The Roosevelt music department adds many more accolades to their long list of accomplishments!
At the All-State Solo and Ensemble Contest the Roughriders took home the following awards: As individuals, Lauren Glass (11th grade) won 1st place in Flute, and Dan Remme won 2nd place in French Horn. The MIYA duet of Lauren Glass & Zoe Funai won 2nd place in the small Woodwind division and The Kodaly Duo of Annika Kounts & Ariana Nelson won 2nd place in the Small Strings division. Congratulations!
The Roosevelt Brass Ensemble comprised of Shandra Benito, Dan Remme, Jimmy Patterson, Tim Sherwood, and Zach Amador won 2nd place in the Large Brass division; and The Lyons Woodwind Quintet Lauren Glass, Elinor Dirette, Michael Tang, Evan Peterson, and Dan Remme won 3rd place in the Large Woodwind division.
At the 2009 Reno Jazz Festival the Riders cleaned up!
Our Roosevelt Jazz Band I was awarded FIRST PLACE in the AA category and OUTSTANDING INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE OF 2009 Reno Jazz Festival!!
The RHS Jazz Combo of Andy Clausen, Corey Dansereau, Xavier DelCastillo, Gus Carns, Nolan Woodle, and Max Holmberg took FIRST PLACE!
Roosevelt Jazz Band II received Second Place in the Apprentice Band I category, and the Roosevelt Jazz Band III placed Third in the Apprentice Band II category.
On May 4th, 77 golfers took a risk with the rain and won!
Neither a down economy nor threatening clouds dampened their Rider spirit. All experienced a great round of golf with friends and then moved inside as the clouds opened up to enjoy the amenities of the Sand Point Country Club. They were joined by guests for dinner and 100 people listened as Brian Vance, Principal, talked about the great things happening at RHS and the needs that exist due to school district budget cuts. We were all entertained by the talented theatre students who performed pieces from this years musical, Cats. Then it was the golfers' and guests' turn to show their generosity and bid on golf packages, a great selection of wines and to raise their paddles in support of Roosevelt over $40,000 was raised!
Thanks to Rick Keating, Class of '64, who organized the golf experience, golfers of all levels were able to compete for prizes and a hole-in-one! And a special thanks to those generous Teddies and friends who sponsored holes:
Class of '64
Jim Rogers '64 Rogers and Norman
Michelle Rupp NRG Seattle
Dave Skone, CPA '69
Holman Cahill Garrett Ives Oliver & Anderson PLLC
Dave Rost and McKinstry Electric
Tom Woodworth Class of '80
Rob Bush and Pam Eshelman Class of '75
Duane Covey '72 Edward R. Jones
Kip Cramer '73 Acoustical Design
Rob Story '75 Seattle Mortgage
Bruce Johnson - Rowland Studio
Cope Miller '75 and Sally Fiorini '67 Miller Pollard