Rock Hill High School (South Carolina)

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Rock Hill High School
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Rock Hill High School (South Carolina)
320 West Springdale Road

Rock Hill, South Carolina
29730

United States
Coordinates 34°54′09″N80°58′48″W / 34.9023674°N 80.9800779°W / 34.9023674; -80.9800779
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Type Public high school
MottoCarpe Diem Latin for, Take Advantage for the Day
Established1888(136 years ago) (1888)
School district Rock Hill Schools
PrincipalOzzie Ahl
Staff116.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,994 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.12 [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Garnet and black
  
Mascot Bearcat
Website www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/Domain/32

Rock Hill High School (RHHS) is the first of the three high schools in Rock Hill, South Carolina. A part of Rock Hill Schools, it offers the International Baccalaureate diploma to its senior class students, [2] as well as dual credit and Advanced Placement. [3] As of February 2016, RHHS has approximately 2,000 students in grades 9–12. [4]

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Athletics

Rock Hill High offers a number of sports, including baseball, women's and men's basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, women's and men's soccer, softball, swimming, women's and men's tennis, track and field, wrestling, and volleyball. Its sports teams are known as the Bearcats and compete in Region 3-AAAAA of the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL).

The athletic teams have achieved considerable success. The Bearcats wrestling team is recognized as a traditional South Carolina powerhouse, having won 19 team state championships. Rock Hill High SCHSL team accomplishments are listed below.

Football

Baseball

Basketball

Cross Country

Tennis

Wrestling

Golf

Notable alumni

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