Rutherford High School (Florida)

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Rutherford High School
Motto "And as always, Go Rams"
Established 1961
Type Public High School
Principal Mr. Kennedy
Faculty 100+
Students <1400
Location Panama City, FL, USA
District Bay District Schools
Colors Black and Gold
Nickname Rambunctious
Mascot Ram
Rival Mosley High School
Yearbook Aries
Newspaper Rampage
Website www.bayschools.com/rhs

Rutherford High School is a public high school in Panama City, Florida, United States.

The school, which describes itself as the "Home of the Rams" and is a part of the Bay District Schools, opened its doors in 1961 as the second high school in Bay County. The school held its first graduation ceremony in 1964. The school was accredited by the SACS in 1963. In 2006, Rutherford had a student population of 1,755 students.

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[edit] Overview

Rutherford High School offers many opportunities to its students. Rutherford is host to a chapter of the International Baccalaureate program, Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), and the Communications and Technology Academy (Com/Tech). In addition, Advanced Placement, dual-enrolled, and honors level courses are available for all students. Extracurricular activities include sports, service clubs, and many other student organizations. Rutherford offers more themed academies than any of the other schools in Bay County.

[edit] School Grades

Rutherford High School had consistently been ranked a "B" or "C" grade school under Florida's A++ Plan, the school's 2006-2007 score was "D".[1] The school's current theme is "Whatever it takes!" with the aim of being ranked an "A" school and raising the achievement levels of all students in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act.

[edit] Alma Mater

Rutherford High School's Alma Mater:

Rutherford, Our Alma Mater,
Keep Thy Spirit Bright.
And May Our Knowledge Be Our Armour,
As We Praise Thee High.
For Thee We Will Honor
In Years as We Stand By.
And Strive for Thee Our Alma Mater,
New Heights to Attain.
So Sing We All Our Alma Mater,
Rutherford We Hail!

[edit] Educational Programs

[edit] International Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate (IB) began its authorization on campus in 1992. Rutherford High School's IB Program serves as a Magnet Program for the Bay County School District.

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program is designed to meet the highest standards required of any high school student in the world. Successful completion of the Diploma Program earns the student a diploma recognized for university admission throughout the world, and for course credit and academic placement at over one thousand leading colleges and universities in the United States.

The IB Diploma Program is a system of syllabi and examinations based on the idea that the general education at the upper secondary level should encompass the development of all the main powers of the mind through which the student interprets, modifies, and enjoys his/her environment.

IB Classes (11th and 12th grade) are offered in six concurrent academic areas, Language A1: (First Language) including the study of selections from World Literature, Language B: (Second Language) or second Language A, Individuals and Societies (Social Sciences), Experimental Sciences, Mathematics, and The Arts and Electives. Pre-IB courses are also offered in all subject areas for 9th and 10th grade.[1]

Rutherford's IB Coordinator: Mrs. Karen T. Brown

[edit] Communications Technology

Also known as ComTech, Rutherford's Communications Technology course consists of classes that teach students how to use many computer programs such as Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash and Adobe Premier. In addition to these program based courses, Comtech also has some core classes such as English and History. These classes however take a different approach to teaching the students. The ComTech curriculum is built around technology, thus many, if not all, of the classwork and lessons are built around programs such as Microsoft's Powerpoint, Excel, and Word.

[edit] Student life

[edit] List of Student Organizations

[edit] List of Sports at Rutherford High School

  • Baseball
  • Basketball (Girls and Boys)
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golden Girls
  • Golf (Girls and Boys)
  • Soccer (Girls and Boys)
  • Softball
  • Swim
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball
  • Weightlifting (Girls and Boys)
  • Wrestling

[edit] "The Pride" Rutherford High School Band

Rutherford is also known for the quality of its musical instruction. "The Pride" has earned 43 consecutive 'Superior' ratings from the Florida Bandmasters Association under the direction of Mr. Rodney Dasinger and 2 under the direction of Mr. Jim Colvin. Mr. Dasinger, better known to his students as Mr."D", flirted with retirement at the end of the 07-08 school year, but decided to come back for one more year. He has, however, retired starting at the end of the 08-09 school year. The band has been under the direction of Mr. Rodney Dasinger since 1982, and has created a wonderful reputation for the band program with its "seniority." The marching band has received straight superiors at the Florida Bandmasters Association Marching Festival for 45 years (27 years under Dasinger), and has continued this trend under Mr. Colvin. The Symphonic band has received many honors Dasinger's direction including many 1st place performances at the Dogwood Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee in the Concert band portion of the competition. In recent years, the band has diminished in numbers because of the lack of band programs in the middle schools in Bay County. For the 09-10 school year, Rutherford High School is now under the direction of Mr. Jim Colvin. Jim Colvin is an alumnus of Troy University and has taught at area schools such as Rosenwald Middle School, Marianna High School, and Everitt Middle School. On October 24, 2009, during his first year at Rutherford Mr. Colvin led the band to Straight Superiors, and the tradition of Superiority continues.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "2006-2007 School Grades" (.xls). Florida Department of Education. http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/xls/0607/SGschool20062007.xls. Retrieved 2007-11-22. 

[edit] External links

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