ðə fˈɜːst pɹˈɪnsɪpəl, fɹˈɛd dʒˈeɪ. klˈʌs, hɐdbɪn pɹˈɪnsɪpəl æt ɹˈoʊzəvˌɛlt bᵻfˌoːɹ kˈʌmɪŋ tə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən.
The first principal, Fred J. Kluss, had been principal at Roosevelt before coming to Washington in 1957.