school in Seattle Public Schools that offers American Sign Language. It used to offer Japanese and Latin and was the last Seattle Public Schools school to do so before the programs were cut due to lack of interest, though it is generally agreed that the problem was actually the funding. Newspaper The Roosevelt News is a National Pacemaker Award-winning paper produced monthly by students and overseen by a staff advisor. Demographics As of Fall 2016 the student demographics were: 68% - Caucasian 11.6% - Asian 7.1% - Hispanic 4.4% - African American/Black 0.3% - American Indian/Alaska Native 7.5% - Multiracial Notable alumni Alumni of Roosevelt High School include: Jason Andrews, co-founder of Andrews Space and CEO of Spaceflight Industries, Inc. Brittain Ashford, musician, Broadway actress Lynda Barry, cartoonist, author Linda Buck, Nobel Prize winner Charles Burns, cartoonist Gordon Clinton, former Seattle Mayor Bo Cornell, former NFL linebacker and running back Chris Creighton, college football coach Howard Duff, actor James Edwards, former NBA player Daniel J. Evans, former U.S. Senator and Governor Lee Folkins, former NFL tight end Mary (Maxwell) Gates, mother of Microsoft founder Bill Gates Sara Gazarek, jazz singer Seth Gordon, director David Guterson, author (Snow Falling on Cedars, 1994, and East of the Mountains, 1999) Chris R. Hansen, hedge fund manager Jane Hamsher, producer, author, blogger Nevin Harrison, sprint canoe world champion and Olympic gold medalist Eldon Hoke, musician (The Mentors) Paul Hess, former Kansas State Representative (1971–73) and Kansas State Senator (1973-1984) Ruth Jessen, former LPGA golfer Sebastian Jones, producer (Friends) Richard Karn, actor (Home Improvement) Chad Kimball, actor Thomas Kohnstamm, author (Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?, 2008, and Lake City, 2019) Ryan Lewis, musician, photographer, director, and DJ Henri Lubatti, actor Robert Lucas, Jr., Nobel Prize-winning economist Wing Luke, Assistant Attorney General of Washington, Seattle City Council member Betty MacDonald, author (The Egg and I) Emma Marris, journalist and author T.J. Martin, Oscar-winning director Jim Matheos, musician (Fates Warning) Mike McCready, musician (Pearl Jam) Rose McGowan, actress and model Duff McKagan, musician (Guns N' Roses) Hugh Millen, former NFL quarterback Jonathan Moore, musician (Source of Labor) William Newman, actor (1952) Solea Pfeiffer, actress Mark Pattison, former NFL wide receiver Joe Rantz, rower and Olympic gold medalist Melissa Reese, musician and keyboardist for Guns N' Roses Merle Greene Robertson, Mayanist Sir Mix-a-lot, rapper, best known for Baby Got Back Nikki Sixx, musician (Mötley Crüe) Tom Turnure,