ICYMI: Marching Band Sign-Ups Are Live! 🎺
✨ 2026 Show Theme: Hypnotica ✨
Sign up now using the link below — deadline is May 1st.
https://forms.gle/uGF3cCTzSgUvXqVHA
If you are a new member to marching band, come to the informational meeting. Bring your questions about the season and how you can get involved now! We need YOU to make this season a success.
📅 Incoming Parent/Member Meeting: April 7th
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 RHS Little Theater
✨ 2026 Show Theme: Hypnotica ✨
Sign up now using the link below — deadline is May 1st.
https://forms.gle/uGF3cCTzSgUvXqVHA
If you are a new member to marching band, come to the informational meeting. Bring your questions about the season and how you can get involved now! We need YOU to make this season a success.
📅 Incoming Parent/Member Meeting: April 7th
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 RHS Little Theater

🌴☀️ SPRING BREAK MODE: ON ☀️🌴
No school from Friday, April 3 through Monday, April 6 — time to relax, recharge, and soak up some sunshine, Riders! 🌊
No school from Friday, April 3 through Monday, April 6 — time to relax, recharge, and soak up some sunshine, Riders! 🌊

Get ready to hand-jive your way into spring with Roosevelt Theatre’s electrifyin’ production of Grease: High School Edition!
Join us as the Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys bring Rydell High to life with unforgettable music, high-energy dancing, and all the summer lovin’ you can handle.
🗓 Show Dates:
📅 Tues, April 28 – 7:00 PM
📅 Thurs, April 30 – 7:00 PM
📅 Fri, May 1 – 7:00 PM
📅 Sat, May 2 – 2:00 PM (Matinee!)
🎟 Tickets:
💲 $12 Adults | $6 Students
👉 Available on Bound
It’s the one that you want—so don’t be a beauty school dropout… grab your tickets and we’ll see you at the show!
Join us as the Pink Ladies and Burger Palace Boys bring Rydell High to life with unforgettable music, high-energy dancing, and all the summer lovin’ you can handle.
🗓 Show Dates:
📅 Tues, April 28 – 7:00 PM
📅 Thurs, April 30 – 7:00 PM
📅 Fri, May 1 – 7:00 PM
📅 Sat, May 2 – 2:00 PM (Matinee!)
🎟 Tickets:
💲 $12 Adults | $6 Students
👉 Available on Bound
It’s the one that you want—so don’t be a beauty school dropout… grab your tickets and we’ll see you at the show!

Ready to try something new this fall? ✨ Join Color Guard for the upcoming marching band season!
Check out the upcoming spin event dates and see what it’s all about 💫
For more info, talk to Mrs. Decker or Mr. Laughlin! 🎶
Check out the upcoming spin event dates and see what it’s all about 💫
For more info, talk to Mrs. Decker or Mr. Laughlin! 🎶

🥶🏀 March Madness… but make it COLD!
Our Polar Plunge fundraiser starts TODAY! Stop by the commons during lunch to donate to your favorite teacher or admin’s bucket—whoever raises the most moves on!
It all leads to one “lucky” winner taking the plunge on April 18 with our RHS Best Buddies team 💦
👀 So… who do YOU want to see take the plunge?!
Our Polar Plunge fundraiser starts TODAY! Stop by the commons during lunch to donate to your favorite teacher or admin’s bucket—whoever raises the most moves on!
It all leads to one “lucky” winner taking the plunge on April 18 with our RHS Best Buddies team 💦
👀 So… who do YOU want to see take the plunge?!

Celebrating another amazing alum in our “Where We Are Now” spotlight! 🎉
Leah Orsack, Class of 1998, continues to make a difference as the Director of Marketing and a student mentor at Lifescape. ❤️ Known for her smile and the compassion she showed to everyone, Leah truly lit up the room. ✨
Some of her accomplishments include working as a TV news producer in Las Vegas, coaching girls soccer, and directing a children’s choir. 🎥⚽🎶 We’re proud to see her still making an impact and contributing to our community in such positive ways! 🙌
Leah Orsack, Class of 1998, continues to make a difference as the Director of Marketing and a student mentor at Lifescape. ❤️ Known for her smile and the compassion she showed to everyone, Leah truly lit up the room. ✨
Some of her accomplishments include working as a TV news producer in Las Vegas, coaching girls soccer, and directing a children’s choir. 🎥⚽🎶 We’re proud to see her still making an impact and contributing to our community in such positive ways! 🙌

Our first “Where We Are Now” spotlight starts right here at RHS! 🎉🏫
Once a Rider, always a Rider—celebrating alumni who continue to make an impact in our own halls. ❤️🖤
Meet Hayley Warren, Class of 2013, now a Special Education teacher at RHS teaching English, Tier II, and Special Education. 📚✨ From student to educator, Hayley is giving back to the same community that inspired her journey. 🙌
Once a Rider, always a Rider—celebrating alumni who continue to make an impact in our own halls. ❤️🖤
Meet Hayley Warren, Class of 2013, now a Special Education teacher at RHS teaching English, Tier II, and Special Education. 📚✨ From student to educator, Hayley is giving back to the same community that inspired her journey. 🙌

📸 Just a glimpse from today’s field trip!
Mr. DeJong’s AP Government students had the opportunity to visit Augustana and watch the South Dakota Supreme Court in action. Students got a front-row seat to the judicial process at the highest level in our state! ⚖️
To top it off, they wrapped up the experience with a Q&A session with the justices—an awesome hands-on learning moment! 👏
Mr. DeJong’s AP Government students had the opportunity to visit Augustana and watch the South Dakota Supreme Court in action. Students got a front-row seat to the judicial process at the highest level in our state! ⚖️
To top it off, they wrapped up the experience with a Q&A session with the justices—an awesome hands-on learning moment! 👏



🏀 0 DAYS… IT’S GAME DAY! The wait is over. 🔥
Our boys tip off their state tournament journey tonight against Brandon Valley in Rapid City!
🕔 5:00 PM MT / 6:00 PM CT
📍 The Monument
Let’s show up, be loud, and support our Riders all the way! ❤️💛
Our boys tip off their state tournament journey tonight against Brandon Valley in Rapid City!
🕔 5:00 PM MT / 6:00 PM CT
📍 The Monument
Let’s show up, be loud, and support our Riders all the way! ❤️💛

📢 Reminder: No School This Friday!
There will be no school on Friday, March 20 due to a Teacher Compensatory Day.
Enjoy the three-day weekend, Riders! Take some time to relax and recharge—we’ll see you back ready to go next week!!!
There will be no school on Friday, March 20 due to a Teacher Compensatory Day.
Enjoy the three-day weekend, Riders! Take some time to relax and recharge—we’ll see you back ready to go next week!!!

🎉💙 Choose to Include Week is HERE starting NEXT WEEK! 💙🎉
Let’s come together, celebrate inclusion, and show what it means to be Roosevelt—We Are ONE! ❤️💛
Here’s how to get involved each day:
Monday: We Are Roosevelt! We Are One Day!
Wear your Rider gear and be loud at the Pep Rally!
Tuesday: Adam Sandler Day!
Dress in your best Adam Sandler-inspired outfit 🎬
Wednesday: WIG OUT Wednesday!
Rock your favorite wig AND your Best Buddies shirt—don’t forget to sign the Choose to Include banner at lunch! 🎭
Thursday: Beach Day!
Bring the sunshine with your best school-appropriate beach outfit 🌴☀️
Friday: Pajama Day!
Stay comfy in your favorite school-appropriate PJs 💤
Let’s make this week one to remember by choosing kindness, inclusion, and unity every day! 💙
Let’s come together, celebrate inclusion, and show what it means to be Roosevelt—We Are ONE! ❤️💛
Here’s how to get involved each day:
Monday: We Are Roosevelt! We Are One Day!
Wear your Rider gear and be loud at the Pep Rally!
Tuesday: Adam Sandler Day!
Dress in your best Adam Sandler-inspired outfit 🎬
Wednesday: WIG OUT Wednesday!
Rock your favorite wig AND your Best Buddies shirt—don’t forget to sign the Choose to Include banner at lunch! 🎭
Thursday: Beach Day!
Bring the sunshine with your best school-appropriate beach outfit 🌴☀️
Friday: Pajama Day!
Stay comfy in your favorite school-appropriate PJs 💤
Let’s make this week one to remember by choosing kindness, inclusion, and unity every day! 💙

🎤✨ Thank You, Bobby Jones! ✨🎤
We’d like to extend a huge thank you to our guest speaker, Bobby Jones, for taking the time to speak with our 9th and 10th grade students yesterday.
We are incredibly grateful for him taking time out of his day to share his story, experiences, and message with our students. It was a meaningful and impactful opportunity for all who attended. ❤️💛
We’d like to extend a huge thank you to our guest speaker, Bobby Jones, for taking the time to speak with our 9th and 10th grade students yesterday.
We are incredibly grateful for him taking time out of his day to share his story, experiences, and message with our students. It was a meaningful and impactful opportunity for all who attended. ❤️💛




📣 Attention Juniors!
This is your reminder that the ACT is coming up on Monday the 16th! Be prepared and set yourself up for success.
✔️ Review your test prep
✔️ Eat a good breakfast
✔️ Get a good night’s sleep
You’ve got this, Riders! Good luck and do your best! ❤️💛
This is your reminder that the ACT is coming up on Monday the 16th! Be prepared and set yourself up for success.
✔️ Review your test prep
✔️ Eat a good breakfast
✔️ Get a good night’s sleep
You’ve got this, Riders! Good luck and do your best! ❤️💛

📣 Virtual Parent/Teacher Conferences – Monday the 16th 💻
Roosevelt High School will be hosting Virtual Parent/Teacher Conferences on Monday the 16th from 4:00–7:30 PM.
Parents and guardians should be expecting a notification from their student’s teachers with information on how to sign up for a designated time slot.
We look forward to connecting with you and continuing to support your student’s success! ❤️💛
Roosevelt High School will be hosting Virtual Parent/Teacher Conferences on Monday the 16th from 4:00–7:30 PM.
Parents and guardians should be expecting a notification from their student’s teachers with information on how to sign up for a designated time slot.
We look forward to connecting with you and continuing to support your student’s success! ❤️💛

📚✨ Children’s Book Drive – All Month Long! ✨📚
The National Honor Society is hosting a Children’s Book Drive throughout the month of March. Help us make a difference by donating new or gently used books!
📍 Drop off donations by Student Services or in your Ad Room.
📖 We are collecting picture books, chapter books, and early readers.
All books will be donated to students at Garfield Elementary — helping build a love of reading and a brighter future. ❤️
Bring a book, build a future!
The National Honor Society is hosting a Children’s Book Drive throughout the month of March. Help us make a difference by donating new or gently used books!
📍 Drop off donations by Student Services or in your Ad Room.
📖 We are collecting picture books, chapter books, and early readers.
All books will be donated to students at Garfield Elementary — helping build a love of reading and a brighter future. ❤️
Bring a book, build a future!

📣 Reminder: Parent-Teacher Conferences Tonight!
Parents and guardians are invited to attend Parent-Teacher Conferences tonight at Roosevelt High School.
🕓 Time: 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Location: RHS Auditorium & Commons
👥 Format: In-person
Parents and guardians are invited to attend Parent-Teacher Conferences tonight at Roosevelt High School.
🕓 Time: 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Location: RHS Auditorium & Commons
👥 Format: In-person

📢 Parent-Teacher Conferences start Monday, March 9!📚🍎
Parents & guardians, it’s time to connect! Meet with teachers, discuss progress, and support student success. 🤝✨
📅 Date: Monday, March 9
📍 Location: Roosevelt High School
🕒 Time: 4:00-7:30
🗣 **In-Person Conferences!**
Don’t miss this chance to stay involved in your child’s education!
Parents & guardians, it’s time to connect! Meet with teachers, discuss progress, and support student success. 🤝✨
📅 Date: Monday, March 9
📍 Location: Roosevelt High School
🕒 Time: 4:00-7:30
🗣 **In-Person Conferences!**
Don’t miss this chance to stay involved in your child’s education!

🎤⭐ A Special Start to Our Culture Assembly ⭐🎤
Last Friday, we kicked off our Culture Assembly with a powerful and meaningful moment as several of our staff members came together to sing the National Anthem.
We would also like to give a special thank you to Mrs. Liz Antonio for signing the National Anthem and helping make the moment inclusive for everyone in attendance. ❤️
Thank you to our staff for sharing their talents and helping create such a memorable start to the assembly!
Last Friday, we kicked off our Culture Assembly with a powerful and meaningful moment as several of our staff members came together to sing the National Anthem.
We would also like to give a special thank you to Mrs. Liz Antonio for signing the National Anthem and helping make the moment inclusive for everyone in attendance. ❤️
Thank you to our staff for sharing their talents and helping create such a memorable start to the assembly!


📢 REMINDER: No School on Monday, March 2nd 📢
There will be no school on Monday, March 2nd as our staff will be participating in a scheduled In-Service Day. 📝✨
Students, enjoy the long weekend! We’ll see you back and ready to learn on Tuesday! 💛❤️
There will be no school on Monday, March 2nd as our staff will be participating in a scheduled In-Service Day. 📝✨
Students, enjoy the long weekend! We’ll see you back and ready to learn on Tuesday! 💛❤️

✨ Hey You! Yes, YOU!
Ever dreamed of seeing Broadway lights, iconic landmarks, world-class museums, and the energy of New York City up close?🎭🎨
Come explore the Big Apple with Mrs. Hillman!
📅 March 19, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Little Theater
RSVP to the meeting to learn all the details — you won’t want to miss this opportunity! 🍎✈️
Ever dreamed of seeing Broadway lights, iconic landmarks, world-class museums, and the energy of New York City up close?🎭🎨
Come explore the Big Apple with Mrs. Hillman!
📅 March 19, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Little Theater
RSVP to the meeting to learn all the details — you won’t want to miss this opportunity! 🍎✈️

