May 24
RHS Jazz Band Makes Finals for Essentially Ellington Festival Again in 2021! Seattle’s Roosevelt High School Jazz Band has made the finals of the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington Festival for the 21st time in 23 years. The festival will be held virtually June 4-5. Perhaps even more astonishing, thanks to COVID-19, this …
May 23
Please send your personal updates and info to your Class Representative (list in the Grapevine) to have published in the Class Reports section of the Fall Grapevine by August 27, 2021. The Class Representatives must have everything in to the GG Editor by Monday August 30. You may also send your input directly to the …
May 23
RHS Spring Musical “As You Like It” to Stream Online from Ben Stuart, RHS Co-Director of Theatre and Dance Department This Spring, Roosevelt Theatre is thrilled to bring you a musical experience unlike any other: a show that is part movie musical filmed around Greenlake and Roosevelt AND part live, real-time performance, streaming to your …
May 23
By GG President Doug Whalley (’63) RARE The Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity (RARE), that was started in 2020 by a group of 1971 grads, is off to a fast start establishing a scholarship endowment fund for Roosevelt graduates of color. They will invest their funds with Golden Grads as a separate account in the …
Nov 03
The names of all RHS Golden Grad members are on our website. Thanks to our GG web master, Ellen Brown Hewitt ’53 for periodically updating the list of our members there. To learn if one of your classmates is a GG member, go to our website: “www.rhsgoldengrads.org” On the Home Page, look at the menu …
Nov 01
Your Golden Grads dues are due each year by January 1st. However, you can renew any time or give an additional donation. See the membership form included at the end of your Grapevine. Join and donate to help us continue offering funds for the Teachers Wish List grants and for Student Scholarships. or click here …
Oct 31
ROOSEVELT JAZZ BAND WINS TOP HONORS AT 2019 ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON! Congratulations to Director Scott Brown and the Jazz Band for their first place finish in the 24th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival at Lincoln Center, New York! Listen to their winning performance at at Lincoln Center! More great sounds from …
Aug 01
To have your information included in the next newsletter, you’ll need to send your class report to your class representative (listed in the Grapevine) by August 25, 2020. Class representatives and GG officers and committees need to send reports to the newsletter editor (Janet Sage Whalley) by Friday, August 29, 2020. You may also send …
Apr 03
It’s official! Disney’s High School Musical to be RHS 2020 Spring Musical! The 2020 RHS Spring Musical will be based on the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, and the Golden Grads free performance will be the Dress Rehearsal on May 19,2020, it was announced Nov 2, 2019 at the “Light Up the Stars” …
Apr 01
THERE’S NOT MUCH TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW! ALL SCHOOLS IN THE STATE ARE CLOSED, AND ALL EVENTS CANCELLED! BUT GOLDEN GRADS IS ON FACEBOOK Do you want to keep up with what’s happening with Golden Grads? Then look at our Facebook page – “Roosevelt Golden Grads” – for information about RHS alums and the …