Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr./Sr. High School

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Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr./Sr. High School
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Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr./Sr. High School
Songsong, Rota, Northern Mariana Islands
Coordinates 14°08′07″N145°08′12″E / 14.1351595°N 145.13654870000005°E / 14.1351595; 145.13654870000005
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Type Public Secondary
School district CNMI Public School System
Website cnmipss.org/school/dr-rita-hocog-inos-jr-sr-high-school/

Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr./Sr. High School (RHI), formerly Rota Jr./Sr. High School, is a secondary school in Songsong on the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands, and a part of the CNMI Public School System. It is the island's sole secondary school. [1]

Songsong is the second largest village on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, United States. As of 2000, its population is 593. Songsong is located along the southern coast, in a narrow peninsula. The village's most recognizable landmark is Mt. Tinubal, more commonly known as Wedding Cake Mountain because of its resemblance to a layered wedding cake. The word songsong is a Chamorro word meaning "village, people." The village itself is subdivided into several districts:

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The mascot is the Buck. [1]

History

Rota Jr./Sr. High School was formed in 2006 by the consolidation of Rota High School and Rota Junior High School. [2]

Rota Elementary/Junior & High School previously served Rota. Rota High School separated from the K-12 school, [3] and had its first class graduate in June 1974 and in 1983 moved from the former Rota Elementary School facility to a new facility. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Home of the Bucks! ." Rota Jr./Sr. High School. August 28, 2007. Retrieved on January 14, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Rota High School Background." Rota Jr./Sr. High School. August 28, 2007. Retrieved on January 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "History & Background." Rota Jr. High School. August 14, 2007. Retrieved on January 15, 2018.
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