T. F. Riggs High School Explained

T.F. Riggs High School
Motto:	"To Cooperatively Inspire All Students to Achieve Their Potential"
Streetaddress:	1010 East Broadway Ave
City:	Pierre
State:	South Dakota
Country:	USA
Zipcode:	57501
Type:	Public
District:	Pierre School District
Grades:	9–12
Principal:	Kevin Mutchelknaus
Enrollment:	829
Team Name:	Governors
Conference:	SDHSAA – ESDC
Colors:	Kelly green and white ^[1]
Newspaper:	The Governor
Yearbook:	Gumbo
Accreditation:	NCA
Feeders:	Georgia Morse Middle School
Website:	School website

T. F. Riggs High School, also known simply as Riggs, is the only high school in Pierre, South Dakota. The school mascot is the Pierre Governors. The school has over 800 students and is one of the biggest in South Dakota.

It was named after South Dakota native Dr. Theodore F. Riggs (1874–1962), a Johns Hopkins graduate and local physician.^[2]

Demographics

The student body makeup of the school is 49% male and 51% female. The total minority enrollment is 19%. The student-teacher ratio is 18:1^[3]

Notable alumni

• Paul Fuoss, physicist
• Dusty Johnson, member of the United States House of Representatives for South Dakota's at-large congressional district
• Scott Rislov, retired Arena Football League quarterback
• Lincoln Kienholz, Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: T.F. Riggs High School. 2024-04-17. South Dakota High School Activities Association. en-US.
2. Dr. T. F. Riggs and the Johns Hopkins connection: an early graduate medical experience in South Dakota . South Dakota Journal of Medicine . 49 . 3 . 87–90 . 8966542 . March 1996.
3. Web site: T.F. Riggs High School. USNews.com. July 30, 2017.