It Happens Once A Year…RARE Scholarship Winners
It happened again this year…. Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity (RARE) awarded scholarships worth $6,500 each to two outstanding graduating […]
A Benefit of Getting Older!
Hi Friends, It’s been a long time since I was a student at Roosevelt High School. However, a few years […]
What Connections Crew Students Told Us About Belonging and Learning
We recently interviewed Connections Crew students to better understand a question many people understandably ask: does Connections help students academically? […]
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The Current War on History
“Who controls the past, controls the future. Who controls the present, controls the past.” – George Orwell, renowned author and […]
Roosevelt Students from Affinity Groups Join RARE Open Discussion
Seven students from Roosevelt’s Black Student Union, Asian Student Union, and Latin Student Union joined a RARE audience for an […]
Donate Appreciated Stock or Securities to RARE
Donating appreciated stock and mutual fund shares (held for more than one year) are wonderful ways to support RARE. Making […]
RARE Honors 2026 Forrest Ward Racial Equity Award Recipients
In June of 2026 RARE presented its Forrest Ward Racial Equity Award to four individuals who have made outstanding contributions […]
RARE Open Discussion: RHS Students Speak!
Please join us for an engaging RARE Open Discussion with RHS students. On Wednesday May 6, 2026 @ 5:00 PM […]
Restorative Practices Community Coalition Forum
Please join us for our next RPCC Meeting on Monday, March 30th @ 5:00-6:15 pm PT. We are looking forward […]
When Community Shows Up for Students
CDC research shows that when students feel connected at school, they are more likely to earn higher grades and test […]
A Smarter Path to Better Grades: Train Student Leaders
Research has shown again and again that students do better in school when they feel like they belong. They are […]
Graduation Inequities Abound at Roosevelt
Several RARE Board members heard students’ concerns at a Black Student Union (BSU) meeting in February 2026. Some things are […]
RARE Documentary Featured at RHS Labor History Series
Save the date! Free community event! Thursday, April 23, 2026 @ 7 pm in RHS Theater The RHS Labor History […]
RARE & Roosevelt Academic Inequity Efforts
The following is an effort to keep RARE and its supporters fully informed regarding the ongoing efforts by RARE and […]
Black History Month 2026: A Century of Celebration
This February marks the 100 year anniversary of the official recognition of Black History in the United States. Accordingly, Commemoration […]