Roosevelt’s assembly tradition raises controversy among students, teachers, and administration.
Tag: 2022
RHS Students Weigh In On Sex Positivity and Sexual Health Education in Schools
Teen sex. It occupies the airwaves of high school health classrooms, hallway gossip, and awkward family discussions. However, not everyone is on the same page about how it should be discussed and addressed. One approach to this conversation is found in the progressive movement for “sex positivity,” and it’s an outlook that may bear significance in the Roosevelt High School community.
RHS Provides Sexual Health Resources For Students
In an October survey, The Roosevelt News found that 19.9% of 216 surveyed Roosevelt High School students are or have been sexually active. For these students, and even their non-sexually active peers, there is a multitude of reproductive health services available in the Roosevelt community.
Roosevelt Administration Overhauled: New Principal, 2 Assistant Principals
Following the departure of former Principal HkwauaQueJol Hollins in January comes his replacement: Principal Tami Brewer, previous assistant principal at Ingraham High School.
Development Brings Change to Roosevelt Neighborhood
Recent redevelopment of the Roosevelt neighborhood has changed not only its skyline and density, but the community it houses. In 2015, several properties owned by Seattle landlords Hugh and Martha Sisley were torn down as the lots were sold to developers of multifamily housing.
Ethnic Studies Replaces APHG
Starting this school year, Roosevelt removed this course option entirely. In its place, all sophomores are now taking the semester-long Ethnic Studies World History 3 course.