Rockingham County High School

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Rockingham County High School
Address
Rockingham County High School
180 High School Road

Reidsville, North Carolina
27320

United States
Coordinates 36°23′42″N79°45′21″W / 36.395137°N 79.7558674°W / 36.395137; -79.7558674
Information
Established1952(72 years ago) (1952)
School board Rockingham County Schools
CEEB code 344250
PrincipalLaura Carter
Teaching staff50.53 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment882 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.45 [1]
Color(s)Silver and black
  
MascotCougar
Website rockinghamhigh.org

Rockingham County High School (RCHS) is located in Wentworth, North Carolina. It is located near Rockingham County Middle School, which feeds into the high school.

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Academics

Many classes have optional honors credits and the school offers AP credit in the following courses: Biology, Calculus, Language and Composition, Literature and Composition, World History, and U.S. History.

Demographics

62.7% of students are White, 19.8% of students are African-American, and 17.5% of students are of other ethnicities. [2]

Athletics

RCHS is currently a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and competes in the 3-A Mid-State Conference. Their biggest rivals are Reidsville High School (a class 2-A school) and Morehead High School (an in-conference class 3-A school), both of which are also operated by Rockingham County Schools. The school currently fields teams in these sports: [3]

Fall: Cross country, football, cheerleading, men's soccer, football, women's golf, women's tennis, women's volleyball

Winter: Men's basketball, Women's basketball, basketball cheerleading, swimming, wrestling

Spring: Baseball, men's golf, men's tennis, track & field , women's soccer, and softball

Rockingham's baseball team won the state championship in 1996. In the winters of 2002 and 2003, the women's basketball team fell in back-to-back state finals games. The men's and women's golf teams combined have had 11 state championship appearances since 2006. In 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, Rockingham County's women's golf team won the state championship. In 2017, Hailey Joy won the women's golf individual state title with a two round score of 145.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rockingham County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Rockingham County High | Teams". Archived from the original on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  4. ↑ DraftExpress - Greg Wittman. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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