 The school was founded in 1868 as Kent High School and was first housed at the Franklin Township Hall until the completion of the Union School building in March 1869 . In 1922 , the school was moved to a new facility named for U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt on a 10 @-@ acre ( 4 @.@ 0 ha ) campus , which would serve as the high school until 1959 . Following completion of a new building on a larger 31 @-@ acre ( 13 ha ) campus along North Mantua Street in northern Kent , Roosevelt was moved to this location . The building has had a number of additions made beginning in the mid @-@ 1960s and contains nearly 70 classrooms , a library , gymnasium , auditorium , and indoor pool . The campus has been expanded over the years to 88 acres ( 36 ha ) and also includes several athletic facilities and practice fields . 
