Roosevelt Intermediate School
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Roosevelt from the field in the back of the school
Theodore Roosevelt Intermediate School | |
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Address | |
301 Clark Street Westfield, NJ USA |
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Type | public middle school |
Established | 1926 |
School district | Westfield Public Schools |
Principal | Mr. Stewart Carey |
Grades | 6-8 |
Enrollment | 737 |
Campus | Suburban |
Yearbook | name varies by year |
Website | http://www.westfieldnjk12.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=26& |
Theodore Roosevelt Intermediate School ("Roosevelt" or "RIS", formerly "RJHS") is a middle school in Westfield, New Jersey, USA. It was built in 1926, as part of the Westfield Public Schools. It was awarded the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive, during the 2004-05 school year.[1]
Subjects
RIS has five main academic courses:
- Math
- Foreign Language (choice between Spanish or French, and not offered if supplemental classes are taken).
- Social Studies
- Science
- Language Arts
There are also three elective periods, as follows:
Grade 6-
- 1 marking period each of Technology and Computers and 2 marking periods of Art
- 3 marking periods of Physical Education and 1 marking period of Health
- 4 marking periods of music class*
Grade 7-
- 1 marking period each of Health and Woodshop, and 2 marking periods of Art
- 4 marking periods of Physical Education
- 4 marking periods of music class*
Grade 8- Students take 3 mandatory marking periods of Physical Education and 1 mandatory marking period of Health, and choose enough of the following courses to add up to 8 more marking periods.
- Band- 4 marking periods
- Chorus- 4 marking periods
- Orchestra- 4 marking periods
- Fine Arts- 2 marking periods
- Arts & Crafts- 2 marking periods
- Journalism- 2 marking periods
- Woodshop- 2 marking periods
- Small Engines- 2 marking periods
- Drama- 2 marking periods
- Graphic Design- 2 marking periods
- Project Technology- 2 marking periods
- Science Olympiad- 2 marking periods
*Students choose between Band, Chorus, or Orchestra. Some students qualify to take a supplemental study hall instead of music.
- Roosevelt Intermediate School also has many extra curricular activities and clubs. They have a great program for the arts[citation needed]. In the spring of 2008 they staged a showing of the musical Footloose.
References
External links
- Theodore Roosevelt Intermediate School web pages
- Westfield Public Schools website
- Westfield Public Schools's 2012–13 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Westfield Public Schools
- http://www.westfieldnjk12.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=26&
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The Science Wing of RIS
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The East side of RIS
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The sign marking RIS
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RIS from the back parking lot.
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