10:44:04 pm
  Pittsburg State University head basketball coach Gene Iba announced Wednesday (Sept. 16) that he will retire from his position at the University following the 2009-10 season.
• Health food store sends a message (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 08:20:41 am
  August 27, 2009 - The Juice Box, LLC has been in operation since March 2008. They offer a selection of vegan, vegetarian, organic and non-GMO food items for vending and retail sale. The Juice Box is located at 3003 Arsenal Street.
• Rev. Philip M. Niblack, United Methodist minister, dies (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 08:34:01 am
  The Rev. Philip M. Niblack, a minister with United Methodist churches for 37 years, died Friday (Aug. 28, 2009) at St. John's Mercy Medical Center after a short illness, his family said Monday. He was 67 and lived in Manchester.
• City Students Greeted By Rams Players, Cheerleaders On First Day Of School (FOX 2 News St. Louis)
  posted on August 21, 2009 at 12:17:58 am
  A month of summer remains, but you wouldn't know it by the long faces among children in St. Louis. The city public school district's 25,000 students are returning to class on Thursday as summer break has come to an end. Several other districts in the St. Louis region and around Missouri have already begun their school years. Attendance is historically low on the first day in the city, so several ...
• City Students Greeted By Rams Players, Cheerleaders On First Day Of School (KPLR 11 St. Louis)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 04:43:29 pm
  A month of summer remains, but you wouldn't know it by the long faces among children in St. Louis.
• Rams give away school supplies, tickets to students (KSDK St. Louis)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 01:47:27 pm
  Rams give away school supplies, tickets to students
• SLPS educators focus on attendance on first day of school (KSDK St. Louis)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 12:29:54 pm
  SLPS educators focus on attendance on first day of school
• Community Calendar (Edison-Norwood Times Review)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 09:30:17 am
  The Edison-Norwood Times Review welcomes items for our Community Calendar. Items must be received a minimum of two weeks prior to publication, but earlier is better. Items are printed as space allows, and publication is not guaranteed. E-mail items to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (847) 486-7495; or mail to: Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026.
• Community Calendar (Park Ridge Herald-Advocate)
  posted on August 19, 2009 at 09:13:21 am
  Submissions for "Community Calendar" are required two weeks preceding the date of publication. Send to: Mary Ann Bottari, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495.
• Rams give $25,000 in school supplies (St. Louis Business Journal)
  posted on August 18, 2009 at 10:44:51 pm
  The St. Louis Rams and Office Essentials plan to donate more than $25,000 worth of school supplies to students at Beaumont High School, Vashon High School, Sumner High School and Roosevelt High School in St. Louis.
• St. Louis churches help target truancy (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on August 17, 2009 at 12:32:29 pm
  AUG. 16, 2009 -- Kelvin Adams (left), superintendent of St. Louis Public Schools, talks with Alice Roach (right), his chief of staff, at New Cote Brillante Church of God Sunday.
• Memories of a young Michael Jackson (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
  posted on July 7, 2009 at 07:13:30 am
  A Rochester man was the emcee at a Gary, Ind., talent show that helped launch the Jackson 5 and, ultimately, Michael Jackson's career. Before the service | Memorial begins | Service concludes | Share your views of Jackson and the service
• Vals and Sals 2009 (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
  posted on June 28, 2009 at 09:45:28 pm
  Not all schools have responded to our request for information. Those who submit the information after today will have their it printed as space allows.
• A judge's concept school gets an innovative name: Innovation Concept Academy. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on June 26, 2009 at 08:36:26 am
  ST. LOUIS — Ladies and gentlemen, put down your pencils. The St. Louis Public Schools' first school-naming competition has closed, the $500 reward claimed. And the district's new school for troubled youth — the brainchild of St. Louis Judge Jimmie Edwards — has a name.
• St. Louis project earns Brownfield credits (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on June 11, 2009 at 05:10:17 pm
  A St. Louis development company is getting up to $440,680 in brownfield tax credits to help redo a one-time auto sales building at 3100 Gravois Avenue as offices and commercial space.
• The Way It Was (The Washington Times)
  posted on June 8, 2009 at 08:53:52 am
  Sixty-three years ago, on June 6, 1946, the NBA was formed at Chicago's Blackstone Hotel by a bunch of men who ran sports arenas in the East and Midwest. Sort of. For one thing, the league was called the Basketball Association of America. It didn't become the NBA until three years later, when 11 BAA teams merged with six from the older National Basketball League to create a new circuit. For ...
• FOOD EVENTS (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
  posted on May 20, 2009 at 05:15:10 pm
  FOOD EVENTS GREAT MAIN DISHES: Learn how to make tasty dishes without meat, including risotto with porcini mushrooms, tofu stroganoff, chili and more. 5:30- 8:30 p.m. Tue. $32. Roosevelt High School, 4029 28th Av. S., Mpls. 612-668-4828.
• College Summit Program Inspires Teens to Pursue Higher Education (The Online NewsHour)
  posted on April 30, 2009 at 10:00:06 pm
  As President Obama looks to reform the U.S. education system, Judy Woodruff explores the College Summit program that creates a "college going culture" in low performing high schools. Zebedee Williams, 19, describes how the program turned his life around.
• 22 High School Musicians From 6 States Comprise MJF's Renowned National Big Band (All About Jazz)
  posted on April 29, 2009 at 04:10:55 pm
  Monterey, CA -- The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce members of the 2009 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the Festival's internationally-renowned high school all-star big band.
• Mathews-Dickey to launch dropout prevention program (KSDK St. Louis)
  posted on April 21, 2009 at 02:12:17 pm
  Mathews-Dickey to launch dropout prevention program
• Record participation for ninth annual Go! St. Louis Family Fitness Weekend (KSDK St. Louis)
  posted on April 13, 2009 at 06:18:17 pm
  Record participation for ninth annual Go! St. Louis Family Fitness Weekend
• Hardrick shining at college level (The Belleville View)
  posted on April 2, 2009 at 04:42:18 pm
  One former Belleville High School diver is doing quite well for herself in college. In fact, Chelsea Hardrick has even taken home some nice hardware at the collegiate level.
• St. Louis libraries in literacy initiative (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on March 19, 2009 at 03:11:57 pm
  A Latino girl in Chicago. Heroes in the Negro Leagues, and of Greek mythology. Quilters from rural Alabama. And two men unraveling the mysteries of Alzheimer's disease.
• Woman who lost an arm gives real-life lesson in safe driving (Detroit Free Press)
  posted on March 4, 2009 at 08:32:49 am
  The black spaghetti strap top and purple athletic shorts that Sarah Panzau wore Tuesday at an assembly at Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte was not a fashion statement. She wanted students to see the scars, skin grafts and what remained of her left arm after a crash in 2003 while she was driving drunk.
• St. Louis unveils Barack Obama Boulevard (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on February 22, 2009 at 09:20:49 am
  FEB. 21, 2009 - Roosevelt High School Marine JROTC cadet Maj. Miquel Pendelton (center) waits with other members of the group to present the colors at the dedication of Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis as honorary Barack Obama Boulevard.