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| name = Roosevelt High School

| image = Roosevelt High School (Portland, Oregon).jpg

| image_size = 258px

| address = 6941 N Central Street

| city = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]

| county = [[Multnomah County, Oregon|Multnomah County]]

| state = [[Oregon]]

| zipcode = 97203

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{coord|45.5891667|-122.7383333|source:GNIS-1126278_region:US-OR|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Portland

| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]

| opened = 1923

| district = [[Portland Public Schools (Oregon)|Portland Public Schools]]

| principal =

| grades = 9–12<ref name="ODE directory">{{cite web |title=Oregon School Directory 2018–19 |publisher=[[Oregon Department of Education]] |page=69 |url=https://www.oregon.gov/ode/about-us/Documents/CombinedDirectory_20190103_044637.pdf#page=69 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117033416/https://www.oregon.gov/ode/about-us/Documents/CombinedDirectory_20190103_044637.pdf |archive-date=2019-01-17}}</ref><!-- Updated directories can be retrieved from https://www.oregon.gov/ode/about-us/Pages/School-Directory.aspx as of 2019-01-27 -->

| enrollment = 859 (2017–18)<ref name="PPS profile">{{cite web |title=School Profiles & Enrollment Data 2017–2018 |publisher=Portland Public Schools |page=265 |url=https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/207/SchoolProfiles2017-18.pdf#page=271 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206001931/https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/207/SchoolProfiles2017-18.pdf |archive-date=2018-12-06 |url-status=live}}</ref><!-- Updated school profiles can be retrieved from https://www.pps.net/Page/942 as of 2019-01-27 -->

| colors = Black and gold {{color strip|border-color=black|border-style=dotted|border=1|black|gold}}<ref name="OSAA page" />

| athletics_conference = [[Portland Interscholastic League]]<ref name="OSAA page">{{cite web |title=Roosevelt High School |publisher=[[Oregon School Activities Association]] |url=http://www.osaa.org/schools/149 |access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref>

| mascot = Roughriders<ref name="OSAA page" />

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| website = {{URL|pps.net/schools/roosevelt/}}

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'''Roosevelt High School''' is a public high school in [[Portland, Oregon]], United States. Roosevelt was constructed in North Portland's [[St. Johns, Portland, Oregon|St. Johns neighborhood]] as a replacement for [[James John High School]]. The school is one of the most ethnically diverse in Oregon and serves many low-income students.

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==History==

Roosevelt High School opened in the [[St. Johns, Portland, Oregon|St. Johns neighborhood]] of Portland in 1923 as a replacement for [[James John High School]].{{sfn|Polich|1950|p=96}} James John High School—named after [[James John]], the founder of the St. Johns settlement—was constructed in 1911 when St. Johns was still a separate city from Portland. The school became a part of Portland Public Schools after St. Johns was annexed to Portland in 1915.{{sfn|Polich|1950|p=82}} James John High School was temporarily closed in 1920 due to safety concerns,<ref>{{cite news |title=James John High School Building Will Be Made Safe by October 15 |work=[[Sunday Oregonian]] |date=September 5, 1920 |at=Sec. 1, p. 14 |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1920-09-05/ed-1/seq-14/}}</ref> and the Portland school board decided to rebuild the school at a new location.<ref>{{cite news |title=44 Teacher Named to Fill Vacancies |work=Morning Oregonian |date=September 2, 1920 |page=6 |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1920-09-02/ed-1/seq-6/}}</ref> The new building was initially referred to as "the new James John high school",<ref>{{cite news |title=James John Site Picked by Board |work=Morning Oregonian |date=February 11, 1921 |page=4 |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1921-02-11/ed-1/seq-4/}}</ref> but the Portland school board later voted to name the school in honor of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]],<ref>{{cite news |title=107 Teachers Here Elected by Board: [...] High School Is Named; New James John Building to Be Known as 'Roosevelt,' According to Present Plans |work=Morning Oregonian |date=May 4, 1922 |page=16 |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83025138/1922-05-04/ed-1/seq-16/}}</ref><ref>''St. Johns Review''. May 12, 1922. [https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063676/1922-05-12/ed-1/seq-1/ p. 1, col. 2.]</ref> who had passed away in 1919.

Construction of the Roosevelt High School building began in December 1921.<ref>{{cite news |title=School Building Begun: New James John High Structure to Cost $240,000 |work=Sunday Oregonian |date=December 18, 1921 |at=Sec. 1, p. 19 |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1921-12-18/ed-1/seq-19/}}</ref> The new building was dedicated in June 1922, with efforts being made to complete its construction by September. The building, which was modeled after the design of [[Franklin High School (Portland, Oregon)|Franklin High School]], had 24 rooms and a capacity of 1,200 students. While James John only had an enrollment of 400 students in its final year, enrollment at Roosevelt was expected to be much higher as it would be taking surplus students from [[Jefferson High School (Portland, Oregon)|Jefferson]] and [[Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon)|Lincoln]] high schools.<ref>{{cite news |title=City Dedicates New High School |work=Sunday Oregonian |date=June 25, 1922 |at=Sec. 1, p. 1 |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1922-06-25/ed-1/seq-1/}}</ref>

Builders anticipated in August 1922 that Roosevelt would be ready for use by early winter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roosevelt High Is Rising: Work on $265,000 School Building Proceeds in Good Shape |work=Sunday Oregonian |date=August 6, 1922 |at=Sec. 4, p. 10 |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn83045782/1922-08-06/ed-1/seq-68/}}</ref> A 1922 ''St. Johns Review'' article called for the streets surrounding Roosevelt High School to be paved so that fire trucks and other vehicles would be able to access the school more easily.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Best Part of Portland |work=St. Johns Review |date=September 22, 1922 |at=p. 1, col. 6 |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063676/1922-09-22/ed-1/seq-1/}}</ref> Inclement weather extended construction through the winter of 1922. The building was finished in early January 1923 at a cost of $300,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=High School Finished: $300,000 Building Is Completed for St. Johns |work=Sunday Oregonian |date=January 28, 1923 |at=Sec. 4, p. 8}}</ref> James John High School students moved to the Roosevelt building in late-January,<ref>{{cite news |title=James John High School Moves to Roosevelt Building |work=Sunday Oregonian |date=January 28, 1923 |at=Sec. 5, p. 8}}</ref> soon after returning from winter break.<ref>{{cite news |title=High Schools of City Resume Activities After Holiday Season |work=Sunday Oregonian |date=January 7, 1923 |at=Sec. 5, p. 6}}</ref> The Roosevelt "Rough Riders" played their first game on January 30, 1923.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rough Riders Make Their Formal Bow: Organization at Roosevelt High Let World Know Where They 'Live' |work=Sunday Oregonian |date=February 4, 1923 |at=Sec. 5, p. 8}}</ref>

Info on old James John building.<ref>{{cite news |title=School Term Starts: New Portland Buildings Will Be Opened |work=Morning Oregonian |date=January 27, 1930 |page=9}}</ref>

Roosevelt had an enrollment of 448 in 1930, less than half of that at Lincoln, the next smallest school.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hope for Teddies in Grid Race Dim: Usual Cellar Position Conceded to Roosevelt |work=Morning Oregonian |date=September 15, 1930 |page=16}}</ref> Roosevelt had an enrollment of 563 students by 1931,<ref>{{cite news |title=School Activities Astir at Commerce, Roosevelt |work=Morning Oregonian |date=September 14, 1931 |page=3}}</ref> and a record enrollment of 679 students in 1933.<ref>{{cite news |title=Enrollment Gains at Roosevelt High |work=Morning Oregonian |date=January 30, 1933 |page=9}}</ref>

During the late 1940s, a wave of new students began to enter the Portland school system as a result of the [[Post–World War II baby boom|post-war baby boom]]. In response, voters approved a $25 million building levy in 1947 with the goal of constructing, renovating, and expanding schools across Portland.{{sfn|Polich|1950|pp=158–159}} Roosevelt, in particular, was described as Portland's "worst crowded high school" in 1950, with needs including the completion of a wing already under construction and the addition of a new gymnasium.{{sfn|Polich|1950|p=160}} ''[[The Oregonian]]'' referred to Roosevelt in 1944 as Portland's "No. 1 war boom high school".<ref>{{cite news |title=Portables to Give Space to Overcrowded Roosevelt |work=Oregonian |date=July 7, 1944 |page=9}}</ref> High school students from [[Vanport, Oregon]] attended Roosevelt.{{sfn|Maben|1987|p=63}} [[Vanport College]] (later Portland State University) attempted to appropriate the building.{{sfn|Maben|1987|p=76}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Vanport College Mess |work=Oregonian |date=August 29, 1946 |page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=GI College Gets Space for 1500 |work=Oregonian |date=August 30, 1946 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=College's 'Pressure' Tactics Ire Vanport School Board |work=Oregonian |date=August 30, 1946 |page=8}}</ref>

Racial problems noted.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fights Erupt at Roosevelt: White Black Students Tangle; Police on Guard at School |work=Oregonian |date=January 7, 1970 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=John Guernsey |title=Problem-plagued Roosevelt may find answer at Jeff' |work=Sunday Oregonian |date=January 11, 1970 |page=F8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=John Guernsey |title=Grievance List Alleging Abuse Given Officials |work=Oregonian |date=January 13, 1970 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Roosevelt's problems |work=Oregonian |department=Editorial |date=January 14, 1970 |page=18}}</ref>

In 1986, Roosevelt became the site of the first school-based health center in Oregon. The Multnomah County Health Department decided to open a clinic at the school due to the high rates of teen pregnancies, low income students, and kids without health insurance in the surrounding area. This decision sparked protests among some residents, who argued that providing birth control would encourage sexual activity among students. The clinic celebrated its 30th year of operation in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |author=Tarra Martin |title=Roosevelt High School Celebrates New Health Clinic—and 30 Years of Offering Birth Control |work=[[Willamette Week]] |date=December 6, 2016 |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2016/12/06/roosevelt-high-school-celebrates-new-health-clinic-and-30-years-of-offering-birth-control/ |access-date=2018-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Bethany Barnes |title=30 years later, Roosevelt High's controversial clinic sees protests turn to praise |work=[[OregonLive]] |date=December 10, 2016 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2016/12/30_years_later_roosevelt_highs.html |access-date=2018-12-24}}</ref>

In 1992, Roosevelt became one of six Oregon high schools to pilot a school-to-work training program described by ''The New York Times'' as "one of the most aggressive efforts in the country to address shortcomings in job training." The program required sophomores to choose one of six career tracks and emphasized career-related applications in academic course work. The program was praised by some, who cited Roosevelt's lower dropout rate once the program was implemented, but criticized by others, who argued that it forced students to make career decisions at too young of an age.<ref>{{cite news |title=Beyond Auto Shop: An Experiment in High School Job Training |work=New York Times |date=March 9, 1994 |page=B9 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/09/us/beyond-auto-shop-an-experiment-in-high-school-job-training.html |url-access=limited}}</ref>

Between 1995 and 2002, Roosevelt maintained a relatively constant enrollment of about 1,100 to 1,200 students, but dipped to an enrollment of less than 1,000 in the 2002–03 school year and less than 900 in the 2003–04 school year. Education scholar John Ambrosio attributed this decline to the 2001 [[No Child Left Behind Act]] (NCLB).{{sfn|Ambrosio|2004|p=711}}

In 2004, Roosevelt was split into 3 small schools: the Pursuit Of Wellness Education at Roosevelt (POWER), the Spanish-English International School (SEIS), and the Arts, Communication, and Technology School (ACT).<ref>{{cite news |author=Paige Parker |title=Board Approves Splitting Schools |work=Oregonian |date=June 15, 2004 |page=B03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Betsy Hammond |title=Can Portland's Roosevelt High turn itself around? New focus on great teaching raises hopes |work=OregonLive |date=December 19, 2010 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/12/can_portlands_roosevelt_high_t.html |access-date=2017-11-25}}</ref> Each small school focused on certain academics and career related pathways. POWER focused on math and science, SEIS focused on language immersion, and ACT offered courses in fine, visual, and performing arts. The rationale behind the split was to improve academic achievement by allowing teachers and students to interact in a more intimate and specialized environment.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Paige Parker |author2=Steven Carter |title=Two More Schools Will Become Many |work=Oregonian |date=May 9, 2004 |page=B01}}</ref>

[[File:North Portland, Oregon (2019) - 192.jpg|thumb|Exterior of the added wing, 2019]]

Roosevelt received a $7.7 million federal grant in the summer of 2010 to improve school conditions and to return the school to a comprehensive campus by 2012.<ref>{{cite news |author=Betsy Hammond |title=Portland's Roosevelt High gets $7.7 million to propel a turnaround |work=OregonLive |date=July 7, 2010 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010/07/portlands_roosevelt_high_gets.html |access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Amelia Templeton |title=Federal Money Will Help Several Struggling Oregon Schools |publisher=[[Oregon Public Broadcasting]] |date=July 8, 2010 |url=https://www.opb.org/news/article/federal-money-will-help-several-struggling-oregon-schools/ |access-date=2017-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Roosevelt's Fighting Chance |department=Editorial |work=Oregonian |date=July 9, 2010 |page=C4}}</ref> This was done to promote diversity in the classrooms and unite the school budget.

Roosevelt began a modernization process in 2015 as part of a $482 million bond measure aimed at improving schools across Portland.<ref>{{cite news |title=Modernization Project for RHS breaks ground |work=St. Johns Review |date=May 15, 2015 |page=1 |url=https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn00063676/2015-05-15/ed-1/seq-1/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Kurt Sevits |title=Roosevelt High School Modernization (Images) |website=Next Portland |date=May 5, 2015 |url=http://www.nextportland.com/2015/05/05/roosevelt-high-school-modernization-images/ |access-date=2018-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Roosevelt High School School Building Improvement Bond Project – Frequently Asked Questions: October 2016 |publisher=Portland Public Schools |url=https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/62/Roosevelt%20HS%20FAQs%20FINAL%20FALL%202016%2011_7-16.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141336/https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/62/Roosevelt%20HS%20FAQs%20FINAL%20FALL%202016%2011_7-16.pdf |archive-date=2018-06-12 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Roosevelt Redesign: Citizens felt there was no choice but to file complaint with US Dept. of Ed |work=St. Johns Review |date=November 11, 2014 |page=1 |url=http://www.stjohnsreview.com/sourcefiles/2014/22-Nov%207%202014%20WEB.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=RHS remodel will be a pleasing mix of new with the old for the 1921 building |work=St. Johns Review |date=April 22, 2016 |page=1 |url=http://www.stjohnsreview.com/sourcefiles/2015/2016%207-April%2022.pdf}}</ref> The project included a new wing for the school—with a community center, gymnasium, and commons area, among other additions—and renovations to the original structure. The modernization project was praised by the Portland ''[[Business Tribune]]'', which cited its "intertwining benefits of seismic stabilization, historic preservation and improved learning environments".<ref>{{cite news |author=Brian Libby |title=Roosevelt and a New Deal for Portland schools |work=[[Business Tribune]] |publisher=Pamplin Media Group |date=September 21, 2016 |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/but/323742-202741-roosevelt-and-a-new-deal-for-portland-schools |url-access=registration |access-date=2018-03-12}}</ref> Renovations to the historic main building were completed in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roosevelt Modernization – Construction Update: Fall 2017 |publisher=Portland Public Schools |url=https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/62/Roosevelt-Mod%20Fall-2017-WEB-8-8-17.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140250/https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/62/Roosevelt-Mod%20Fall-2017-WEB-8-8-17.pdf |archive-date=2018-06-12 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Demographics==

Roosevelt is one of the most ethnically diverse high schools in Oregon.<ref name="fact sheet">{{cite web |title=Roosevelt Fact Sheet 2016–2017 |publisher=Portland Public Schools |url=https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/2247/Roosevelt%20Fact%20Sheet-2016-2017.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903110811/https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/2247/Roosevelt%20Fact%20Sheet-2016-2017.pdf |archive-date=2017-09-03 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2017–18 school year, Roosevelt's student population was 37.4% Hispanic, 28.6% White, 18.3% African American, 4.2% Asian, 2.9% Pacific Islander, 1.3% Native American, and 7.3% mixed race.<ref name="PPS profile" /> The same school year, Roosevelt had an enrollment of 859 students, making it one of the smallest high schools in Portland Public Schools (PPS).<ref>In the 2017–18 school year, only [[Jefferson High School (Portland, Oregon)|Jefferson High School]] had lower enrollment. See {{cite web |title=School Profiles & Enrollment Data 2017–2018 |publisher=Portland Public Schools |page=10 |url=https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/207/SchoolProfiles2017-18.pdf#page=16 |access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref> A 2010 PPS report identified Roosevelt High School as having historically low capture rates—many children in the school's attendance boundary choose to attend a different school.<ref>{{cite web |title=Portland Public Schools High School System Design: Superintendent's Recommendations |publisher=Portland Public Schools |date=April 26, 2010 |page=29 |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/images/blogimages/2010/05/05/1273086332-hssd_superintendents_recommendations100426.pdf#page=30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204230503/https://www.portlandmercury.com/images/blogimages/2010/05/05/1273086332-hssd_superintendents_recommendations100426.pdf |archive-date=2019-02-04 |url-status=live}}</ref> Many students at the school are low-income.<ref>{{cite news |author=Samuel G. Freedman |title=Help From Evangelicals (Without Evangelizing) Meets the Needs of an Oregon Public School |work=New York Times |date=August 9, 2013 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/10/us/help-from-evangelicals-without-the-evangelizing.html |url-access=limited |access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref> 40.7% of students were considered to be economically disadvantaged by PPS in 2017.<ref name="PPS profile" />

==Academics==

Roosevelt is a [[comprehensive high school]] that offers courses in the areas of language arts, mathematics, fine arts, science, social science, and world languages. Other opportunities for students include a Spanish immersion program; career and technical education in areas such as computer science and engineering design; and the [[Advancement Via Individual Determination]] program, designed to support college readiness among underserved students. Opportunities for more advanced students include [[Advanced Placement]] courses and [[dual credit]] courses at [[Mt. Hood Community College]], [[Portland Community College]], or [[Portland State University]].<ref name="fact sheet" /><ref>{{cite web |title=2016–2017 RHS School Profile |publisher=Portland Public Schools |url=https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/3952/2016-2017%20RHS%20School%20Profile.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117032542/https://www.pps.net/cms/lib/OR01913224/Centricity/Domain/3952/2016-2017%20RHS%20School%20Profile.pdf |archive-date=2019-01-17 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, 73% of Roosevelt's seniors graduated on time out of a class size of 274.<ref>{{cite web |title=Roosevelt High School :: Schools Guide - The Oregonian |url=https://schools.oregonlive.com/school/Portland/Roosevelt-High-School |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126215222/https://schools.oregonlive.com/school/Portland/Roosevelt-High-School/ |archive-date=2018-01-26}}</ref>

==Athletics==

Sports offered at Roosevelt include cross country, football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, swimming, softball, baseball, track, tennis, and dance.<ref name="OSAA page" /> The school's mascot is the Roughriders, named after the [[Rough Riders|regiment]] commanded by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish–American War. Roosevelt competes in class 6A of the [[Oregon School Activities Association]] (OSAA), despite not meeting the 6A enrollment threshold of 1,260 students.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018–2022 Classification and Districting: Adopted Classifications and Districts |publisher=Oregon School Activities Association |url=http://www.osaa.org/docs/committees/classification/1822AdoptedDistricts.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120181232/http://www.osaa.org/docs/committees/classification/1822AdoptedDistricts.pdf |archive-date=2019-01-20 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Roughriders formerly competed in OSAA's 4A and 5A classifications,<ref>{{cite news |author=Jeff Smith |title=Portland Interscholastic League athletic director Marshall Haskins leads charge to bring all nine schools together in Class 6A |work=OregonLive |date=September 6, 2013 |url=http://highschoolsports.oregonlive.com/news/article/8148734837529781242/portland-interscholastic-league-athletic-director-marshall-haskins-leads-charge-to-bring-all-nine-schools-together-in-class-6a/ |access-date=2019-01-20}}</ref> but moved to 6A for the 2014–15 season to foster competition with the other high schools in Portland Public Schools, who play together in the 6A [[Portland Interscholastic League]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Nick Daschel |title=Portland Interscholastic League undergoes a big makeover as it prepares for moving to Class 6A |work=OregonLive |date=June 27, 2014 |url=http://highschoolsports.oregonlive.com/news/article/318140024573892714/portland-interscholastic-league-undergoes-a-big-makeover-as-it-prepares-for-moving-to-class-6a/ |access-date=2019-01-20}}</ref> Roosevelt's football team qualified to drop to class 5A in 2018—an option available to struggling programs—but opted to remain in class 6A.<ref>{{cite news |author=Nick Daschel |title=Big changes coming to Oregon high school football, but 32-team 6A football playoff stays intact |work=OregonLive |date=February 13, 2018 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/02/big_changes_coming_to_oregon_h.html |access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==

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* [[Illmaculate]], battle rapper<ref>{{cite news |author=Casey Parks |title=Star power – battle rapper Illmaculate's comeback bid |work=OregonLive |date=March 7, 2014 |url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland-rap/illmaculate.html |access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>

* [[Anna M. Peterson|Anna Peterson]], politician<ref>{{cite news |title=Salem Mayor Candidate Profile Anna Peterson |work=[[Statesman Journal]] |location=Salem, Oregon |date=March 24, 2010 |page=A7}}</ref>

* [[Robert Robideau]], American Indian activist<ref>{{cite news |title=American Indian activist Robideau dies at 61 |work=[[Seattle Times]] |agency=Associated Press |date=February 20, 2009 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/american-indian-activist-robideau-dies-at-61/ |access-date=2017-11-27}}</ref>

* Mike Schrunk, Multnomah County district attorney<ref>{{cite news |author=Aimee Green |title=Mike Schrunk: Multnomah County DA retires with a legacy of firm and fair leadership |work=OregonLive |date=December 28, 2012 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/12/mike_schrunk_multnomah_county.html |access-date=2019-01-17}}</ref>

* [[Pennie Lane Trumbull]], socialite and music promoter<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ana Ammann |author2=Ann Lasocki |title=Will the real Penny Lane please stand up? |work=Oregon Music News |date=September 7, 2012 |url=https://www.oregonmusicnews.com/2012-09-07-will-the-real-penny-lane-please-stand-up |access-date=2017-11-15}}</ref>

* [[Len Younce]], football player and coach<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Grid great Younce dies |magazine=Oregon Stater |publisher=[[Oregon State University]] |volume=85 |issue=2 |date=September 2000 |page=51 |url=https://oregondigital.org/sets/osu-alumni-magazine/oregondigital:fx71cc73v#page/53/mode/1up}}</ref>

==Notes==

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===Sources===

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* {{cite journal |last=Ambrosio |first=John |title=No Child Left Behind: The Case of Roosevelt High School |journal=[[Phi Delta Kappan]] |volume=85 |issue=9 |date=May 2004 |pages=709–712 |doi=10.1177/003172170408500914 |jstor=20189414 |s2cid=144643222 }}

* {{cite book |last=Maben |first=Manly |title=Vanport: Ships for Victory |location=Portland |publisher=[[Oregon Historical Society Press]] |date=1987 |isbn=0-87595-118-X }}

* {{cite thesis |last=Polich |first=Edward L. |title=A history of Portland's secondary school system with emphasis on the superintendents and the curriculum |type=M.A. thesis |publisher=[[University of Portland]] |date=1950 |url=http://library2.up.edu/theses/1950_poliche.pdf |oclc=232551057 }}

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==External links==

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