Royse City High School

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Royse City High School
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Royse City Bulldogs football team
Address
Royse City High School
700 South Farm-to-Market (FM) 2642

Royse City
,
Texas
75189-0479

United States
Coordinates 32°58′28.2″N96°17′27.24″W / 32.974500°N 96.2909000°W / 32.974500; -96.2909000
Information
School type Public high school
School district Royse City Independent School District
PrincipalBrooke McMaster
Staff105.69 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,752 (2018–19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.58 [1]
Color(s)   Black & Gold
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAAA
Nickname RCHS
Website www.rchsbulldogs.com

Royse City High School is a public secondary school located in Royse City, Texas, United States and is the only high school in the Royse City Independent School District. The current building opened in the fall of 2006, and is located in the southwestern part of Hunt County. The school serves students from Collin County, Hunt County, and Rockwall County. In 2011, the school was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [2] The school garnered national attention when a student wore a Confederate flag as a cape on campus, April 23, 2019; subsequently, "white power" was shouted at a black television reporter from a vehicle leaving the school. [3] [4] [5]

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Notable alumni

G.C. Mule Dowell, Class of 1931, Collegiate Football Texas Tech University, Professional Football Player Chicago Cardinals, Hall of Fame Texas Tech University, Hall of Honor Texas Tech University, https://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/306235/Texas-Tech-Athletics-Hall-of-Fame/#vars!date=1963-01-25_14:19:14!

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "ROYSE CITY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2011 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28.
  3. ↑ "Classmate of student who wore Confederate flag as cape questions school's actions". 29 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Texas school district bristling after student wears Confederate battle flag to classes". 3 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Parents demand action after new videos reveal student parading around school wearing Confederate flag". May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Taylor Hearn". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

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