In September 1922, Roosevelt High School opened in the then-outer limits of the Seattle School District, serving 1,300 students and 47 teachers, led by Principal V. K. Froula. A dedication ceremony took place on October 27, the birthday of President Theodore Roosevelt, for whom the school was named.

This image is of a Memorial Day supplement to Roosevelt High School's student newspaper, "Roosevelt News," published on May 28, 1945 (Vol. XXII, No. 24). The issue lists both male and female alumni serving in the Armed Forces during World War II, as well as a list of those who had died in service. One of the notable Roosevelt graduates listed is Wing Chong Luke (1925-1965), who was a Private First Class in the Headquarters battery-artillery division. Mr. Luke was awarded a bronze medal and six combat stars for his service in the Philippines, returned to Seattle after the war to finish college at the University of Washington, and became the first Chinese American elected to the Seattle City Council. In 1966, the Wing Luke Asian Museum was established in Seattle's Chinatown - International District in his honor.

Caption information source: "Seattle Public Schools, 1862-2000: Roosevelt High School," by Nile Thompson and Carolyn J. Marr, HistoryLink.org Essay 10582.
Caption information source: "Luke, Wing (1925-1965)," by David Takami, HistoryLink.org Essay 2047.