Roosevelt Community Council, St. Louis, MO

Jim Bennett of the Roosevelt Alumni Association took a few pictures at our RCC meeting yesterday afternoon. The meeting was held in Room 023 at Roosevelt, which has the alumni memorabilia display. Our meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month at 4:30 pm and last about one hour. Topics this month included the Roosevelt afterschool program and the 1960s Alumni Rough-Rider Scholar-Athlete Scholarship. In these photos, RCC members were puzzling over a draft letter. Don Owens, Bill Gilbert, Craig Schmid Rev. Paula Cooper Patrick Moore, Norah Ryan

Many of the same issues are present in St. Louis Public Schools. Roosevelt High School has brought in resources to assist students with many of these issues, including the Mercy Health Clinic at the school and the Parents as Teachers program for students who have children. Here's a link to the St. Louis Post Dispatch story: jennings-school-district-gets-full-accreditation-after-showing-improvement/article

A reminder that the Roosevelt Community Council will meet tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday, Dec. 1st, at 4:30 pm in Room 023 at the school, 3230 Hartford. Park on the east side of the building in the lot off Compton and walk around to the main entrance off Hartford to enter through security. The room is on the bottom level of the building on the west side.  A report on the Urban Debate League tournament that was held at Roosevelt on Nov. 14 is pasted in below, fyi.  I have been asked how women interested in volunteering at Roosevelt can get involved with the Conscious Choice program, which is program for women students at the school to encourage them to delay motherhood. The people to contact are Laura Craig or Karen Askew. Emails:  Craig, Laura Y < laura.craig@slps.org >   Karen Askew < askewka@slu.edu > Urban Debate League Tournament 2 Recap 11-16-2015: SLUDL Continues to Grow! On November 14th, Roosevelt High School hosted 131 studen

Reminder that the RCC will meet tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 in Room 023 at the school. The room is on the ground floor on the west side of the building. Enter through the big front doors up the steps off Hartford. One of our agenda items will be a discussion of the issues raised by Tower Grove East block captains about students out of school, and how to address this. Other items will include the school's November 20 day of service, and an update on the afterschool program.

A big thank-you to Jim Bennett for the photos and the information. The Homecoming football game was Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. The game was against Lift for Life, a charter high school. Roosevelt lost by a touch down. We had our second Football Breakfast that morning too. The Marine Corps Junior ROTC program cadets were the volunteers for the breakfast. Aaron (Nhat) Phu, Roosevelt Graduate, photographed at St. Louis University on 9-26-2015. He has a BS and an MS in Engineering and is working on a doctorate. Photographed next to a statue of Astronaut Swigert in the rotunda of McDonnell Douglas Hall at SLU. Senad Toric, RHS senior and MC JrROTC sergeant.  In addition to assisting with the Football Breakfast, the cadets barbecued brats and hot dogs at the close of the game for the team and others. Homecoming court on the football field, 9-26-2015 Sara Haag, new art teacher at RHS Young Roosevelt Alumni Group at Homecoming The Class of 1990 at Homecoming

The room the Roosevelt Community Council meets in, Room 023 at the school, is now home to an expanded collection of Roosevelt alumni memorabilia. The collection was arranged in honor of the 90th Anniversary of the first graduating class at Roosevelt, which was in 1925. On Tuesday, October 6th, 2015, the RCC meets at 4:30 in Room 023. The room will be open at 4 pm, prior to the meeting, for anyone who would like to come and view the collection.  Here are some photos of the display in Room 023, taken on Saturday, September 26th, prior to the Homecoming Football game (and after our second Football Breakfast)*: (*Thank you to Bill Gilbert for the photos) The framed photos are from the school's collection, and the other items are from the Roosevelt Alumni Association.

We have received about 10 responses to this so far. Posting it here so more organizations can respond. Roosevelt  High School would like to develop some community service opportunities for its students, and is seeking input about this from nearby nonprofits, including your organization. We would greatly appreciate it it you would answer a few questions about whether your organization might want to utilize student volunteers from time to time. Please click on the link below to answer the questions. Also, please feel free to forward this to other nonprofit organizations in the area (63118). (Nearby zip codes - 63110 and 63104 - OK too!!) Thank you for your assistance!!  http://goo.gl/forms/nJImABk15o

"Football Breakfasts" means providing breakfast for the Roosevelt High School football team before its Saturday home JV and Varsity games. About 85% of the students at Roosevelt are eligible for the school's free or reduced price meal program during the school week, but there are no such meals on Saturdays. The RCC began supporting the breakfasts about 8 years ago , when Mr. Terry Houston, then principal, asked us to provide volunteers for the breakfasts. The breakfasts were his idea: they are a way to both support the team and connect the community to the school. The volunteers help set up, help serve, and clean up after the breakfasts. Currently, the RCC raises the funds for the breakfasts, hires the caterer to provide the food, and recruits the volunteers. We held a fundraiser in May at Riley's Irish Pub in Tower Grove East to raise funds for the breakfasts. The balance of the funds comes from donations. The caterer is Euylan Welch of WelchOne Catering. We al

From today's Post Dispatch: his-college-dream-was-dying-then-a-university-president-read/article

Article about helping first-in-family college students overcome obstacles. Here's a link: stltoday.com/news/local/education/program-helps-st-louis

Here are some photos from Coach DeAndre Campbell's Stop the Violence Youth Football Classic event, which was held on Saturday, August 8, 2015. The event was a fundraiser for Roosevelt Football. A number of youth teams played during the day, and the event was well-attended. Several RCC members volunteered. Thanks to Roosevelt alum Jim Bennett for the photos.

All - The Roosevelt Community Council will meet tomorrow, first Tuesday of the month, at 4:30 pm at the school (3230 Hartford) in Room 023. Park on the Compton (east) side of the building and enter through the main doors, up the steps off Hartford. Room 023 is in the lower level on the west side of the building.  Our first Football Breakfast is Saturday, Sept. 12, starting about 8:30 am, until about 10:30 am. We already have several volunteers, but need a few more. Come to the meeting or "contact us" for more information.

This week on Cherokee Street: http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/cherokee-street-reach-pushes-art-tool-developing-life-skills

The Roosevelt Community Council will meet on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at 4:30 pm at the Five Star Senior Center, 2832 Arsenal St., in the Benton Park West neighborhood. Interesting article in the Post Dispatch this morning about the Jennings School District, which is providing training to staff on working with children who have had trauma in their lives. Link here: stltoday.com/news/local/education/jennings-schools-increase-awareness-of-trauma-s-impact-on-learning/article Tiffany Anderson, Superintendent of the Jennings Schools, seems to be doing a terrific job.

The Executive Director of the SLPS Foundation, Jane Donahue, submitted this letter to the Post Dispatch July 3, 3015: slps-foundation-money-is-not-used-to-balance-district The SLPS Foundation is the fiscal agent for the Roosevelt Community Council and receives and administers our funds. Donors can be assured that donated funds are used for the purpose for which they are donated.

The RCC will meet at 4:30 pm on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Since our normal meeting room at the school will not be available, we will meet in the board room at the Five Star Senior Center, 2832 Arsenal St. - on Arsenal, second block east of Gravois.

Interesting reading - Post Dispatch story and longer version: ww.stltoday.com/news/local/education/it-was-a-grand-educational-experiment-and-i-was-one/article_99579ba7-95ff-5d5c-a2db-7253d6560112.html http://jeffersonallgrownup.com/

The Roosevelt Community Council will meet on Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at 4:30 pm at the Five Star Senior Center, 2832 Arsenal St. - not at our usual location at the school.  See the next post down to see photos and thank yous from the May 24th Fundraiser at Riley's Irish Pub.

A big thank you to the following local businesses for donating raffle items for our 3rd annual fundraiser for the Roosevelt High School football breakfasts: Starbucks Coffee, Riley's Irish Pub, STL-Style House, Civil Life Brewing, Tick Tock Tavern, Kitchen House Coffee, Stray Dog Theatre, Grove East Provisions, Steve's Hot Dogs. Extra thanks to Riley's for hosting the fundraiser, donating a portion of the day's bar sales, and general support and supplies during the day of the event. Also, thank you to the many residents and community members who attended the event, made donations, and purchased food, drink and raffle tickets - we could not have done it without you too!!! Here are some photos from the day of the event, courtesy of Jim Bennett of the Roosevelt Alumni Association:

We have received more donations of raffle items for the fundraiser --- A big THANK YOU to all of these local businesses!! Starbucks $150 gift basket (donated by the new Starbucks at So. Grand & Sidney)   Kitchen House Coffee 2 $25 gift certificates (Shenandoah just east of Compton) Crown Candy Kitchen  $25 gift card  (North 14th Street and St. Louis Avenue in Old North St. Louis) Steve's Dogs  $15 gift certificate  (Magnolia and Arkansas)   Stray Dog Theatre 4 tickets to Dog to God  (at Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee) Grove East  gift certificate   (Arsenal at Minnesota)  Details on the Fundraiser:   Sunday, May 24th, 12 noon to 7 pm - 3rd annual RCC Fundraiser to support the Football Breakfasts at Roosevelt - at Riley's Irish Pub, corner of Arsenal and Arkansas (3458 Arsenal). Brats, hot dogs, sides, and the bar will be open. Eat on the patio or take out. Raffle items too! We need your support!  Flyer is below - please share with your friends

Raffle items are coming in: Starbucks (new location at So. Grand and Sidney) has donated a basket of coffee items worth $150. Kitchen House Coffee (Shenandoah just east of Compton) has donated two $25 gift certificates. The fundraiser is at Riley's Pub at the corner of Arsenal and Arkansas on Sunday, May 24, noon to 7 pm. See prior post for more info!!!

St. Louis On the Air program on 5-7-2015 focused on the Conscious Choice program at Roosevelt. Link:  http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/conscious-choice-program-addresses-teen-pregnancy-graduation-rates

Reminder that the Roosevelt Community Council will meet on Tuesday, May 5th, 4:30 pm, at the school, Room 023 on the lower level (3230 Hartford).  The RCC has been supporting RHS since 2007. Two more things:   Friday, May 1st, 3-5 pm - ESOL students at Roosevelt are having a car wash to support Nepal earthquake relief - $5 suggested donation - All proceeds to benefit survivors of the Earthquake in Nepal, proceeds to be donated through the Red Cross. On the back lot to the south of the school building, enter from Compton. Look for students with car wash signs. Sunday, May 24th, 12 noon to 7 pm - 3rd annual RCC Fundraiser to support the Football Breakfasts at Roosevelt - at Riley's Irish Pub, corner of Arsenal and Arkansas (3458 Arsenal). Brats, hot dogs, sides, and the bar will be open. Eat on the patio or take out. Raffle items too! We need your support!  Flyers for the May 1 and May 24 events are attached - please share them with your friends, contacts and lis

Reminder that the Roosevelt Community Council will meet on Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 at 4:30 pm in Room 023 at the school. We look forward to seeing everyone. The school is located at 3230 Hartford Street, 2 blocks south of Arsenal, off Compton. There is parking on the Compton side of the building in the big lot, then walk around to the front of the building and enter through the main entrance up the big steps. We are now in our 8th year of providing community support to Roosevelt. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm.  

St. Louis Graduates website has a list of scholarships for SLPS seniors graduating in 2015: stlouisgraduates.academicworks.com/ The 1960s Roughrider Scholarship for Roosevelt HS Scholar Athletes is one of the scholarships listed. The RCC is working to support this scholarship!

A reminder that the RCC will have its monthly meeting next Tuesday, March 3, at 4:30 pm in Room 023 at the school, 3230 Hartford Street. Park in the lot on the Compton side of the building and enter through the main front doors on the Hartford side of the building.

Post Dispatch article about Chess at the school stltoday.com/news/local/education/to-get-students-minds-in-check-more-schools-are-trying/article

One of the scholarships listed here is for Roosevelt Scholar-Athletes - supported by the RCC! St. Louis Graduates website - opportunities

Announcing a new program News story here: gov-nixon-meets-with-students-at-roosevelt-high-school-in-st-louis/

The Roosevelt Community Council will meet tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 pm in Room 023 at the school. The room is on the lower level on the west side of the building. There is a parking lot on the east side of the building off Compton, then enter through the big front doors off Hartford Street. Among other items we will have a report from the Scholarship Committee, which had a good meeting with Jane Donahue on Jan. 19th.

Post Dispatch news story about shop class project at Roosevelt: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/synagogue-pews-find-new-life-in-high-school-wood-shop/article

The next meeting of the Roosevelt Community Council will be on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at 4:30 pm at the school, 3230 Hartford St. We meet in Room 023 on the lower level of the building. Parking is available to the east of the school building off Compton; enter the building through the main front doors off Hartford Street.

We will meet in Room 023 on the lower level, west side of the building, as usual. Among other business, we will have a report on our meeting with the scholarship recipient. Parking is on the east side of the building, off Compton, then enter through the main front doors off Hartford Street.