Robbinsville High School (North Carolina)

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Robbinsville High School
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Robbinsville High School (North Carolina)
301 Sweetwater Rd

Robbinsville, North Carolina
28771

United States
Coordinates 35°19′31″N83°47′50″W / 35.32533°N 83.797361°W / 35.32533; -83.797361
Information
Type Public
School district Graham County Schools
SuperintendentAngie Knight
CEEB code 343330
NCES School ID 370177000734 [1]
PrincipalDavid Matheson
Teaching staff31.73 (FTE) [2]
Enrollment342 (2023-2024) [2]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Black and white
  
Athletics conferenceSmoky Mountain
Nickname Black Knights
Website graham.k12.nc.us

Robbinsville High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Robbinsville, North Carolina. It is the only high school in the Graham County Schools system.

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School information

For the 2011–2012 school year, Robbinsville High School had a total population of 372 students and 29.8 teachers on a (FTE) basis. The student population had a gender ratio of 192 male to 180 female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 310 American Indian, 52; Hispanic, 4; Black, 1; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0 (two or more races, 5). For the same school year, 204 of the students received free or reduced-cost lunches. [1] Robbinsville High School received a "C" performance grade from the N.C. Department of Public Instruction in 2024. [3]

History

The origins of Robbinsville High School begin in the early 1900s. In 1924, the school was relocated into what is known as The Old Rock Building. The school building housed all grades including high school grades until the 1966–67 school year when it was split into separate high, middle and elementary schools. [4]

In 1987, Stecoah High School in the eastern part of Graham County, closed. The high school portion was then merged into Robbinsville High. [5]

Athletics

Robbinsville is part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and are currently classified as a 1A school in the Smoky Mountain Conference. [6] The Robbinsville team name is the Black Knights, wearing the school colors of black and white. [7] Until 1965, the Robbinsville High School team name was the Blue Devils. [8] [9] Robbinsville won its first state title in 1966. [9]

The school offers teams in a variety of sports: baseball, boys' and girls' basketball (varsity and JV), cross country, football, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. [10] The Black Knights' football team have won 14 state championships in the 1A class, the last being in 2019. [11]

Notable alumni

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  2. 1 2 "Robbinsville High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ Hensley, Kevin (January 15, 2025). "Conley helping Graham County School System". Cherokee Scout . Murphy, NC: Community Newspapers Inc. p. 3A.
  4. ↑ "History of Education in Graham County". Graham County Centennial. GrahamCounty.net. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tiny Senior Class is School's Last". The Lexington Dispatch. AP. June 2, 1987. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ "NCHSAA CONFERENCES 2012–13". NCHSAA website. NCHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Robbinsville High School (NC)". MaxPreps. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Black Knights win state title". Archived from the original on December 30, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  9. 1 2 Carroll, J.R. (May 29, 2024). "History of Smoky Mountain Conference football, part 1". Cherokee Scout . Murphy, NC: Community Newspapers Inc. p. 1B.
  10. ↑ "Sports Zone". Robbinsville High School website. Graham County Schools. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Robbinsville Football Year-by-Year Results". MaxPreps. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
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