Roosevelt High School - Roundup Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Signs were posted around the school building all week, and there was a big pep rally before our first tournament game against Davenport West. The rally was reminiscent of the 1968 tourna- ment, with a march through the halls and more spirit displayed than the apathetic 70 ' s could recall. We were fired up! Then it was over We had beaten Davenport West. Carroll Kuemper. and finally Dubuque Wahlert to take the crown. Roosevelt went wild. Spectators flooded onto the floor, shouting and embracing. Forefingers waved high in the air. and We ' re Number One! resounded throughout the huge auditorium. The cameras followed behind as the victors marched off. Tournament Story 7

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1978 was an exciting year for Roosevelt. Our debate team was first in the state, and several members went on to Nationals in the summer. Our jazz band was also outstanding. But this is the story, in words and pictures, of an event that unified the entire school. We begin our story as the Roosevelt Roughrider boys basketball team entered the state tournament. The games were played at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Vice-Principal Jerry Curnutt sold tickets, the de- mand for which increased as the competition progressed. Mar 4 - is J. Then came the action. The starters felt the burden of 1200 students on their backs as they dribbled down the court. Coaches and other players sweated it out on the sidelines, the latter nervously waiting for their chance to go in. The cheerleaders led the crowd in ceaseless support for their team. 6 Tournament Story

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But the story goes on The next day, a Sunday, a special assembly was held in the Roosevelt gym. Former TRHS alumnus and basketball starter Governor Robert Ray spoke, and Mayor Richard Olson presented Coach Ron Adcock and his team with keys to the city. or j Monday at school, the victory bell rang through the halls. At an all-schooi assembly in the auditorium, every team member got a chance to speak and congratulate each other once more. There was dancing in the gym. Later, Roosevelt received a copy of a special Senate Resolution introduced by Senators Phil Hill and Dave Readinger. The tournament was over, but it made the 1978 school year memorable for Roosevelt and Des Moines. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 115 By: Readinger and Hill of Polk 1 A senate concurrent resolution paying tribute to 2 the Roosevelt High School Roughriders basketball team. 3 Wliereas, the Roosevelt Roughriders boys basketball 4 team of Roosevelt High School of Des Moines, Iowa has 5 won the class 3-A boys basketball tournment; and 6 Whereat the Roughriders were termed by many persons 7 to be underdogs or dark horses in the state class 3-A 8 boys basketball tournament but the Roughriders by exhibit- 9 ing an exciting, fast-breaking, devil-may-care, run-and- 10 shoot style of basketball overcame their ratings and won 11 the 1978 state class 3-A high school basketball champion- 12 ship; and 13 Whereas, the Roosevelt High School Roughriders exhibited 14 team spirit and teamwork which throughout the 1977-1978 15 season deemphasized individual performances and resulted 1G in various team members achieving high standards of 17 performance throughout the season; Now Therefore, 18 Be It Resolred by the Senate, the House Concurring, 19 That recognition and congratulations be extended to the 20 Roosevelt High School Roughriders basketball team and 21 their coaches Ron Adcock. Tom Long, and Brian Larson, for 22 the perseverance, spirit, and teamwork displayed and the 23 winning of the class 3-A state high school boys basketball 24 championship; and 25 B It F urther Resnlmi. That a copy of this resolution 20 be forwarded to Coach Ron Adcock and the members of the 27 Roosevelt High School Roughriders basketball team. 28 EXPLANATION 29 This resolution recognizes and congratulates the Roosevelt 30 High School basketball team of Des Moines. Iowa. Road first time and passed on file. 8 Tournament Story