Roosevelt Community Council, St. Louis, MO

Here are some links to news stories about the new Mercy Health Clinic at Roosevelt. The first from Fox2 includes a video of the clinic.   http://fox2now.com/2012/09/04/roosevelt-high-school-offers-free-health-service-to-students/ http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/fitness/in-school-clinic-at-roosevelt-high-gets-good-marks/article_7db52b8e-422a-5d3e-9931-8083eefdf2a0.html http://www.slps.org/Page/13872   Here's a photo of the ribbon-cutting event from the St. Louis Public Schools website:    

Our next Roosevelt Community Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at 4:30 pm at the school, 3230 Hartford St. We are hoping to meet in Room 007 on the ground floor, west side of the building, but we will let the folks at the security desk know for sure, so be sure and ask when you come into the building. Room 007 is the newly-designated room for the RHS Afterschool program.

Just received word that the Sept. 1st football game against Chaminade has been rescheduled for tomorrow, August 30, 4:30 pm, at RHS - reason - anticipated bad weather on Saturday from Tropical Storm Isaac.

Complete Fall 2012 Schedule - games in bold are at RHS - admission is typically $4 per person: Sat., August 25 - Soldan - at Roosevelt - 1:30 pm Sat., September 1 - Chaminade - at Roosevelt 1:30 pm (non-Public High League game) Sat., September 8 - Vashon - at Gateway High School 1:30 pm Sat., September 15 - Sumner - at Roosevelt - 1:30 pm Sat., September 22 - Miller Career Academy - at Roosevelt - 1:30 pm Sat., September 29 - Gateway HS - at Gateway - 1:30 pm Sat., October 6 - Carnahan - at Gateway - 1:30 pm Friday, October 12 - Desmet - at Desmet - 7 pm (non-Public High League game) Saturday, October 20 - Derick Thomas Academy - 1:30 pm (non-Public High League game) Homecoming Game Football Breakfasts will be provided for the team on the dates in bold. Donations and volunteers (for Oct. 20) are still needed and welcome. If you would like to donate funds to support the breakfasts, volunteer, or have questions, please contact: Norah Ryan, 314-241-9994 (daytime #) or e...

We're ready for the first football breakfast this Saturday, August 25th. The game is at 1:30 pm at Roosevelt against Soldan (per Post Dispatch on-line). Admission to the games is usually $4 per person, enter the field at the corner of Compton & Wyoming (and Gravois). PS - We are still seeking monetary donations and volunteers for the breakfasts. See the July 31st  post for more info.

The Roosevelt Community Council's next meeting will be on Tuesday, August 14th, 2012 at 4:30 pm, at Roosevelt High School, 3230 Hartford Street, 63118. A parking lot is located on the Compton side of the building. The meeting will be held in the Library annex on the 2nd floor of the building. Anyone interested in working to support Roosevelt is welcome to attend.

The RCC is once again seeking funds and volunteers to provide breakfast to the RHS Football Team on Saturday mornings before the team's Saturday afternoon games. This tradition was started by former Principal Terry Houston as part of the school's turn-around effort, and is much appreciated by the team. The RHS Football Team has five Saturday afternoon games scheduled this year - first game is Saturday, August 25th. So far, we have commitments from three churches to provide volunteers for the 2012 breakfasts --- two more dates are open right now: August 25 th - New City Fellowship September 1 st September 15 th - Covenant Presbyterian Church September 22 nd  - South City Church October 20 th Ten to twelve volunteers are needed for each breakfast. Volunteers should expect to arrive at about 8:45 am and should be finished by 10:15 am or thereabouts.  The volunteers help the caterer bring the food and equipment into the school building, set up for th...