John R. Rogers High School

John R. Rogers High School
East entrance on Pittsburg Street
Address
Map
1622 East Wellesley Avenue

,
99207

United States
Coordinates47°42′00″N 117°23′10″W / 47.700°N 117.386°W / 47.700; -117.386
Information
TypeComprehensive Public High School
MottoFamilia Sumus
(We Are Family)
EstablishedMarch 1, 1932; 92 years ago (1932-03-01)
School districtSpokane Public Schools
SuperintendentAdam Swinyard
CEEB code481260
NCES School ID530825001386[1]
PrincipalJohn Hammil
Staff99.08 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,536 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.50[1]
Campus size25.5 acres (10.3 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Purple, Gold, Black & White
       
AthleticsWIAA Class 2A
Athletics conferenceGreater Spokane League
MascotPirates
NewspaperRogers Record
YearbookTreasure Chest
Feeder schoolsJohn Shaw Middle School
Spokane Chief Garry Middle School
Glover Middle School
Elevation2,040 ft (622 m) AMSL
Websitespokaneschools.org/rogers
John R. Rogers High School
Built1932
ArchitectWilliam A. Wells[2]
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.10001104
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 2011

John R. Rogers High School is a four-year public secondary school in Bemiss, Spokane, Washington, part of Spokane Public Schools (District No. 81). Opened in 1932 in northeast Spokane, the school is named after John Rankin Rogers, the third governor of the State of Washington.

The 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m2) school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 2011.[3][4] In September 2009, extensive renovation was completed on the school, adding another 170,000 square feet (16,000 m2) to the three-story Art Deco structure.[5]

Two movies have been filmed on location at the school: Vision Quest in 1984, and the thriller Hangman's Curse in 2002. Both movies included hundreds of current and former members of the student body of Rogers High School as extras, as well as former members of the Pirates championship wrestling team, including award-winning coach and social studies teacher, Ken Pelo.

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - John R. Rogers High School (530825001386)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  2. ^ https://properties.historicspokane.org/_pdf/properties/property-2184.pdf
  3. ^ Rogers High School. "Historic Spokane". Properties.historicspokane.org. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  4. ^ Times. "Rogers High School makes National Register of Historic Places - Spokesman.com - Jan. 27, 2011". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  5. ^ "John R. Rogers High School Outstanding Project 2010" (PDF). Learningbydesign.biz. Spring 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-08.