Roosevelt Community Council, St. Louis, MO

The RCC will meet on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 4:30 pm in Room 102 at the school. Here are our 2019 meeting dates (all meetings are at 4:30 pm; school-year meetings are in Room 102 at RHS, 3230 Hartford St., for the others, location TBA): January 8, 2019 (normal date is New Years Day, a holiday) February 5, 2019 March 5, 2019 April 2, 2019 May 7, 2019 June 4, 2019 July 2, 2019 August 6, 2019 September 3, 2019 October 1, 2019 November 5, 2019 December 3, 2019 We typically meet on the first Tuesday of the month, at 4:30 pm.

Stltoday.com (Post Dispatch on-line) has an article about the success of Roosevelt's boys soccer team this year:  Nshimiyimana pushes Roosevelt to new heights with leadership skills Also, the RCC meeting that would normally occur on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 (Election Day) is postponed to Tuesday, November 13, 2018. Meeting will be held at 4:30 pm as usual in Room 102 at RHS. 

This Post Dispatch article opens with some history about the site where Roosevelt was built:  Rest in Peace Unless the Cemetery Closes Also, reminder that our next RCC meeting is Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 4 pm at the school, Room 102. 

Photo from Coach Trey Porter's Twitter feed, of the team & coaches: It took 2 years of hard work, but they made it! See 9-28-2018 post below for PD article about RHS football team & Coach Porter.

There will be a candidate forum for candidates for the elected school board on 10-24-2018, 6:30 pm, at Metro High School (4015 McPherson). Presented by the League of Women Voters and the SLPS Foundation. The SLPS Foundation is the fiscal sponsor for the Roosevelt Community Council.  Also, the next meeting of the RCC will be on Tuesday, Nov. 13th, at 4:30 pm, rather than November 6th, our normal meeting date. The meeting will be at the school, 3230 Hartford St., in Room 102.    (Corrected date - the correct date is Tuesday, Nov. 13!!) 

The SLPS Foundation is the Roosevelt Community Council's fiscal sponsor. Selling St. Louis Public Schools Early morning view of Roosevelt High School, the morning of the 2018 Homecoming game (taken from an upstairs porch on the 3500 block of Juniata St.):

The Roosevelt Community Council will meet on Tuesday, October 2nd at 4:30 pm in Room 102 at the school. Parking is on the lot on the Compton side of the building.

Roosevelt on the Rise After Years of Struggle

Homecoming is this Saturday, Sept. 29th, 1 pm game. Tickets are $5 cash at the gate at Compton & Wyoming. Check on Facebook for link to free tickets being offered by Ald. Christine Ingrassia (on the Tower Grove East FB group). There will be tailgating on the Compton-side parking lot starting at 11 am. (Note: Ticket price went up slightly, and the time of the game was shifted to 1 pm.) This is the banner we posted at the school on Wednesday, Sept. 26th. Update: Here is a photo from the September 15th football breakfast, sponsored by the RCC. We will also be providing breakfast for the team on Sept. 29th, before the homecoming game. Volunteers will be from the August Gate Church in TGE. The breakfasts are catered by Euylan Welch of Welch One Catering (in the white jacket toward the back of the photo).

The RCC will meet on Tuesday, September 4th at 4:30 pm at the school in Room 102. Enter through the main front doors off Hartford St. - parking is on the lot on the Compton side of the building. If you want to mark your calendar in advance, we meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 4:30 pm:  Sept. 4, October 2, November 6, December 4th.  An effort is underway to organize tailgating for the Homecoming Football Game on Saturday, Sept. 29th. The game starts at 11 am. If you are interested in helping with this effort, please respond and I will connect you with the folks who are organizing it.  Admission to games is $4 per person (I believe cash only), and the entrance gate to the field at RHS is at the corner of Compton & Wyoming.  2018 Football Game Schedule Day                        Date & Time                        Home/Away                         OpposingTeam                  Location               Friday                   8-24-2018  7 pm        

monti-hill-on-reading-out-loud-and-encouraging-imagination Author mentions having worked at Roosevelt HS. Also, this from stltoday: Reversing Summer Melt when College Plans Go Off Course SLPS efforts discussed.

Saw a link to this story on Twitter. Good information. Roosevelt began training staff last year. when-schools-meet-trauma-with-understanding-not-discipline

Please come! Organized by Coach Trey Porter to support Roosevelt Football!

The Roosevelt Community Council will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, August 7th, 2018, at 4:30 pm at the Messiah Community Center at 2801 Magnolia St. (Magnolia at California). Ms. Enna Dancy, the new principal at RHS, plans to join us, unless she has a last-minute prospective teacher interview that she must attend. We look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting.  ps - We expect to be back at Roosevelt HS, Room 102, for our September 4th meeting. 4:30 pm on the first Tuesday of each month. 

The RCC meeting for July 2018 will be moved from Tuesday, July 3rd to Tuesday, July 10th, at 4:30 pm. The location will be the Messiah Community Center at 2801 Magnolia (instead of at Roosevelt). Thanks and we look forward to seeing everyone then! 

The Roosevelt Community Council will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 4:30 pm at the Five Star Senior Center, 2832 Arsenal St., in the board room. The building is east of Gravois in Benton Park West, on the south side of the street. There is parking on a lot across the street to the north.  Also, we want to thank everyone who supported the May 27, 2018 fundraiser:  A BIG THANK-YOU to RILEY’S PUB here in Tower Grove East, for hosting the May 27 th fundraiser for Roosevelt High School Football. Thank you to all who came out to the event to support Roosevelt, and to our volunteers and supporters!!! And thank you to all who helped by securing and donating Raffle items for the event!! Community support is essential!!   We received Raffle items and donations from the businesses listed below – many thanks to the donors!!   Donations can still be made by check to: Fund 935, St. Louis Public Schools Foundation, 801 North 11st Street, Third Floor, St. Louis    MO   63101, o

Additional Raffle items that have been donated – many thanks to the donors!! $25 Gift Certificate to the King & I Restaurant Botanical Design Studio - $100 ($85 floral design plus delivery) Gift Certificate from Pizza Head Restaurant Anheuser-Busch beer & swag Roosevelt Football items – 3 Football Jerseys, 1 Helmet, 2 T-Shirts, Coffee mug, 3 “Roosevelt” folding chairs See prior post for more items!! 

We want to thank the donors for these raffle items for Sunday!! Loads of nice items!!! 3-$10 gift certificates Kitchen House Coffee 4 Evil Dead tickets Stray Dog Small framed neighborhoods poster STL-Style Large neighborhoods poster STL-Style Small t-shirt STL-Style Large t-shirt STL-Style 3-$5 gift certificates Tower Grove Creamery 2- 12 packs Michelob Ultra, bottle Southern Comfort Tick Tock Tavern Growler, sweatshirt, hat, 2 t-shirts, sign, bag Civil Life $30 gift certificate Grove East Provisions 2- $25 gift certificates, t-shirt Steve's Dogs $20 gift certificate Crafted 2 x$25 gift certificate Shaved Duck Knit shawl Norah's Knits Crochet shawl Norah's Knits

Info from St. Louis Graduates :

Upcoming dates & reminders: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 4:30 pm – regular meeting of the Roosevelt Community Council in Room 102 at the school (3230 Hartford St.) – all are welcome May 18, 2018 - Annual Day of Love event at Roosevelt – Community invited – Student Assembly at 11:45, Lunch (outdoors if nice) at 12:45 Last day of school – May 24 th , 2018 Football Breakfast fundraiser which will be held on Sunday, May 27, 2018, noon to 6 pm at Riley’s – volunteers needed - "Contact Us"  Roosevelt 2018 Football game schedule:

Yes, the RCC will meet on March 6th, April 3rd, and May 1st, 2018 (first Tuesdays). Room 102 at Roosevelt High School, 3230 Hartford Street. Parking lot is on the east side of the building off Compton. Enter through the main front doors off Hartford (up the big front steps and through security). Any questions, "contact us"! The photo below is from the school's December 2017 holiday program.

The RCC meets tomorrow in Room 102 at 4:30 pm (first Tuesday) at the school. We hope to see everyone at the meeting!  The photo is from an SLPS Foundation "Ed Talk" at Roosevelt in January 2016. 

Corrected post --  The RCC marks its 11th Anniversary this month. We started meeting in early 2017, in January (to our best memory)!! Early morning sun coming up to the east of Roosevelt Over the years, the RCC has been a part of many projects at the school. Our current efforts are focussed on the 1960s Rough Rider Scholar Athlete Scholarship, the Roosevelt Afterschool Program, and the Football Breakfasts, which we sponsor during the football season. Our next meeting is Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 at 4:30 pm in Room 102 at Roosevelt (3230 Hartford Street, 63118). We normally meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 4:30 pm.