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{{Infobox Secondary School
|name = Roswell High School
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|established = 1949
|established = 1949
|grades = 9-12
|grades = 9-12
|enrollment = 2,436
|enrollment = 2,436{{fact}}
|campus=[[suburb]]an, {{convert|54|acre|sqkm|4|sp=us|lk=on}}
|campus=[[suburb]]an, {{convert|54|acre|sqkm|4|sp=us|lk=on}}
|faculty = 246
|faculty = 246
|principal = Dr. Edward J. Spurka
|principal = Dr. Edward J. Spurka
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|mascot = Hornets
|mascot = Hornets
|rival = Milton High School
|rival = Milton High School
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'''Roswell High School''' ('''RHS''') is a public [[high school]] in [[Roswell, Georgia|Roswell]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States|U.S.A.]] It serves the entire city of Roswell west of [[Georgia 400]] and the city of [[Mountain Park, Georgia|Mountain Park]]. With a population of over of 2,436 students in the 2006-2007 school year, RHS is the largest school in the [[Fulton County School System]]. It is the second oldest of Fulton County's schools in the northern portion of the [[Fulton County, Georgia|county]].
'''Roswell High School''' ('''RHS''') is a public [[high school]] in [[Roswell, Georgia|Roswell]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States|U.S.A.]] which opened in opened in 1949. It serves the entire city of Roswell west of [[Georgia 400]] and the city of [[Mountain Park, Georgia|Mountain Park]]. With a population of over of 2,436 students in the 2006-2007 school year, RHS is the largest school in the [[Fulton County School System]] {{fact}}. It is the second oldest of Fulton County's schools in the northern portion of the [[Fulton County, Georgia|county]] {{fact}}.


Since the school opened in 1949, RHS has performed exceptionally well in academics and athletics. Roswell's national testing scores regularly exceed the national and state averages and has been named a national and Georgia school of excellence. RHS is a member of the [[Georgia High School Association]] (GHSA) and Region 6-AAAAA for athletic competition, where the Roswell Hornets have won 19 state championship titles in seven different sports. Roswell's most successful sports teams are seven time state champion girls gymnastics, three time state champions boys baseball and football and perennial state contender boys golf.
Roswell's national testing scores have exceeded the national and state averages and it has been named a national and Georgia school of excellence <ref name="GASchools_of_Excellence">{{cite web |url=http://doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/support/recognition/soe_all.pdf |title=Georgia Schools of Excellence |publisher= Georgia Department of Education |accessdate=2007-04-10}}</ref>. RHS is a member of the [[Georgia High School Association]] (GHSA) and Region 6-AAAAA for athletic competition, where the Roswell Hornets have won 19 state championship titles in seven different sports {{fact}}.


==History==
==History==
[[Image:TeachingMuseumNorth.JPG|left|thumb|200px|The building housing the original RHS campus is currently used as an alternative High School and Teaching Museum]]
[[Image:TeachingMuseumNorth.JPG|left|thumb|200px|The building housing the original RHS campus is currently used as an alternative High School and Teaching Museum]]
The school first opened in 1949 and is the second oldest in [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] north of the [[Chattahoochee River]]. It was named in honor of the city's founder, [[Roswell King]]. The immediate predecessor to Roswell High School was the Roswell Public School on Mimosa Boulevard, which housed grades 1-10 and opened in the 1892 after the [[Georgia General Assembly]] passed Act No. 51 on [[December 20]], [[1892]], which allowed the city to elect a school board and levy taxes for support of the school.<ref name=Walsh>{{cite book |title=Roswell: A Pictorial History |editor=Darlene M. Walsh |version= Second Edition |origyear=1985 |year=1994 |chapter=Chapter IV |pages=p.86|Publisher=[[Roswell Historical Society]] |location=[[Roswell, Georgia]] |isbn=0-9615854-2-0 |id={{LCCN|94|0|67581}} }}</ref> Students from outside the city limits were required to pay tuition.<ref name=DillmanVolOne>{{cite book |title=Days Gone By in Alpharetta and Roswell, Georgia: Vol. I |edition= Second Printing |publisher=Chattahoochee Press |last=Dillman |first=Caroline Matheny |location=Roswell, Georgia |isbn=0-9634253-0-7 |origyear=1992 |year=1996 |pages=pp.135.138}}</ref> In 1896, the city council and [[List of mayors of Roswell, Georgia|mayor]] were authorized by the state to issue $5,000 in [[Government bond|bonds]] to build a new school building.<ref name=Walsh/>
The school first opened in 1949 and is the second oldest in [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] north of the [[Chattahoochee River]] {{fact}}. It was named in honor of the city's founder, [[Roswell King]]. The immediate predecessor to Roswell High School was the Roswell Public School on Mimosa Boulevard, which housed grades 1-10 and opened in the 1892 after the [[Georgia General Assembly]] passed Act No. 51 on [[December 20]], [[1892]], which allowed the city to elect a school board and levy taxes for support of the school.<ref name=Walsh>{{cite book |title=Roswell: A Pictorial History |editor=Darlene M. Walsh |version= Second Edition |origyear=1985 |year=1994 |chapter=Chapter IV |pages=p.86|Publisher=[[Roswell Historical Society]] |location=[[Roswell, Georgia]] |isbn=0-9615854-2-0 |id={{LCCN|94|0|67581}} }}</ref> Students from outside the city limits were required to pay tuition.<ref name=DillmanVolOne>{{cite book |title=Days Gone By in Alpharetta and Roswell, Georgia: Vol. I |edition= Second Printing |publisher=Chattahoochee Press |last=Dillman |first=Caroline Matheny |location=Roswell, Georgia |isbn=0-9634253-0-7 |origyear=1992 |year=1996 |pages=pp.135.138}}</ref> In 1896, the city council and [[List of mayors of Roswell, Georgia|mayor]] were authorized by the state to issue $5,000 in [[Government bond|bonds]] to build a new school building.<ref name=Walsh/>


In 1914, the existing school was torn down and two new structures were built for the school.<ref name=DillmanVolOne/><ref name=Walsh_p105>{{cite book |title=Roswell: A Pictorial History |editor=Darlene M. Walsh |version= Second Edition |origyear=1985 |year=1994 |chapter=Chapter V |pages=p.105}}</ref> Since schools were [[Racial segregation#United States 19th-21st century|segregated]] at that time, a two-story brick building was constructed on Mimosa Boulevard to house the white students in grades 1 through 10, and a one-room wooden building for the black students was built on Pleasant Hill Avenue for grades 1 through 7.<ref name=DillmanVolOne/><ref name=Walsh_p105/><ref name=McTyrePaden>{{cite book |title=Images of America: Historic Roswell, Georgia |last=Paden |first=Rebecca |last=Paden |authorlink=Rebecca Paden|coauthors= [[Joe McTyre]] |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |location=Charleston, South Carolina| isbn=0-7385-1374-1 |year=2001 |pages=pp. 91,106,107}}</ref> The Pleasant Hill facility also served as a meeting place for a local lodge and the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church until the church built its own facility across the street in 1922.<ref name=Walsh_p105/> Grade 11 was added in the 1920s to the Mimosa Boulevard school.<ref name=DillmanVolOne189_191>{{cite book |title=Days Gone By in Alpharetta and Roswell, Georgia: Vol. I |last=Dillman |first=Caroline Matheny |origyear=1992 |year=1996 |pages=pp.189-191}}</ref> Black students that progressed past grade 7 could then attend Washington High School in Atlanta.<ref name=Walsh_p105/>
In 1914, the existing school was torn down and two new structures were built for the school.<ref name=DillmanVolOne/><ref name=Walsh_p105>{{cite book |title=Roswell: A Pictorial History |editor=Darlene M. Walsh |version= Second Edition |origyear=1985 |year=1994 |chapter=Chapter V |pages=p.105}}</ref> Since schools were [[Racial segregation#United States 19th-21st century|segregated]] at that time, a two-story brick building was constructed on Mimosa Boulevard to house the white students in grades 1 through 10, and a one-room wooden building for the black students was built on Pleasant Hill Avenue for grades 1 through 7.<ref name=DillmanVolOne/><ref name=Walsh_p105/><ref name=McTyrePaden>{{cite book |title=Images of America: Historic Roswell, Georgia |last=Paden |first=Rebecca |last=Paden |authorlink=Rebecca Paden|coauthors= [[Joe McTyre]] |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |location=Charleston, South Carolina| isbn=0-7385-1374-1 |year=2001 |pages=pp. 91,106,107}}</ref> The Pleasant Hill facility also served as a meeting place for a local lodge and the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church until the church built its own facility across the street in 1922.<ref name=Walsh_p105/> Grade 11 was added in the 1920s to the Mimosa Boulevard school.<ref name=DillmanVolOne189_191>{{cite book |title=Days Gone By in Alpharetta and Roswell, Georgia: Vol. I |last=Dillman |first=Caroline Matheny |origyear=1992 |year=1996 |pages=pp.189-191}}</ref> Black students that progressed past grade 7 could then attend Washington High School in Atlanta.<ref name=Walsh_p105/>


During the [[Great Depression]], the city of Roswell, up until that time a part of [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]], was annexed into [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] as part of its 1932 combination with [[Milton County, Georgia|Milton County]] and [[Campbell County, Georgia|Campbell County]].<ref name=McTyrePaden/> Roswell students in grades ten and eleven were then sent to [[Milton High School (Milton, Georgia)|Milton High School]] in [[Alpharetta, Georgia|Alpharetta]] or [[North Fulton High School]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] to finish their secondary education (which ended upon completion of grade 11). In 1949, the Mimosa Boulevard building was demolished, and a new school was built on the existing site to allow the 10th and 11th grade to return to Roswell as the inaugural Roswell High School. G.W. Adams was the first principal and oversaw the addition of more rooms to the school over the next few years. During this growth, the Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist churches also located on Mimosa Boulevard were used to house auxiliary classrooms.<ref name=DillmanVolOne189_191/> Also in 1949, the high school began participating in athletics with a varsity basketball team and other senior high school extracurricular activities. In 1950, Roswell High School added grade 12 as part of state-wide standard for high schools and played its first varsity football season. The first graduating class was honored in the spring of 1951.<ref name=DillmanVolOne189_191/>
During the [[Great Depression]], the city of Roswell, was annexed into [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] from [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]] as part of its 1932 combination with [[Milton County, Georgia|Milton County]] and [[Campbell County, Georgia|Campbell County]].<ref name=McTyrePaden/> Roswell students in grades ten and eleven were then sent to [[Milton High School (Milton, Georgia)|Milton High School]] in [[Alpharetta, Georgia|Alpharetta]] or [[North Fulton High School]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]] to finish their secondary education (which ended upon completion of grade 11). In 1949, the Mimosa Boulevard building was demolished, and a new school was built on the existing site to allow the 10th and 11th grade to return to Roswell as the inaugural Roswell High School. G.W. Adams was the first principal and oversaw the addition of more rooms to the school over the next few years. During this growth, the Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist churches also located on Mimosa Boulevard were used to house auxiliary classrooms.<ref name=DillmanVolOne189_191/> Also in 1949, the high school began participating in athletics with a varsity basketball team and other senior high school extracurricular activities. In 1950, Roswell High School added grade 12 as part of state-wide standard for high schools and played its first varsity football season. The first graduating class graduated in the spring of 1951.<ref name=DillmanVolOne189_191/>


Construction began nearby on [[Georgia State Route 9|Alpharetta Highway]] near the present day Roswell City Hall on a new high school campus. That facility opened in the fall of 1954<ref name=DillmanVolOne189_191/><ref name=Classof55>{{cite news |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2005-10-06&-token.story=128855.112113&-token.subpub= |title=RHS Class of '55 returns |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[April 6]], [[2005]] |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref> and allowed the high school (grades 8–12) to physically separate from the elementary school (grades 1–7). Roswell High's second campus was given an award as one of the three best architecturally designed high school buildings in the southeast for its time. It had a capacity of 400 students and had facilities for industrial arts, shop, music halls, science labs, art room, indoor gymnasium, athletic fields, football stadium and a track.<ref name=Cookbook/> The [[primary school]] remained in the Mimosa Boulevard building as [[Roswell North Elementary|Roswell Elementary]].<ref name=Cookbook>{{cite book |title=Roswell High School Concert on the Green Cookbook |year=2006 |publisher=Roswell Booster Club}}</ref> As of 2007, the brick elementary building is part of an expanded structure still owned by the [[Fulton County School System]], and it houses the [[Crossroads Second Chance North Alternative School]] and the [[Teaching Museum North]].<ref name=McTyrePaden/><ref name=GeorgiaMag>{{cite web |url=http://georgiamagazine.org/archives_view.asp?mon=9&yr=2006&ID=1396 |title=Bringing history to life: Teaching Museum North does just that |publisher=Georgia Magazine |last=Witt |first=Kathy |accessdate=2007-02-23 |month=September |year=2006 }}</ref> Roswell High remained in the Alpharetta Highway campus until the fall of 1990 when the current campus on King Road was opened.<ref name=DillmanVolOne189_191/>
Construction began nearby on [[Georgia State Route 9|Alpharetta Highway]] near the present day Roswell City Hall on a new high school campus. That facility opened in the fall of 1954<ref name=DillmanVolOne189_191/><ref name=Classof55>{{cite news |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2005-10-06&-token.story=128855.112113&-token.subpub= |title=RHS Class of '55 returns |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[April 6]], [[2005]] |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref> and allowed the high school (grades 8–12) to physically separate from the elementary school (grades 1–7). Roswell High's second campus was given an award as one of the three best architecturally designed high school buildings in the southeast for its time {{fact}}. It had a capacity of 400 students and had facilities for industrial arts, shop, music halls, science labs, art room, indoor gymnasium, athletic fields, football stadium and a track.<ref name=Cookbook/> The [[primary school]] remained in the Mimosa Boulevard building as [[Roswell North Elementary|Roswell Elementary]].<ref name=Cookbook>{{cite book |title=Roswell High School Concert on the Green Cookbook |year=2006 |publisher=Roswell Booster Club}}</ref> As of 2007, the brick elementary building is part of an expanded structure still owned by the [[Fulton County School System]], and it houses the [[Crossroads Second Chance North Alternative School]] and the [[Teaching Museum North]].<ref name=McTyrePaden/><ref name=GeorgiaMag>{{cite web |url=http://georgiamagazine.org/archives_view.asp?mon=9&yr=2006&ID=1396 |title=Bringing history to life: Teaching Museum North does just that |publisher=Georgia Magazine |last=Witt |first=Kathy |accessdate=2007-02-23 |month=September |year=2006 }}</ref> Roswell High remained in the Alpharetta Highway campus until the fall of 1990 when the current campus on King Road was opened.<ref name=DillmanVolOne189_191/>
[[Image:LibertyLofts.JPG|left|thumb|200px|The former gymnasium in Roswell High's second campus (1952-1990) was converted into [[loft]]s in the 1990s.]]
[[Image:LibertyLofts.JPG|left|thumb|200px|The former gymnasium in Roswell High's second campus (1952-1990) was converted into [[loft]]s in the 1990s.]]


==Campus==
==Campus==
[[Image:RoswGym.jpg|right|thumb|Side entrance to Roswell High School. The gym (aka the Stinger Dome) is visible with its domed roof.]]
[[Image:RoswGym.jpg|right|thumb|Side entrance to Roswell High School. The gym (aka the Stinger Dome) is visible with its domed roof.]]The current campus is the third that Roswell High School has occupied and opened in the fall of 1990 on King Road, just off of [[State Route 92 (Georgia)|Highway 92]], with an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students. As of 2007, it is the oldest high school building in North Fulton.<ref name=RevueMarch15_2007>{{cite news |last=Waylock |first=Candy |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2007-03-08&-token.story=154893.112113&-token.subpub= |title=Roswell High breaks ground on new addition |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[March 15]], [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref> The new campus was expanded with a football stadium and softball field added in 1994 and an auditorium in 1995, all paid for by the RHS Foundation. Features include: State of the art science, computer, video, and cosmetology labs. Baseball and softball fields, stadium for football and soccer with Sprinturf artificial turf and video scoreboard, lacrosse field, additional practice field, dome style gymnasium, cross country trail, state of the art track in the stadium, and lighted tennis courts for athletics. Classes are organized by subject in halls labeled by letters. Arts are located in A and AA halls, electives in B hall, Library, ROTC, and Cafeteria on C hall, English in D hall, foreign languages in E hall, social studies in F hall, mathematics in G hall, sciences in H hall, and physical education classes are located in the lower floor along with athletic offices. [[Image:Rosfields.jpg|right|thumb|Roswell's athletic fields as seen from the stadium. Visible are the baseball field, softball field, tennis courts and north [[end zone]] of the football stadium.]]
The current campus is the third that Roswell High School has occupied and opened in the fall of 1990 on King Road, just off of [[State Route 92 (Georgia)|Highway 92]], with an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students. As of 2007, it is the oldest high school building in North Fulton.<ref name=RevueMarch15_2007>{{cite news |last=Waylock |first=Candy |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2007-03-08&-token.story=154893.112113&-token.subpub= |title=Roswell High breaks ground on new addition |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[March 15]], [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref> The new campus was expanded with a football stadium and softball field added in 1994 and an auditorium in 1995, paid for by the RHS Foundation. The campus includes: science, computer, video, and cosmetology labs; baseball and softball fields, a stadium for football and soccer, a lacrosse field, an additional practice field, a dome style gymnasium, a cross country trail, and lighted tennis courts for athletics. [[Image:Rosfields.jpg|right|thumb|Roswell's athletic fields as seen from the stadium. Visible are the baseball field, softball field, tennis courts and north [[end zone]] of the football stadium.]]


On [[February 2]], [[2007]], Roswell High had a groundbreaking ceremony for its new addition. The 23,851 [[Square foot]] expansion will include 10 new classrooms and a new band room. Once completed the school will have a 1,900 student capacity, and will eliminate the need for several of the portable classrooms. Construction officially began on [[February 5]], [[2007]].<ref name=groundbreaking>{{cite web |url=http://www.fultonschools.org/story_detail.asp?id=1809 |title=Roswell High Breaks Ground for New Addition |publisher= [[Fulton County School System]] |accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref> The addition is being paid form by a one [[Cent (currency)|cent]] [[Special-purpose local-option sales tax]] (SPLOST).<ref name=splost>{{cite web |url=http://www.fultonschools.org/PenniesForProgress.htm |title=Pennies for Progress SPLOST site |publisher= [[Fulton County School System]] |accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref> Additional improvements to RHS for additional safety and security features, technology and curriculum equipment enhancements, and athletic facilities upgrades will also be implemented as part of third SPLOST approved by Fulton County voters on [[March 20]], [[2007]].<ref name=RevueMarch15_2007/><ref name=RevueMarch26_2007>{{cite news |last=Waylock |first=Candy |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2007-03-22&-token.story=155220.112113&-token.subpub=|title=Tiny turnout passes SPLOST |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[March 26]], [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref>
On [[February 2]], [[2007]], Roswell High had a groundbreaking ceremony for its new addition. The 23,851 Square foot expansion will include 10 new classrooms and a new band room. Once completed the school will have a 1,900 student capacity, and will eliminate the need for several of the portable classrooms. Construction officially began on [[February 5]], [[2007]].<ref name=groundbreaking>{{cite web |url=http://www.fultonschools.org/story_detail.asp?id=1809 |title=Roswell High Breaks Ground for New Addition |publisher= [[Fulton County School System]] |accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref> The addition is being paid for by a one [[Cent (currency)|cent]] [[Special-purpose local-option sales tax]] (SPLOST).<ref name=splost>{{cite web |url=http://www.fultonschools.org/PenniesForProgress.htm |title=Pennies for Progress SPLOST site |publisher= [[Fulton County School System]] |accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref> Additional improvements to RHS for additional safety and security features, technology and curriculum equipment enhancements, and athletic facilities upgrades will also be implemented as part of third SPLOST approved by Fulton County voters on [[March 20]], [[2007]].<ref name=RevueMarch15_2007/><ref name=RevueMarch26_2007>{{cite news |last=Waylock |first=Candy |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2007-03-22&-token.story=155220.112113&-token.subpub=|title=Tiny turnout passes SPLOST |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[March 26]], [[2007]] |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref>


==Students and Faculty==
==Students and Faculty==
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| pages=16}}</ref> As of 2007, Roswell's faculty had 246 full time teachers, with 85% holding an advanced degree.<ref name=profile>{{cite web |url=http://www.roswellhigh.com/schoolProfile.php |title=Roswell High School Profile |publisher= Roswell High School |accessdate=2007-03-06}}</ref>
| pages=16}}</ref> As of 2007, Roswell's faculty had 246 full time teachers, with 85% holding an advanced degree.<ref name=profile>{{cite web |url=http://www.roswellhigh.com/schoolProfile.php |title=Roswell High School Profile |publisher= Roswell High School |accessdate=2007-03-06}}</ref>


Roswell High School is the top school in Fulton County's Roswell Cluster. The schools that feed into Roswell include Hembree Springs, Mimosa, [[Mountain Park Elementary School|Mountain Park]], Roswell North, and Sweet Apple Elementary Schools. The middle schools that feed into Roswell are [[Crabapple Middle School]] and [[Elkins Pointe Middle School]]. Also included in the Roswell Cluster is the [[Crossroads Second Chance North Alternative School]] which serves northern Fulton County students in grades six through twelve.
Roswell High School is the highest-level school in Fulton County's Roswell Cluster. The schools that feed into Roswell include Hembree Springs, Mimosa, [[Mountain Park Elementary School|Mountain Park]], Roswell North, and Sweet Apple Elementary Schools. The middle schools that feed into Roswell are [[Crabapple Middle School]] and [[Elkins Pointe Middle School]]. Also included in the Roswell Cluster is the [[Crossroads Second Chance North Alternative School]] which serves northern Fulton County students in grades six through twelve.


==Academics==
==Academics==
Roswell High School was named a [[Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School]] in 1997-1998 by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref name="NationalBlueRibbonSchools">{{cite web |url=http://doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/support/recognition/blue_ribbon_schools.pdf |title=National Blue Ribbon Schools from Georgia |publisher= Georgia Department of Education |accessdate=2007-04-10}}</ref> It is also designated a Georgia School of Excellence.<ref name="GASchools_of_Excellence">{{cite web |url=http://doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/support/recognition/soe_all.pdf |title=Georgia Schools of Excellence |publisher= Georgia Department of Education |accessdate=2007-04-10}}</ref> 26 [[Advanced Placement Program]] (AP) Classes are offered and [[SAT]] as well as [[ACT (examination)|ACT]] scores regularly exceed the national and state average. RHS is a part of the [[Fulton County School System]] and is accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] and the [[Georgia Department of Education]].
Roswell High School was named a [[Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School]] in 1997-1998 by the [[United States Department of Education]].<ref name="NationalBlueRibbonSchools">{{cite web |url=http://doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/support/recognition/blue_ribbon_schools.pdf |title=National Blue Ribbon Schools from Georgia |publisher= Georgia Department of Education |accessdate=2007-04-10}}</ref> It is also designated a Georgia School of Excellence.<ref name="GASchools_of_Excellence"/> 26 [[Advanced Placement Program]] (AP) Classes are offered and [[SAT]] as well as [[ACT (examination)|ACT]] scores regularly exceed the national and state average. RHS is a part of the [[Fulton County School System]] and is accredited by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] and the [[Georgia Department of Education]].


For the 2005-2006 school year, Roswell's average SAT score was 1663 with the new SAT scoring system, which ranked Roswell 3rd best in the Fulton County School System and 6th in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]]. The Georgia state average was 1477 while the National average was 1518.<ref name=AJCSATscores>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/stories/0829metsatscores.html |title=Metro school district SAT scores |date=[[August 29]], [[2006]] |publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref> In the AP exams, 477 students took the tests in 2005 with 84% receiving the necessary score (3 or higher) to earn college credit. Nationally, only 60% score high enough to earn college credits.<ref name=profile>{{cite web |url=http://www.roswellhigh.com/schoolProfile.php |title=Roswell High School Profile |publisher= Roswell High School |accessdate=2007-03-06}}</ref> Three RHS students were named [[National Merit Scholarship Program|National Merit Scholars]] in 2005.<ref name=NFNMS>{{cite news |last=Blum|first= Mike |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2005-05-05&-token.story=127264.112113&-token.subpub= |title=Six area students named National Merit Scholars
For the 2005-2006 school year, Roswell's average SAT score was 1663 with the new SAT scoring system, which ranked Roswell 3rd best in the Fulton County School System and 6th in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area]]. The Georgia state average was 1477 while the National average was 1518.<ref name=AJCSATscores>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/search/content/metro/stories/0829metsatscores.html |title=Metro school district SAT scores |date=[[August 29]], [[2006]] |publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref> In the AP exams, 477 students took the tests in 2005 with 84% receiving the necessary score (3 or higher) to earn college credit. Nationally, only 60% score high enough to earn college credits.<ref name=profile>{{cite web |url=http://www.roswellhigh.com/schoolProfile.php |title=Roswell High School Profile |publisher= Roswell High School |accessdate=2007-03-06}}</ref> Three RHS students were named [[National Merit Scholarship Program|National Merit Scholars]] in 2005.<ref name=NFNMS>{{cite news |last=Blum|first= Mike |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2005-05-05&-token.story=127264.112113&-token.subpub= |title=Six area students named National Merit Scholars
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Roswell's academic success has brought national recognition. The school was ranked the #472 school in Newsweek Magazine's top 1,200 schools, ranking Roswell High School in the top 3% nationally. Roswell was third on the list among Fulton County's 12 high schools.<ref name=NewsweekTopSchools>{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678?s=400&np=13&sort=raa |title=The Complete List, 1,200 Top US Schools |date=[[May 23]], [[2006]] |publisher=Newsweek Magazine |accessdate=2007-02-20}}</ref>
Roswell's academic success has brought national recognition. The school was ranked the #472 school in Newsweek Magazine's top 1,200 schools, ranking Roswell High School in the top 3% nationally. Roswell was third on the list among Fulton County's 12 high schools.<ref name=NewsweekTopSchools>{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678?s=400&np=13&sort=raa |title=The Complete List, 1,200 Top US Schools |date=[[May 23]], [[2006]] |publisher=Newsweek Magazine |accessdate=2007-02-20}}</ref>


Roswell offers a unique curriculum with many electives not offered anywhere else in the county, causing students to come to the school on hardship cases to get the course offerings they are interested in. The school's unique course offerings include the Career Tech diploma track, robotics, psychology, and foreign languages.<ref name=HAP>{{Citation
Roswell offers a unique curriculum with many electives not offered anywhere else in the county. The school's unique course offerings include the Career Tech diploma track, robotics, psychology, and foreign languages.<ref name=HAP>{{Citation
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===Career Tech===
===Career Tech===
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The Career Tech department at Roswell High is made up of: Broadcast and Video Production, Cosmetology, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Diversified Technology. Through this department students who take three consecutive years of one of the branches can obtain a Career Technology High School Diploma (as opposed to a College Prep Diploma).
The Career Tech department at Roswell High is made up of: Broadcast and Video Production, Cosmetology, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Diversified Technology. Through this department, students may take three consecutive years of one of the branches to obtain a Career Technology High School Diploma in stead of a College Prep Diploma.


====Broadcast and Video Production====
====Broadcast and Video Production====
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====Chorus====
====Chorus====
The Roswell High School Chorus has enjoyed a long history of success in choral music. Roswell Choruses have performed on numerous occasions for the Georgia Music Educator's Association, and sang at the 2003 Southern Division of the Music Educator's National Conference in Savannah, Georgia. The Singing Hornets have performed concerts to locations including Notre Dame, [[St. Peter's Basilica]], [[Carnegie Hall]], and [[Walt Disney World Resort|Disney World]]. They have performed with numerous orchestras including the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and Orchestra Atlanta. Each year, the Roswell Choral Music Program receives invitations for students to participate in the Georgia All-State Chorus and the Governor's Honors Program. Ensembles Include: Chamber Singers, Show Choir, Intermediate Mixed Choir, and Women's Choir.<ref name=Chorus>{{cite web |url=http://www.fultonschools.org/school/roswell/chorus/index.htm |title=Roswell High School Chorus |date=[[2006]] |publisher=RHS Chorus|accessdate=2007-02-24}}</ref>
Roswell Choruses have performed on numerous occasions for the Georgia Music Educator's Association, and sang at the 2003 Southern Division of the Music Educator's National Conference in Savannah, Georgia {{fact}}. The Singing Hornets have performed concerts to locations including Notre Dame, [[St. Peter's Basilica]], [[Carnegie Hall]], and [[Walt Disney World Resort|Disney World]]. They have performed with professional orchestras including the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and Orchestra Atlanta. Each year, the Roswell Choral Music Program receives invitations for students to participate in the Georgia All-State Chorus and the Governor's Honors Program. Ensembles Include: Chamber Singers, Show Choir, Intermediate Mixed Choir, and Women's Choir.<ref name=Chorus>{{cite web |url=http://www.fultonschools.org/school/roswell/chorus/index.htm |title=Roswell High School Chorus |date=[[2006]] |publisher=RHS Chorus|accessdate=2007-02-24}}</ref>


====Drama====
====Drama====
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==Extracurricular activities==
==Extracurricular activities==
Roswell High School offers students a variety of options to get involved in the school. Roswell sponsors sports teams in fifteen different sports as well as several club sports. Students can also participate in service clubs, academic clubs, and general interests clubs for a varity of different tastes a preferences.
Roswell High School offers students a variety of options to get involved in the school. Roswell sponsors sports teams in fifteen different sports as well as several club sports. Students can also participate in service clubs, academic clubs, and general interests clubs for a variety of different tastes a preferences.
===Athletics===
===Athletics===
[[Image:HornetStatue.jpg|right|thumb|This Hornet statue travels to different home games during the fall and spring sport seasons. Here it greets fans at a baseball playoff game.]]At Roswell High School, athletic teams are considered an extension of the classrooms and are ambassadors of not only the school, but also the community as a whole. The school's motto, "A Tradition of Excellence", exemplifies the hard work of the student athletes both on and off the field of play. The Roswell High mascot is the [[Hornet]] and the school colors are Green, Black, and White. The Hornets compete in 23 teams at the varsity level, with additional teams competing at the Junior Varsity (JV) and 9th grade level. 11 sports are available to boys, 10 are for, with 2 teams co-ed.
[[Image:HornetStatue.jpg|right|thumb|This Hornet statue travels to different home games during the fall and spring sport seasons. Here it greets fans at a baseball playoff game.]]
At Roswell High School, athletic teams are considered an extension of the classrooms and are ambassadors of not only the school, but also the community as a whole. The Roswell High mascot is the [[Hornet]] and the school colors are Green, Black, and White. The Hornets compete in 23 teams at the varsity level, with additional teams competing at the Junior Varsity (JV) and 9th grade level. 11 sports are available to boys, 10 are for, with 2 teams co-ed. {{fact}}


The Hornets have won multiple state titles in athletics, including three each in [[American Football]] and [[Baseball]], and two in boys [[Basketball]], the three most popular high school sports in Georgia. Roswell's most successful girls team is Gymnastics, which has won seven state championships (1997, 2000-2003, 2005, 2007) and is the school's most successful team overall. In 1970-71 Roswell completed a then-unprecedented threepeat in the GHSA, winning a state title (including a back-to-back campaign in Baseball) in baseball, basketball, and football within 12 months of each other.<ref name=Brickyard>{{cite web |url=http://mirror.augusta.com/stories/040705/spo_040705_1204_31.shtml |title=The more things change, the more the Brickyard stays the same|publisher=McDuffie Mirror|accessdate=2007-12-24}}</ref> In total the Roswell Hornets have won 19 team State Championships, 12 State Runner-Ups, and numerous Region titles in the school's 23 sports.[[Image:Gymdisplay.jpg|thumb|left|This display case outside of the gym celebrates Roswell gymnastic's 2007 state championship, the seventh for the sport.]]
The Hornets have won multiple state titles in athletics, including three each in [[American Football]] and [[Baseball]], and two in boys [[Basketball]], the three most popular high school sports in Georgia. Roswell's most successful girls team is Gymnastics, which has won seven state championships (1997, 2000-2003, 2005, 2007) and is the school's most successful team overall. In 1970-71 Roswell completed a then-unprecedented threepeat in the GHSA, winning a state title (including a back-to-back campaign in Baseball) in baseball, basketball, and football within 12 months of each other.<ref name=Brickyard>{{cite web |url=http://mirror.augusta.com/stories/040705/spo_040705_1204_31.shtml |title=The more things change, the more the Brickyard stays the same|publisher=McDuffie Mirror|accessdate=2007-12-24}}</ref> In total the Roswell Hornets have won 19 team State Championships, 12 State Runner-Ups, and numerous Region titles in the school's 23 sports.
[[Image:Gymdisplay.jpg|thumb|left|This display case outside of the gym celebrates Roswell gymnastic's 2007 state championship, the seventh for the sport.]]


Since its inception, Roswell's traditional rival has been [[Milton High School (Milton, Georgia)|Milton]], the oldest high school in northern Fulton County. The two have competed since 1950 in every sport the two schools offer. In 1964 a fight broke out between the fans of the schools at a football game and the series was banned for several years.<ref name=Ros2007>{{cite web
Since its inception, Roswell's traditional rival has been [[Milton High School (Milton, Georgia)|Milton]], the oldest high school in northern Fulton County. The two have competed since 1950 in every sport the two schools offer. In 1964 a fight broke out between the fans of the schools at a football game and the series was banned for several years.<ref name=Ros2007>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighbornewspapers.com/304/10279394.txt |title=Milton @ Roswell: Old Rivals Meet With High Stakes|publisher=Roswell Neighbor|accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref> The football series then went uninterrupted from 1970-1997 but was temporarily ended when the GHSA moved Milton to a different Region, which made scheduling difficult. The series was reinstated in 2000 when Milton and Roswell were again in Region 6-AAAAA. The Roswell-Milton rivalry is one of the oldest football rivalries in the Atlanta Metro area. Since 1950 Roswell holds a 32-20-1 advantage over their archrival in football, including winning the last seven straight in the series as of the 2007 season. Roswell won a series record 14 straight games from 1983-1995. Roswell's very first football game was against Milton, a 14-0 win on [[September 22]] [[1950]].<ref name=RosMilRivaliry>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghsfha.org/showgamesgo.php?GOPPONENTID=Milton&gTeamID=Roswell |title=Roswell-Milton Series |publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association|accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref> The largest margin of victory in the series also belongs to Roswell, a 45-0 victory on [[October 26]] [[2007]]<ref name=45-0>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/10/26/roswell_1027.html |title=Roswell Routs Rival Milton in shutout|publisher=AJC |accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref> In Lacrosse, the series records are the opposite, as Milton has risen to become one of the state's powers and consequently Roswell has a losing record to their arch rival in lacrosse. Perhaps the most even sport in the rivalry is Gymnastics, in which the two teams have combined for eleven state titles (seven Roswell, four Milton) and for seven years from 1997 - 2003 the two teams won every state championship with the other team usually not finishing far behind.<ref name=StateGym>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghsa.net/index.php?q=node/174|title=GHSA Gymnastics Champions |publisher=Georgia High School Association|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref> In other sports with records available, Roswell's boys soccer team has gone 4-0-1 against Milton since 2003 while the girls soccer team has gone 2-3 against the Eagles since 2004.<ref name=RosSocM>{{cite web |url=http://www.roswellsoccer.com/mvhistory.html |title=Roswell Soccer History Men |publisher=RHS Soccer Booster Club|accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref><ref name=RosSocW>{{cite web |url=http://www.roswellsoccer.com/wvhistory.html |title=Roswell Soccer History Women|publisher=RHS Soccer Booster Club|accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref> 2008 saw the Hornet soccer teams record a sweep over the Milton Eagles for the second straight year.<ref name=RHSSoccer08>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurosportscoreboard.com/cgi-bin/sicrtsc.pl?Type=h&State=ga&Ranka=1&sno=7605&Gender=w&Season=08&Sport=s |title=Roswell Soccer Schedule 08 |publisher=EurosportScoreboard.com|accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref><ref name=RHSSoccer07>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurosportscoreboard.com/cgi-bin/sicrtsc.pl?Type=h&State=ga&Ranka=1&sno=7605&Gender=w&Season=07&Sport=s|title=Roswell Soccer Schedule 07 |publisher=EurosportScoreboard.com|accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref>
|url=http://www.neighbornewspapers.com/304/10279394.txt
|title=Milton @ Roswell: Old Rivals Meet With High Stakes
|publisher=Roswell Neighbor
|accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref> The football series then went uninterrupted from 1970-1997 but was temporarily ended when the GHSA moved Milton to a different Region, which made scheduling difficult. The series was reinstated in 2000 when Milton and Roswell were again in Region 6-AAAAA. Since 1950, Roswell holds a 32-20-1 advantage over their arch rival in football, including winning the last seven straight in the series as of the 2007 season. Roswell won a series record 14 straight games from 1983-1995. Roswell's very first football game was against Milton, a 14-0 win on September 22, 1950.<ref name=RosMilRivaliry>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ghsfha.org/showgamesgo.php?GOPPONENTID=Milton&gTeamID=Roswell
|title=Roswell-Milton Series
|publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association
|accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref> The largest margin of victory in the series also belongs to Roswell, a 45-0 victory on [[October 26]] [[2007]]<ref name=45-0>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/10/26/roswell_1027.html
|title=Roswell Routs Rival Milton in shutout
|publisher=AJC
|accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref> In Lacrosse, the series records are the opposite, Roswell has a losing record to their arch rival in lacrosse. Perhaps the most even sport in the rivalry is Gymnastics, in which the two teams have combined for eleven state titles (seven Roswell, four Milton) and for seven years from 1997 to 2003 one of the two teams won every state championship.<ref name=StateGym>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ghsa.net/index.php?q=node/174
|title=GHSA Gymnastics Champions
|publisher=Georgia High School Association
|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref> In other sports with records available, Roswell's boys soccer team has gone 4-0-1 against Milton since 2003 while the girls soccer team has gone 2-3 against the Eagles since 2004.<ref name=RosSocM>{{cite web
|url=http://www.roswellsoccer.com/mvhistory.html
|title=Roswell Soccer History Men
|publisher=RHS Soccer Booster Club
|accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref><ref name=RosSocW>{{cite web
|url=http://www.roswellsoccer.com/wvhistory.html
|title=Roswell Soccer History Women
|publisher=RHS Soccer Booster Club
|accessdate=2007-04-28}}</ref> 2008 saw the Hornet soccer teams record a sweep over the Milton Eagles for the second straight year.<ref name=RHSSoccer08>{{cite web
|url=http://www.eurosportscoreboard.com/cgi-bin/sicrtsc.pl?Type=h&State=ga&Ranka=1&sno=7605&Gender=w&Season=08&Sport=s
|title=Roswell Soccer Schedule 08
|publisher=EurosportScoreboard.com
|accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref><ref name=RHSSoccer07>{{cite web
|url=http://www.eurosportscoreboard.com/cgi-bin/sicrtsc.pl?Type=h&State=ga&Ranka=1&sno=7605&Gender=w&Season=07&Sport=s
|title=Roswell Soccer Schedule 07
|publisher=EurosportScoreboard.com
|accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref>


Roswell also has also developed a strong rivalry with [[Centennial High School (Roswell, Georgia)|Centennial High School]], the city of Roswell's other public high school, in which the two teams play for the Roswell Cup in football, the series starting in 2000. In soccer, Centennial is the bigger rival than Milton. Roswell Football holds a 7-1 record over Centennial.<ref name=RosCenRivaliry>{{cite web |url=http://ghsfha.org/showgamesgo.php?GOPPONENTID=Centennial&gTeamID=Roswell|title=Roswell-Centennial Series |publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association|accessdate=2007-02-24}}</ref>
Roswell also has also developed a strong rivalry with [[Centennial High School (Roswell, Georgia)|Centennial High School]], the city of Roswell's other public high school, in which the two teams play for the Roswell Cup in football, the series starting in 2000. In soccer, Centennial is the bigger rival than Milton. Roswell Football holds a 7-1 record over Centennial.<ref name=RosCenRivaliry>{{cite web |url=http://ghsfha.org/showgamesgo.php?GOPPONENTID=Centennial&gTeamID=Roswell|title=Roswell-Centennial Series |publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association|accessdate=2007-02-24}}</ref>
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====Roswell Hornet Football====
====Roswell Hornet Football====
[[Image:FootballHornet.gif|thumb|right|Roswell High School Football Logo]]
[[Image:FootballHornet.gif|thumb|right|Roswell High School Football Logo]]
Roswell's American Football team is the school's [[flagship]] sport and has won three State Championships (1968, 1970, and 2006), 1 State Runner-Up (1956), 8 Region Championships, and has made 26 appearances in the state playoffs. Since 1950 Roswell has a combined record of 382 wins, 232 losses and 7 ties.<ref name=RoswellAtAGlance>{{cite web |url=http://ghsfha.org/showgames.php?gTeamID=Roswell |title=Roswell Records|publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association|accessdate=2007-02-20}}</ref> Roswell football history started in 1950 when a spring practice and game was held. During the fall of that year, Roswell posted a 4-2 record including two wins over arch rival Milton.<ref name=RoswellFirstSeason>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghsfha.org/showgamesgy.php?GSEASONID=1950&gTeamID=Roswell |title=Roswell's 1950 Season |publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association|accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref>
Roswell's Football team has won three State Championships (1968, 1970, and 2006), 1 State Runner-Up (1956), 8 Region Championships, and has made 26 appearances in the state playoffs. Since 1950 Roswell has a combined record of 382 wins, 232 losses and 7 ties.<ref name=RoswellAtAGlance>{{cite web |url=http://ghsfha.org/showgames.php?gTeamID=Roswell |title=Roswell Records|publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association|accessdate=2007-02-20}}</ref> Roswell football history started in 1950 when a spring practice and game was held. During the fall of that year, Roswell posted a 4-2 record including two wins over arch rival Milton.<ref name=RoswellFirstSeason>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghsfha.org/showgamesgy.php?GSEASONID=1950&gTeamID=Roswell |title=Roswell's 1950 Season |publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association|accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref>


Coach [[Bill Yoast]] began building Roswell's football success when he came to coach the Hornets in 1954. In two years he got Roswell to the 1956 State Championship game, which Roswell lost to Monticello. He stayed at the school until 1961, when he left for [[Virginia]].
Coach [[Bill Yoast]] began building Roswell's football success when he came to coach the Hornets in 1954. In two years he got Roswell to the 1956 State Championship game, which Roswell lost to Monticello. He stayed at the school until 1961, when he left for [[Virginia]].
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Roswell's coach with the best record is Ray Manus, who was head coach for 23 seasons (1975-97).<ref name=FootballHist>{{cite web|url=http://www.roswellfootball.org/History.htm |title= The History of Roswell Hornet Football|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref><ref name=ManusResignation>{{cite news |last=Hurd |first=Hatcher |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=1999-04-08&-token.story=116690.112113&-token.subpub= |title=RHS Manus` resignation catalyst for brief demonstration |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[April 8]], [[1999]] |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref> and had a record of 141-102-1.<ref name=RoswellAtAGlance>{{cite web |url=http://ghsfha.org/showgames.php?gTeamID=Roswell |title=Roswell Records |publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association|accessdate=2007-02-20}}</ref> After retiring as head coach, Coach Manus returned to the team as an assistant in 2004 and the stadium was officially named after him that year as well. Though he never won a state title as head coach, Ray Manus was on the coaching staff for all three titles.
Roswell's coach with the best record is Ray Manus, who was head coach for 23 seasons (1975-97).<ref name=FootballHist>{{cite web|url=http://www.roswellfootball.org/History.htm |title= The History of Roswell Hornet Football|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref><ref name=ManusResignation>{{cite news |last=Hurd |first=Hatcher |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=1999-04-08&-token.story=116690.112113&-token.subpub= |title=RHS Manus` resignation catalyst for brief demonstration |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[April 8]], [[1999]] |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref> and had a record of 141-102-1.<ref name=RoswellAtAGlance>{{cite web |url=http://ghsfha.org/showgames.php?gTeamID=Roswell |title=Roswell Records |publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association|accessdate=2007-02-20}}</ref> After retiring as head coach, Coach Manus returned to the team as an assistant in 2004 and the stadium was officially named after him that year as well. Though he never won a state title as head coach, Ray Manus was on the coaching staff for all three titles.
[[Image:RFlag.jpg|thumb|left|The Roswell High School flag is carried by a senior after every touchdown. Here, fans celebrate a touchdown against archrival Milton.]]
[[Image:RFlag.jpg|thumb|left|The Roswell High School flag is carried by a senior after every touchdown. Here, fans celebrate a touchdown against arch-rival Milton.]]
In 2006, after a 35 year absence from being at the top of the state, the Hornets made a successful return. The Varsity had a team with only 3 returning seniors and three returning Juniors. With the absence of Randell Bell, an All-Region tailback of 2005 who will be playing for [[New Mexico State University]] in the fall of 2007, Roswell started out 4-0 and reached #1 in the polls. However, a mid-season loss to Wheeler knocked the Hornets out of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution polls completely (and #7 in the AP polls).<ref name=RoswellRankings2006>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghsfha.org/rankings.php?aYear=2006&aSchool=Roswell |title=Roswell's 2006 Rankings |publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association|accessdate=2007-02-20}}</ref> The Hornets bounced back and won five straight games, sweeping their subregion and finished the regular season 9-1 and the #2 seed in the playoffs from Region 6-AAAAA (Wheeler, despite a 7-3 record, won the Region Championship and #1 seed due to the win over Roswell as both finished first in their respective divisions of Region 6). Roswell continued to win in the state playoffs, including a nail-biting 10-9 win over defending State Runner-Up Brookwood,<ref name=RevueRHSBrookwood>{{cite news |last=Blum|first= Mike |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2006-11-23&-token.story=152169.112113&-token.subpub= |title=Roswell kicks nemesis Brookwood 10-9: Defense lifts Hornets to second playoff win |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[November 23]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref> and won the right to play for a State Championship by defeating Tift County in the [[Georgia Dome]] state semi-finals.<ref name=RevueRHSTift>{{cite news |last=Blum|first= Mike |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2006-12-07&-token.story=152679.112113&-token.subpub= |title=Roswell dominates Tift, earns title shot: Daniel rambles for 189 yards, TD |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[December 7]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref> Roswell faced Peachtree Ridge, the #4 seed team from Region 7-AAAAA for the state title. Ironically, had Roswell received the #1 seed, they would have faced Peachtree Ridge in the first round. The game ended in a 14-14 tie, which caused controversy over the state's lack of overtime in a state championship game and the crowning of co-champions.<ref name=FootballTies>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/search/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/01/31/0131hsties.html |title=GHSA likely to vote on ties in football finals |publisher=Atlanta Journal Constitution|accessdate=2007-02-20}}</ref> The Hornets finished the season 13-1-1. Roswell players won many post-season accolades, including quarterback Dustin Taliaferro, who made the AJC and AP All-State First team, and runningback Alex Daniel (All-State Honorable Mention).<ref name=AllCountyTeam>{{Citation
In 2006, after a 35 year absence from being at the top of the state, the Hornets made a successful return. The team finished the regular season 9-1 and the #2 seed in the playoffs from Region 6-AAAAA. Roswell continued to win in the state playoffs, including a 10-9 win over defending State Runner-Up Brookwood,<ref name=RevueRHSBrookwood>{{cite news |last=Blum|first= Mike |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2006-11-23&-token.story=152169.112113&-token.subpub= |title=Roswell kicks nemesis Brookwood 10-9: Defense lifts Hornets to second playoff win |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[November 23]], [[2006]] |accessdate=2007-04-28 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref> and won the right to play for a State Championship by defeating Tift County in the [[Georgia Dome]] state semi-finals.<ref name=RevueRHSTift>{{cite news |last=Blum|first= Mike |url=http://www.northfulton.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2006-12-07&-token.story=152679.112113&-token.subpub= |title=Roswell dominates Tift, earns title shot: Daniel rambles for 189 yards, TD |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[December 7]], [[2006]]
|accessdate=2007-04-28
|publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref> Roswell was eventually crown stat co-champion.<ref name=FootballTies>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/search/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/01/31/0131hsties.html |title=GHSA likely to vote on ties in football finals |publisher=Atlanta Journal Constitution|accessdate=2007-02-20}}</ref> The Hornets finished the season 13-1-1. Roswell players won many post-season accolades, including quarterback Dustin Taliaferro, who made the AJC and AP All-State First team, and runningback Alex Daniel (All-State Honorable Mention).<ref name=AllCountyTeam>{{Citation
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}}</ref>.<ref name=AllStateTeam>{{cite web |url=http://ghsfha.org/allstateteams.php?aSchool=Roswell|title=G All State Players |publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association |accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref>
}}</ref>.<ref name=AllStateTeam>{{cite web |url=http://ghsfha.org/allstateteams.php?aSchool=Roswell|title=G All State Players |publisher=Georgia High School Football Historians Association |accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref>


The Roswell Hornets began the 2007 season ranked #1 in Class AAAAA and nationally ranked by three publications, including a #8 ranking by Rivals.com. <ref name=Pre-Season>{{cite web
The Roswell Hornets began the 2007 season ranked #1 in Class AAAAA and nationally ranked by three publications, including a #8 ranking by Rivals.com. <ref name=Pre-Season>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/prepsports/entries/2007/08/27/preseason_rankings.html|title= Experianced Roswell #1 in AAAAA|publisher=AJC |accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref><ref name=natrank>{{cite web |url=http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=704359 |title= Fab 50 1-10|publisher=Rivals.com |accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref> The Hornets opened the season in a rematch of their 10-9 win over Brookwood from the playoffs and held on to win 10-7<ref name=Domegame>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/fulton/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/09/01/hsbrookwood_0902.html |title= Roswell Holds on as Brookwood misses Kick |publisher=ajc|accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref> The Hornets then defeated the Lassiter Trojans 38-7<ref name=perspective>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/09/07/persp_0908.html |title= Perspective: Life normal at Roswell again (sort of)|publisher=ajc|accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref>. After two straight wins of scoring 38 or more points the Hornets lost to the Walton Raiders 13-10 despite the defense not giving up a single offensive touchdown all game. The next week Roswell traveled to Wheeler, the only team to beat them in 2006, and posted a 31-0 shutout victory over the Wildcats. To start subregion play, Roswell suffered a tough loss to subregion opponent Chattahoochee but bounced back with back to back 45-0 wins over Alpharetta and Milton, the latter being a record in the 57 year old rivalry<ref name=45-0>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/10/26/roswell_1027.html |title=Roswell Routs Rival Milton in shutout|publisher=AJC |accessdate=2007-10-26}}</ref>. Heading into the final week of the regular season Roswell needed a 5 point win or greater in the season finale to win the sub-region championship, and they came out with a 7 point 31-24 victory over the Centennial Knights. The sub-region title is the second in a row for the Hornets and a third straight year earning at least a second seed for the playoffs.<ref name=playoffs>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/11/09/roswell_1110.html
|url=http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/prepsports/entries/2007/08/27/preseason_rankings.html
|title=Roswell hangs on against Centennial |publisher=AJC |accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> The Hornets met the South Gwinnett Comets in the first round of the playoffs and rebounded from an early 10-7 difference. Roswell scored 41 unanswered points to advance to the second round. Meanwhile, Peachtree Ridge upset #1 ranked North Cobb to set up a rematch of the 2006 state title game tie.<ref name=comets>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/fulton/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/11/16/roswell_1117.html
|title= Experianced Roswell #1 in AAAAA
|title=Roswell rumbles past S. Gwinnett for Ridge Rematch |publisher=AJC |accessdate=2007-11-23}}</ref><ref name=rematch>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/printedition/content/printedition/2007/11/22/hsgame1122ns.html?cxntlid=inform
|publisher=AJC
|title=Game of the Week: 'It'll Bring Closure'|publisher=AJC |accessdate=2007-11-23}}</ref> After avenging the title game tie, Roswell went down to Lowndes County to face the Vikings in the quarterfinals, where the Hornets season ended 31-20. The Hornets finished 2007 with a 10-3 record. Of the three losses Walton made the state semifinals and Lowndes became state champions. The Hornets finished the season ranked #6 in the state by the AJC<ref name=07rankfinal>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/12/17/ptpoll_1217.html
|accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref><ref name=natrank>{{cite web
|url=http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=704359
|title= Fab 50 1-10|publisher=Rivals.com
|accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref> The Hornets finished 2007 with a 10-3 record. Of the three losses Walton made the state semifinals and Lowndes became state champions. The Hornets finished the season ranked #6 in the state by the AJC<ref name=07rankfinal>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/12/17/ptpoll_1217.html
|title=2007 Final Rankings|publisher=AJC |accessdate=2007-11-23}}</ref> and #5 by the AP<ref name=AP07rank>{{cite web |url=http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=204994&c=4
|title=2007 Final Rankings|publisher=AJC |accessdate=2007-11-23}}</ref> and #5 by the AP<ref name=AP07rank>{{cite web |url=http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=204994&c=4
|title=Final AP Poll|publisher=Access North Georgia |accessdate=2007-12-21}}</ref>. Eight members of the 2007 football team received collegiate scholarships, and six of those signees will attend [[Division_I#Football Bowl Subdivision| Division I Football Bowl Subdivision]] schools.<ref name=NewsRevue02212008>{{cite news |url=http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-i-2008-02-21-170191.112113_Large_crop_of_Roswell_players_sign_football_scholarships.html |title=Large crop of Roswell players sign football scholarships |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[February 21]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-04-05 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref>
|title=Final AP Poll|publisher=Access North Georgia |accessdate=2007-12-21}}</ref>.

Eight members of the 2007 football team received collegiate scholarships, and six of those signees will attend [[Division_I#Football Bowl Subdivision| Division I Football Bowl Subdivision]] schools.<ref name=NewsRevue02212008>{{cite news |url=http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-i-2008-02-21-170191.112113_Large_crop_of_Roswell_players_sign_football_scholarships.html |title=Large crop of Roswell players sign football scholarships |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[February 21]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-04-05 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref>


Coach Tim McFarlin resigned as the head coach in the spring of 2008. Over his ten-year tenure as head coach, Roswell compiled a record of 82-34-1, won a share of the 5A state championship in 2006, reached the state high school playoffs seven times and won two region championships. In 2006, he was named State AAAAA Coach of the Year. McFarlin was an assistant football coach with the Hornets for 17 years before becoming head coach in 1998.<ref name=FoxMcFarlin>{{cite web |url=http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=0ED5291B94F93A9444FA20A40501ADE4?contentId=6199205&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1 |title=Roswell Head Coach Resigns |date= [[April 2]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-04-05 |work= myforatlanta.com |publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]]}}</ref> On [[April 21]], [[2008]], Roswell announced that [[Leo Barker]], defensive coordinator under McFarlin, will be the tenth head coach of the Roswell Hornets. Barker served as defensive coordinator for two years at Roswell, and was previously an assistant at region opponent Walton. He played collegiately for [[New Mexico State University]] and for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] of the NFL<ref name=BarkerHC>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/highschool/stories/2008/04/21/Roswell_0422.html |title=Roswell Picks Former NFLer as New Coach |date= [[April 21]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-04-21 |publisher=Atlanta Journal Constitution}}</ref>.
Coach Tim McFarlin resigned as the head coach in the spring of 2008. Over his ten-year tenure as head coach, Roswell compiled a record of 82-34-1, won a share of the 5A state championship in 2006, reached the state high school playoffs seven times and won two region championships. In 2006, he was named State AAAAA Coach of the Year. McFarlin was an assistant football coach with the Hornets for 17 years before becoming head coach in 1998.<ref name=FoxMcFarlin>{{cite web |url=http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=0ED5291B94F93A9444FA20A40501ADE4?contentId=6199205&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1&sflg=1 |title=Roswell Head Coach Resigns |date= [[April 2]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-04-05 |work= myforatlanta.com |publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]]}}</ref> On [[April 21]], [[2008]], Roswell announced that [[Leo Barker]], defensive coordinator under McFarlin, will be the tenth head coach of the Roswell Hornets. Barker served as defensive coordinator for two years at Roswell, and was previously an assistant at region opponent Walton. He played collegiately for [[New Mexico State University]] and for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] of the NFL<ref name=BarkerHC>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/highschool/stories/2008/04/21/Roswell_0422.html |title=Roswell Picks Former NFLer as New Coach |date= [[April 21]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-04-21 |publisher=Atlanta Journal Constitution}}</ref>.
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=====2008 Football Season=====
The Roswell Hornets will kick off the Leo Barker era having to replace 31 seniors that helped to win a share of the 2006 state football championship, eight of which signed scholarships to Division I football programs.<ref name=RevueMcEachern>{{cite news |last=Blum|first= Mike |url=http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/prepsports/entries/2008/04/14/spring_football_roswell_hornets.html |title=Spring Fling: Roswell faces rebuilding season under new coach |work=Atlanta Journal Constitution |date=[[April 14]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-05-18 |publisher=AJC}}</ref><ref name=NewsRevue02212008>{{cite news |url=http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-i-2008-02-21-170191.112113_Large_crop_of_Roswell_players_sign_football_scholarships.html |title=Large crop of Roswell players sign football scholarships |work=Alpharetta and Roswell Revue & News |date=[[February 21]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-04-05 |publisher=Appen Newspapers Inc }}</ref> The Hornets will begin the season traveling to Tifton, Georgia in a rematch of the 2006 State Semifinals.

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=====Traditions=====
=====Traditions=====
Every fall students are encouraged to wear their class colors on football game day Fridays to show their school spirit. Freshmen class colors are white, Sophomores are gray, Juniors are green, and the Seniors wear the highly coveted camouflage and black<ref name=perspective>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/09/07/persp_0908.html |title= Perspective: Life normal at Roswell again (sort of)|publisher=ajc|accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref>. . On Homecoming week, there are various theme days were students dress up to win spirit points throughout the week for their class, culminating in the Friday class color day and pep rally. On Thursday night of Homecoming Week, students decorate the halls of the school by class to reflect the theme of the dance. Each hall is judged with the winning class receiving spirit points in the spirit competition between the classes.
Every fall students are encouraged to wear their class colors on football game day Fridays to show their school spirit. Freshmen class colors are white, Sophomores are gray, Juniors are green, and the Seniors wear the highly coveted camouflage and black<ref name=perspective>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/09/07/persp_0908.html
|title= Perspective: Life normal at Roswell again (sort of)
|publisher=ajc
|accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref>. On Homecoming week, there are various theme days when students dress up to win spirit points throughout the week for their class, culminating in the Friday class color day and pep rally. On Thursday night of Homecoming Week, students decorate the halls of the school by class to reflect the theme of the dance. Each hall is judged with the winning class receiving spirit points in the spirit competition between the classes. On game days, the Roswell Marching Band plays the school's fight song as they march through the halls, stirring up the students for an exciting day.

Also on game days, the Roswell Marching Band plays the school's fight song as they march through the halls, stirring up the students for an exciting day.


====Gymnastics====
====Gymnastics====
[[Image:Gymtrophy.jpg|thumb|right|Close up of Roswell's 2007 state championship trophy.]]
[[Image:Gymtrophy.jpg|thumb|right|Close up of Roswell's 2007 state championship trophy.]]
Roswell's Gymnastics program is a virtual [[dynasty (sports)|dynasty]] winning a total of seven state championships since 1997, including four straight from 2000-2003, and finishing as state runner-up three times. Roswell's seven state titles is second in the sports history behind only [[Lakeside High School (DeKalb County, Georgia)|Lakeside, Dekalb's]] nine. However, Lakeside has not won a state title since 1979.<ref name=StateGym>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghsa.net/index.php?q=node/174|title=List of State|publisher=Georgia High School Association|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref> The 2006 team finished 3rd in the state,<ref name=06Gym>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghsa.net/?q=node/76|title=2006 |title=State Gymnastics Results|publisher=Georgia High School Association|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref> breaking a streak of six straight years of winning at least second in the state. In 2007 Roswell won their seventh state championship in the sport on April 27th at [[The Westminster Schools|Westminster]], defeating archrival Milton by only 1.55 points despite having no gymnasts winning an individual championship.<ref name=7in07>{{cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/04/27/0428hsgym.html|title=Roswell wins 7th gymanstics title|publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution|accessdate=2007-04-27}}</ref> However, the 2007 team placed at least one gymnast in the top six of each appartus, including Annie Turner who placed 2nd in the All-Around, 3rd on [[Vault (gymnastics)|vault]] and [[Uneven bars (gymnastics)|bars]], and fifth on [[floor (gymnastics)|floor]]. Additionally two Roswell gymnasts finished second and sixth on the [[balance beam (gymnastics)|balance beam]].<ref name=07Gym>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghsa.net/?q=node/732 |title=2007 State Gymnastics Results |publisher=GHSA|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref> In 2008 the Hornets finished fourth in the state.
Roswell's Gymnastics program has won a total of seven state championships since 1997, including four straight from 2000-2003, and finishing as state runner-up three times. Roswell's seven state titles is second in the sports history behind only [[Lakeside High School (DeKalb County, Georgia)|Lakeside, Dekalb's]] nine. However, Lakeside has not won a state title since 1979.<ref name=StateGym>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghsa.net/index.php?q=node/174|title=List of State|publisher=Georgia High School Association|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref> The 2006 team finished 3rd in the state,<ref name=06Gym>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghsa.net/?q=node/76|title=2006 |title=State Gymnastics Results|publisher=Georgia High School Association|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref> breaking a streak of six straight years of winning at least second in the state. In 2007, Roswell won their seventh state championship in the sport on April 27th at [[The Westminster Schools|Westminster]], defeating arch-rival Milton by only 1.55 points despite having no gymnasts winning an individual championship.<ref name=7in07>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ajc.com/highschool/content/sports/highschool/stories/2007/04/27/0428hsgym.html
|title=Roswell wins 7th gymanstics title
|publisher=Atlanta Journal-Constitution
|accessdate=2007-04-27}}</ref> However, the 2007 team placed at least one gymnast in the top six of each apparatus, including Annie Turner who placed 2nd in the All-Around, 3rd on [[Vault (gymnastics)|vault]] and [[Uneven bars (gymnastics)|bars]], and fifth on [[floor (gymnastics)|floor]]. Additionally, two Roswell gymnasts finished second and sixth on the [[balance beam (gymnastics)|balance beam]].<ref name=07Gym>{{cite web |url=http://www.ghsa.net/?q=node/732 |title=2007 State Gymnastics Results |publisher=GHSA|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref> In 2008 the Hornets finished fourth in the state.
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====Baseball====
====Baseball====
The Hornet baseball program has won three state titles and finished as state runner-up twice. The team is a perennial state playoff participant and has been ranked nationally regularly by such sources as USA Today Top 100 and Baseball America. For the 2007 season, Roswell's team was ranked in the pre-season in the State and nationally.<ref name=NatRank>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgcrosschecker.com/hsbaseball/2007/rankings/top100.aspx|title=2007 Baseball America Top 100 Teams in the Nation|publisher=Baseball America|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref><ref name=StateRank>{{cite web |url=http://www.gasports.com/?menu=32111&web=1&view=10&sport=21|title=2007 Baseball Coaches Poll|Georgia High School Sports Information|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref>
The Hornet baseball program has won three state titles and finished as state runner-up twice. The team has been a state playoff participant and has been ranked nationally by such sources as USA Today Top 100 and Baseball America. For the 2007 season, Roswell's team was ranked in the pre-season in the State and nationally.<ref name=NatRank>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgcrosschecker.com/hsbaseball/2007/rankings/top100.aspx|title=2007 Baseball America Top 100 Teams in the Nation|publisher=Baseball America|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref><ref name=StateRank>{{cite web |url=http://www.gasports.com/?menu=32111&web=1&view=10&sport=21|title=2007 Baseball Coaches Poll|Georgia High School Sports Information|accessdate=2007-02-25}}</ref>
[[Image:RoswellBaseballField.jpg|thumb|right|Hornet Stadium's baseball field as seen from the grass terrace overlooking home plate.]]
[[Image:RoswellBaseballField.jpg|thumb|right|Hornet Stadium's baseball field as seen from the grass terrace overlooking home plate.]]
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====Boys Golf====
====Boys Golf====
Roswell's boys Golf team has finished in the top two of the state five times, taking first place in 1990. In 2006, Roswell finished second when rain cancelled the second of the two round tournament just as it looked like the Hornets might pull away for the State Title. One Roswell golfer played the entire tournament with a patch over one eye due to an injury and still had the best finish of the team.<ref name=GolfRunup>{{Citation
Roswell's boys Golf team has finished in the top two of the state five times, taking first place in 1990. In 2006, Roswell finished second when rain canceled the second of the two round tournament. One Roswell golfer played the entire tournament with a patch over one eye due to an injury and still had the best finish of the team.<ref name=GolfRunup>{{Citation
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====Track & Field and Cross Country====
====Track & Field and Cross Country====
Roswell's Track & Field program has won two state championships and state runner-ups while the cross country program produced the 1973 State Runner-Up trophy. The 1959 State Championship in track was the school's very first state championship in any sport. Today the program hosts the annual Roswell Relays track meet and the Region 6-AAAAA Track Championships. The Cross Country program saw the girls team finish 8th in the state in 2007<ref name=StateXC2007>{{cite web |url=http://ga.milesplit.us/meets/25455/results/59342|title=2007 Girls AAAAA State Meet Results|publisher=Gatfxc.com|accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref>.
Roswell's Track & Field program has won two state championships and state runner-ups while the cross country program produced the 1973 State Runner-Up trophy. The 1959 State Championship in track was the school's first state championship in any sport. The program hosts the annual Roswell Relays track meet and the Region 6-AAAAA Track Championships. The Cross Country program saw the girls team finish 8th in the state in 2007<ref name=StateXC2007>{{cite web |url=http://ga.milesplit.us/meets/25455/results/59342|title=2007 Girls AAAAA State Meet Results|publisher=Gatfxc.com|accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref>.
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====Other Athletic Championships====
====Other Athletic Championships====
The above six sports account for 27 out of Roswell's 33 (81%) banner seasons. The other 8 and some recent notable near misses are listed below: [[Image:RoswellGym.JPG|thumb|right|Roswell's Gymnasium displays banners from the school's 33 title winning seasons.]]
The above six sports account for 27 (81%) of Roswell's 33 title-winning seasons. The other 8 and some recent notable near misses are listed below: [[Image:RoswellGym.JPG|thumb|right|Roswell's Gymnasium displays banners from the school's 33 title winning seasons.]]
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====Lacrosse====
====Lacrosse====
[[Image:RHSLAX1.jpg|right|thumb|The Roswell Lacrosse Complex first opened in 2004]]
[[Image:RHSLAX1.jpg|right|thumb|The Roswell Lacrosse Complex first opened in 2004]][[Image:RHSLAX2.jpg|left|thumb|Roswell Lacrosse Complex press box.]]Roswell's lacrosse team is considered to be one of the founders of the sport in the state of Georgia. Along with rival Centennial, Roswell became one of the first two public schools in the state to offer the sport in 1999. Roswell was the host of the first GHSA sponsored tournament in May of 2002. Further, the school was one of only six to field a women's team in 1999, along with Centennial and several private schools.<ref name=LaxHistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgialax.com/history.html |title=Georgia High School Lacrosse history |publisher=Georgia Lacrosse|accessdate=2007-02-22}}</ref> The 2006 Boys Lacrosse team made the State playoffs for the first time by finishing second in their region and made it to the second round. In 2008, the Roswell Lacrosse program added a freshman boys team, the first such team in the state. Another milestone for the Roswell Lacrosse team came in 2008 when Michael Bender was named an All-American, the first Roswell lacrosse player to be given that honor.<ref name=LaxHistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgialax.com/allstateteam2008.html |title=2008 Boys All State Team |publisher=GeorgiaLax News|accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref> He helped lead Roswell to their best season to date, a 12-5 record and a #6 finish in the rankings.<ref name=LaxStandings>{{cite web |url=http://www.laxpower.com/update08/binboy/rating17.php
[[Image:RHSLAX2.jpg|left|thumb|Roswell Lacrosse Complex press box.]]
|title=Georgia Lacrosse Rankings |publisher=LaxPower.com |accessdate=2008-05-19}}</ref>
Along with rival Centennial, Roswell became one of the first two public schools in the state to offer Lacrosse in 1999. Roswell was the host of the first GHSA sponsored tournament in May of 2002. Further, the school was one of only six to field a women's team in 1999, along with Centennial and several private schools.<ref name=LaxHistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgialax.com/history.html |title=Georgia High School Lacrosse history |publisher=Georgia Lacrosse|accessdate=2007-02-22}}</ref> The 2006 Boys Lacrosse team made the State playoffs for the first time by finishing second in their region and made it to the second round. In 2008, the Roswell Lacrosse program added a freshman boys team, the first such team in the state. Another milestone for the Roswell Lacrosse team came in 2008 when Michael Bender was named an All-American, the first Roswell lacrosse player to be given that honor.<ref name=LaxHistory>{{cite web
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===JROTC===
===JROTC===
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Roswell High School offers a [[Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] (JROTC) program. The mission of JROTC is not to recruit students into the armed forces, but to motivate young people to be better citizens. The JROTC program offers opportunities to help students improve their grades, help them be more responsible, and to hone their leadership skills. The program at Roswell High School also offers many extracurricular activities. These include the drill team, in which cadets, or students in the JROTC program, learn how to properly follow orders by executing various complex series of commands given by the drill team captain. The raider team is a team to improve the physical fitness of cadets; they go through many exercises included in PT, physical training, such as push ups, sit ups, pull ups, flexed arm hang, crunches, the one mile run, or litter carry. In rifle team, cadets practice their marksmanship by shooting competition air rifles at targets. There are three positions that the rifle team uses to fire accurately. These three are standing, kneeling, and the prone positions. The sabre and color guards are used to present the colors at events, or to honor people of great importance.
Roswell High School offers a [[Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps]] (JROTC) program. The mission of JROTC is not to recruit students into the armed forces, but to motivate young people to be better citizens. The JROTC program offers opportunities to help students improve their grades, help them be more responsible, and to hone their leadership skills. The program at Roswell High School also offers many extracurricular activities. These include the drill team, in which cadets, or students in the JROTC program, learn how to properly follow orders by executing various complex series of commands given by the drill team captain. The raider team is a team to improve the physical fitness of cadets; they go through many exercises included in PT, physical training, such as push ups, sit ups, pull ups, flexed arm hang, crunches, the one mile run, or litter carry. In rifle team, cadets practice their marksmanship by shooting competition air rifles at targets. There are three positions that the rifle team uses to fire accurately. These three are standing, kneeling, and the prone positions. The sabre and color guards are used to present the colors at events, or to honor people of great importance.


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Roswell High School
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Address
Map
11595 King Road

Roswell
,
Georgia

USA
Information
TypePublic school, secondary
MottoA Tradition of Excellence
Established1949
OversightFulton County School System
PrincipalDr. Edward J. Spurka
Faculty246
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,436[citation needed]
Campussuburban, 54 acres (0.2185 km2)
Color(s)Forest green and black    
MascotHornets
RivalMilton High School
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
SAT average1663[1]
NewspaperThe Sting
YearbookMimosan
Graduates in 2006467
School Board RepresentativeLinda Schultz
Websitewww.roswellhigh.com

Roswell High School (RHS) is a public high school in Roswell, Georgia, U.S.A. which opened in opened in 1949. It serves the entire city of Roswell west of Georgia 400 and the city of Mountain Park. With a population of over of 2,436 students in the 2006-2007 school year, RHS is the largest school in the Fulton County School System [citation needed]. It is the second oldest of Fulton County's schools in the northern portion of the county [citation needed].

Roswell's national testing scores have exceeded the national and state averages and it has been named a national and Georgia school of excellence [2]. RHS is a member of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) and Region 6-AAAAA for athletic competition, where the Roswell Hornets have won 19 state championship titles in seven different sports [citation needed].

History

The building housing the original RHS campus is currently used as an alternative High School and Teaching Museum

The school first opened in 1949 and is the second oldest in Fulton County north of the Chattahoochee River [citation needed]. It was named in honor of the city's founder, Roswell King. The immediate predecessor to Roswell High School was the Roswell Public School on Mimosa Boulevard, which housed grades 1-10 and opened in the 1892 after the Georgia General Assembly passed Act No. 51 on December 20, 1892, which allowed the city to elect a school board and levy taxes for support of the school.[3] Students from outside the city limits were required to pay tuition.[4] In 1896, the city council and mayor were authorized by the state to issue $5,000 in bonds to build a new school building.[3]

In 1914, the existing school was torn down and two new structures were built for the school.[4][5] Since schools were segregated at that time, a two-story brick building was constructed on Mimosa Boulevard to house the white students in grades 1 through 10, and a one-room wooden building for the black students was built on Pleasant Hill Avenue for grades 1 through 7.[4][5][6] The Pleasant Hill facility also served as a meeting place for a local lodge and the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church until the church built its own facility across the street in 1922.[5] Grade 11 was added in the 1920s to the Mimosa Boulevard school.[7] Black students that progressed past grade 7 could then attend Washington High School in Atlanta.[5]

During the Great Depression, the city of Roswell, was annexed into Fulton County from Cobb County as part of its 1932 combination with Milton County and Campbell County.[6] Roswell students in grades ten and eleven were then sent to Milton High School in Alpharetta or North Fulton High School in Atlanta to finish their secondary education (which ended upon completion of grade 11). In 1949, the Mimosa Boulevard building was demolished, and a new school was built on the existing site to allow the 10th and 11th grade to return to Roswell as the inaugural Roswell High School. G.W. Adams was the first principal and oversaw the addition of more rooms to the school over the next few years. During this growth, the Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist churches also located on Mimosa Boulevard were used to house auxiliary classrooms.[7] Also in 1949, the high school began participating in athletics with a varsity basketball team and other senior high school extracurricular activities. In 1950, Roswell High School added grade 12 as part of state-wide standard for high schools and played its first varsity football season. The first graduating class graduated in the spring of 1951.[7]

Construction began nearby on Alpharetta Highway near the present day Roswell City Hall on a new high school campus. That facility opened in the fall of 1954[7][8] and allowed the high school (grades 8–12) to physically separate from the elementary school (grades 1–7). Roswell High's second campus was given an award as one of the three best architecturally designed high school buildings in the southeast for its time [citation needed]. It had a capacity of 400 students and had facilities for industrial arts, shop, music halls, science labs, art room, indoor gymnasium, athletic fields, football stadium and a track.[9] The primary school remained in the Mimosa Boulevard building as Roswell Elementary.[9] As of 2007, the brick elementary building is part of an expanded structure still owned by the Fulton County School System, and it houses the Crossroads Second Chance North Alternative School and the Teaching Museum North.[6][10] Roswell High remained in the Alpharetta Highway campus until the fall of 1990 when the current campus on King Road was opened.[7]

The former gymnasium in Roswell High's second campus (1952-1990) was converted into lofts in the 1990s.

Campus

Side entrance to Roswell High School. The gym (aka the Stinger Dome) is visible with its domed roof.

The current campus is the third that Roswell High School has occupied and opened in the fall of 1990 on King Road, just off of Highway 92, with an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students. As of 2007, it is the oldest high school building in North Fulton.[11] The new campus was expanded with a football stadium and softball field added in 1994 and an auditorium in 1995, paid for by the RHS Foundation. The campus includes: science, computer, video, and cosmetology labs; baseball and softball fields, a stadium for football and soccer, a lacrosse field, an additional practice field, a dome style gymnasium, a cross country trail, and lighted tennis courts for athletics.

Roswell's athletic fields as seen from the stadium. Visible are the baseball field, softball field, tennis courts and north end zone of the football stadium.

On February 2, 2007, Roswell High had a groundbreaking ceremony for its new addition. The 23,851 Square foot expansion will include 10 new classrooms and a new band room. Once completed the school will have a 1,900 student capacity, and will eliminate the need for several of the portable classrooms. Construction officially began on February 5, 2007.[12] The addition is being paid for by a one cent Special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST).[13] Additional improvements to RHS for additional safety and security features, technology and curriculum equipment enhancements, and athletic facilities upgrades will also be implemented as part of third SPLOST approved by Fulton County voters on March 20, 2007.[11][14]

Students and Faculty

In the 2006-2007 school year, Roswell's enrollment of 2,436 made it Fulton County's largest school. In that year, the student population was 68% white, 15% African American, 12% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. Roswell has a relatively large immigrant population, including students from Russia and other former Soviet republics, Korea, and African nations. According to 2007 statistics, 92 percent of the school's graduates go on to colleges and universities across the United States.[15] As of 2007, Roswell's faculty had 246 full time teachers, with 85% holding an advanced degree.[16]

Roswell High School is the highest-level school in Fulton County's Roswell Cluster. The schools that feed into Roswell include Hembree Springs, Mimosa, Mountain Park, Roswell North, and Sweet Apple Elementary Schools. The middle schools that feed into Roswell are Crabapple Middle School and Elkins Pointe Middle School. Also included in the Roswell Cluster is the Crossroads Second Chance North Alternative School which serves northern Fulton County students in grades six through twelve.

Academics

Roswell High School was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1997-1998 by the United States Department of Education.[17] It is also designated a Georgia School of Excellence.[2] 26 Advanced Placement Program (AP) Classes are offered and SAT as well as ACT scores regularly exceed the national and state average. RHS is a part of the Fulton County School System and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Georgia Department of Education.

For the 2005-2006 school year, Roswell's average SAT score was 1663 with the new SAT scoring system, which ranked Roswell 3rd best in the Fulton County School System and 6th in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Georgia state average was 1477 while the National average was 1518.[18] In the AP exams, 477 students took the tests in 2005 with 84% receiving the necessary score (3 or higher) to earn college credit. Nationally, only 60% score high enough to earn college credits.[16] Three RHS students were named National Merit Scholars in 2005.[19]

Roswell's academic success has brought national recognition. The school was ranked the #472 school in Newsweek Magazine's top 1,200 schools, ranking Roswell High School in the top 3% nationally. Roswell was third on the list among Fulton County's 12 high schools.[20]

Roswell offers a unique curriculum with many electives not offered anywhere else in the county. The school's unique course offerings include the Career Tech diploma track, robotics, psychology, and foreign languages.[15] Roswell High School's Foreign Language department offers French, Spanish, Latin, German, and Japanese and was honored in the January 2007 issue of Atlanta Magazine for offering the most foreign language courses in the Atlanta area.[21] RHS students participated in the 2007 Annual Japanese Challenge Academic Bowl and won the most awards of any school at the competition.[22]

In 2008, Roswell High was one of 23 Georgia schools recognized by state school superintendent Kathy Cox as an AP Merit School (20% of students taking AP exams, 50% or more of those receiving a score of three or higher).[23]

Career Tech

The Career Tech department at Roswell High is made up of: Broadcast and Video Production, Cosmetology, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Diversified Technology. Through this department, students may take three consecutive years of one of the branches to obtain a Career Technology High School Diploma in stead of a College Prep Diploma.

Broadcast and Video Production

The Broadcast and Video Production department is designed to teach students about the television industry. Using a hands-on method, students learn about all aspects of television from preproduction to production to post production. The facility is made up of a working television studio, a large control room, six edit rooms (each equipped with both linear and non-linear editing systems), a radio station, and a normal classroom. Students in the program learn to produce everything from commercials and PSA's to dramas, news shows, and sporting events. The advanced classes produce a weekly news show entitled the Morning Buzz which airs at the beginning of the day. The Broadcast and Video department supports the student-run radio station, WRHS the Hive, the film club, and the yearly School House Rock concert.

Fine Arts

Roswell High School offers interested students Fine Arts opportunity in Art, Band, Chorus, Drama, and Orchestra. The various groups meet throughout the year as elective classes and extracurricular activities and have many events to entertain and enhance not just the school, but the community at large. These can include but are not limited to performing at football games, murals painted in the school's halls, concerts, plays, and a spring musical jointly put on by the Drama and Choral departments.

Chorus

Roswell Choruses have performed on numerous occasions for the Georgia Music Educator's Association, and sang at the 2003 Southern Division of the Music Educator's National Conference in Savannah, Georgia [citation needed]. The Singing Hornets have performed concerts to locations including Notre Dame, St. Peter's Basilica, Carnegie Hall, and Disney World. They have performed with professional orchestras including the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra and Orchestra Atlanta. Each year, the Roswell Choral Music Program receives invitations for students to participate in the Georgia All-State Chorus and the Governor's Honors Program. Ensembles Include: Chamber Singers, Show Choir, Intermediate Mixed Choir, and Women's Choir.[24]

Drama

Every fall semester, the Roswell High School Drama department sends a group of actors to participate in the regional One-Act Play Competition for 6AAAAA Schools. In 2005, the students performed Jungalbook an adaptation of the Edward Mast play. In 2006, the department performed Treasure Island.

Band

The Roswell High School Marching band participating in the 2007 Roswell Youth Day Parade.

The Roswell marching band performs for all varsity football games and has competitions throughout the fall as well as parade appearances. The Jazz band meets in place of the marching band in the spring and performs in concerts and community events. Marching Band and Jazz Band meet outside of class after school along with their counter parts, Winter Guard and Color Guard. The band also has symphonic and Wind Ensemble which meet during the school year as classes and have regular performances and compete in music festivals.

Hornet Advisory Program

The Hornet Advisory Program (HAP) is a new program being implemented at the school that aims to help freshmen students adjust to high school life. The program brings together faculty advisors, academic counselors, and upperclassmen students to act as mentors to freshmen and acclimate them to Roswell High School. The program meets with students four times a week.[15]

Extracurricular activities

Roswell High School offers students a variety of options to get involved in the school. Roswell sponsors sports teams in fifteen different sports as well as several club sports. Students can also participate in service clubs, academic clubs, and general interests clubs for a variety of different tastes a preferences.

Athletics

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This Hornet statue travels to different home games during the fall and spring sport seasons. Here it greets fans at a baseball playoff game.

At Roswell High School, athletic teams are considered an extension of the classrooms and are ambassadors of not only the school, but also the community as a whole. The Roswell High mascot is the Hornet and the school colors are Green, Black, and White. The Hornets compete in 23 teams at the varsity level, with additional teams competing at the Junior Varsity (JV) and 9th grade level. 11 sports are available to boys, 10 are for, with 2 teams co-ed. [citation needed]

The Hornets have won multiple state titles in athletics, including three each in American Football and Baseball, and two in boys Basketball, the three most popular high school sports in Georgia. Roswell's most successful girls team is Gymnastics, which has won seven state championships (1997, 2000-2003, 2005, 2007) and is the school's most successful team overall. In 1970-71 Roswell completed a then-unprecedented threepeat in the GHSA, winning a state title (including a back-to-back campaign in Baseball) in baseball, basketball, and football within 12 months of each other.[25] In total the Roswell Hornets have won 19 team State Championships, 12 State Runner-Ups, and numerous Region titles in the school's 23 sports.

This display case outside of the gym celebrates Roswell gymnastic's 2007 state championship, the seventh for the sport.

Since its inception, Roswell's traditional rival has been Milton, the oldest high school in northern Fulton County. The two have competed since 1950 in every sport the two schools offer. In 1964 a fight broke out between the fans of the schools at a football game and the series was banned for several years.[26] The football series then went uninterrupted from 1970-1997 but was temporarily ended when the GHSA moved Milton to a different Region, which made scheduling difficult. The series was reinstated in 2000 when Milton and Roswell were again in Region 6-AAAAA. Since 1950, Roswell holds a 32-20-1 advantage over their arch rival in football, including winning the last seven straight in the series as of the 2007 season. Roswell won a series record 14 straight games from 1983-1995. Roswell's very first football game was against Milton, a 14-0 win on September 22, 1950.[27] The largest margin of victory in the series also belongs to Roswell, a 45-0 victory on October 26 2007[28] In Lacrosse, the series records are the opposite, Roswell has a losing record to their arch rival in lacrosse. Perhaps the most even sport in the rivalry is Gymnastics, in which the two teams have combined for eleven state titles (seven Roswell, four Milton) and for seven years from 1997 to 2003 one of the two teams won every state championship.[29] In other sports with records available, Roswell's boys soccer team has gone 4-0-1 against Milton since 2003 while the girls soccer team has gone 2-3 against the Eagles since 2004.[30][31] 2008 saw the Hornet soccer teams record a sweep over the Milton Eagles for the second straight year.[32][33]

Roswell also has also developed a strong rivalry with Centennial High School, the city of Roswell's other public high school, in which the two teams play for the Roswell Cup in football, the series starting in 2000. In soccer, Centennial is the bigger rival than Milton. Roswell Football holds a 7-1 record over Centennial.[34]

Other significant rivals include Chattahoochee, Lassiter, Alpharetta, and Sprayberry. Blessed Trinity, though not a true rival, sometimes plays Roswell in sports such as soccer. The two schools are less than a mile a part and usually draw a large number of fans when they meet.

Roswell's new Sprintturf field was added to the stadium in 2004. It was jointly paid by the football and soccer booster clubs[35]

For the 2005-2006 school year, Roswell's overall athletic program finished 25th in the state's Directors Cup standings which measures the top athletic programs in the state. When ranking just the boys teams, Roswell finished 13th in the State.[36][37]

Roswell currently competes in the ten team Region 6-AAAAA. Roswell has been a member of Region 6-AAAAA since it was created in 2000 with the addition of class AAAAA, although Roswell's region opponents have varied. Prior to joining AAAAA, Roswell was in Region 6-AAAA for 12 years since 1988 until 1999[38].

Ray Manus Stadium is home to Roswell Football, Soccer, and Track
Region 6-AAAAA 2008-2010
Alpharetta
Campbell
Centennial
Kell
Lassiter
Milton
Pope
Roswell
Walton
Wheeler

Roswell offers the following competitive sports (All Sports Varsity (V) and JV unless indicated):

Roswell Hornet Football

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Roswell High School Football Logo

Roswell's Football team has won three State Championships (1968, 1970, and 2006), 1 State Runner-Up (1956), 8 Region Championships, and has made 26 appearances in the state playoffs. Since 1950 Roswell has a combined record of 382 wins, 232 losses and 7 ties.[39] Roswell football history started in 1950 when a spring practice and game was held. During the fall of that year, Roswell posted a 4-2 record including two wins over arch rival Milton.[40]

Coach Bill Yoast began building Roswell's football success when he came to coach the Hornets in 1954. In two years he got Roswell to the 1956 State Championship game, which Roswell lost to Monticello. He stayed at the school until 1961, when he left for Virginia.

Roswell's most successful season was in 1968, when sophomore Quarterback Jeff Bower led the Hornets to a 13-0 undefeated season and the football team's first State Championship. Two years later in 1970 Roswell won a State title with a 12-2 record with Jeff Bower again leading the team. He also won state championships in baseball in 1970 and 1971 and basketball in 1971.[41][26]

Roswell's coach with the best record is Ray Manus, who was head coach for 23 seasons (1975-97).[42][43] and had a record of 141-102-1.[39] After retiring as head coach, Coach Manus returned to the team as an assistant in 2004 and the stadium was officially named after him that year as well. Though he never won a state title as head coach, Ray Manus was on the coaching staff for all three titles.

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The Roswell High School flag is carried by a senior after every touchdown. Here, fans celebrate a touchdown against arch-rival Milton.

In 2006, after a 35 year absence from being at the top of the state, the Hornets made a successful return. The team finished the regular season 9-1 and the #2 seed in the playoffs from Region 6-AAAAA. Roswell continued to win in the state playoffs, including a 10-9 win over defending State Runner-Up Brookwood,[44] and won the right to play for a State Championship by defeating Tift County in the Georgia Dome state semi-finals.[45] Roswell was eventually crown stat co-champion.[46] The Hornets finished the season 13-1-1. Roswell players won many post-season accolades, including quarterback Dustin Taliaferro, who made the AJC and AP All-State First team, and runningback Alex Daniel (All-State Honorable Mention).[47].[48]

The Roswell Hornets began the 2007 season ranked #1 in Class AAAAA and nationally ranked by three publications, including a #8 ranking by Rivals.com. [49][50] The Hornets finished 2007 with a 10-3 record. Of the three losses Walton made the state semifinals and Lowndes became state champions. The Hornets finished the season ranked #6 in the state by the AJC[51] and #5 by the AP[52]. Eight members of the 2007 football team received collegiate scholarships, and six of those signees will attend Division I Football Bowl Subdivision schools.[53]

Coach Tim McFarlin resigned as the head coach in the spring of 2008. Over his ten-year tenure as head coach, Roswell compiled a record of 82-34-1, won a share of the 5A state championship in 2006, reached the state high school playoffs seven times and won two region championships. In 2006, he was named State AAAAA Coach of the Year. McFarlin was an assistant football coach with the Hornets for 17 years before becoming head coach in 1998.[54] On April 21, 2008, Roswell announced that Leo Barker, defensive coordinator under McFarlin, will be the tenth head coach of the Roswell Hornets. Barker served as defensive coordinator for two years at Roswell, and was previously an assistant at region opponent Walton. He played collegiately for New Mexico State University and for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL[55].

Football State Championship Appearances[56]
Year Winning Team Losing Team Location (all in Georgia) Class Roswell's Record
1956 Monticello 35 Roswell 6 Roswell High School, Roswell C 7-4-1
1968 Roswell 36 Irwin County 6 Roswell High School, Roswell B 13-0
1970 Roswell 28 Warren County 12 The Brickyard Stadium, Thomson A 12-2
2006 Roswell
Peachtree Ridge 		14 N/A - Tie 14 McEachern High School, Powder Springs[57] AAAAA 13-1-1
Traditions

Every fall students are encouraged to wear their class colors on football game day Fridays to show their school spirit. Freshmen class colors are white, Sophomores are gray, Juniors are green, and the Seniors wear the highly coveted camouflage and black[58]. On Homecoming week, there are various theme days when students dress up to win spirit points throughout the week for their class, culminating in the Friday class color day and pep rally. On Thursday night of Homecoming Week, students decorate the halls of the school by class to reflect the theme of the dance. Each hall is judged with the winning class receiving spirit points in the spirit competition between the classes. On game days, the Roswell Marching Band plays the school's fight song as they march through the halls, stirring up the students for an exciting day.

Gymnastics

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Close up of Roswell's 2007 state championship trophy.

Roswell's Gymnastics program has won a total of seven state championships since 1997, including four straight from 2000-2003, and finishing as state runner-up three times. Roswell's seven state titles is second in the sports history behind only Lakeside, Dekalb's nine. However, Lakeside has not won a state title since 1979.[29] The 2006 team finished 3rd in the state,[59] breaking a streak of six straight years of winning at least second in the state. In 2007, Roswell won their seventh state championship in the sport on April 27th at Westminster, defeating arch-rival Milton by only 1.55 points despite having no gymnasts winning an individual championship.[60] However, the 2007 team placed at least one gymnast in the top six of each apparatus, including Annie Turner who placed 2nd in the All-Around, 3rd on vault and bars, and fifth on floor. Additionally, two Roswell gymnasts finished second and sixth on the balance beam.[61] In 2008 the Hornets finished fourth in the state.

Girls' Gymnastics State Championship Appearances
Year State Champion Team State Runner-Up Team
1994 Heritage Roswell
1995 Heritage Roswell
1997 Roswell Milton
2000 Roswell Milton
2001 Roswell Milton
2002 Roswell Oconee County
2003 Roswell Oconee County
2004 Oconee County Roswell
2005 Roswell Lassiter
2007 Roswell Milton

Baseball

The Hornet baseball program has won three state titles and finished as state runner-up twice. The team has been a state playoff participant and has been ranked nationally by such sources as USA Today Top 100 and Baseball America. For the 2007 season, Roswell's team was ranked in the pre-season in the State and nationally.[62][63]

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Hornet Stadium's baseball field as seen from the grass terrace overlooking home plate.
Baseball State Championship Appearances[64]
Year State Champion Team State Runner-Up Team Class
1969 Terrell County Roswell B
1970 Roswell N/A B
1971 Roswell N/A A
1976 Bradwell Institute Roswell AA
1986 Roswell Jones County AAA

Boys Golf

Roswell's boys Golf team has finished in the top two of the state five times, taking first place in 1990. In 2006, Roswell finished second when rain canceled the second of the two round tournament. One Roswell golfer played the entire tournament with a patch over one eye due to an injury and still had the best finish of the team.[65] The coach for the 1990 State Championship was then head football Coach Ray Manus. Coach Tim McFarlin led the 2006 State Runner-Up team just seven months before taking the football team to the 2006 State Championship.

Boys' Golf State Championship Appearances[66]
Year State Champion Team State Runner-Up Team Class
1983 Dalton Roswell AAA
1990 Roswell Glynn Academy AAAA
1992 Glynn Academy Roswell AAAA
1993 Benedictine Roswell AAAA
2006 Colquitt County Roswell AAAAA

Track & Field and Cross Country

Roswell's Track & Field program has won two state championships and state runner-ups while the cross country program produced the 1973 State Runner-Up trophy. The 1959 State Championship in track was the school's first state championship in any sport. The program hosts the annual Roswell Relays track meet and the Region 6-AAAAA Track Championships. The Cross Country program saw the girls team finish 8th in the state in 2007[67].

State Championship Appearances - Track & Field and Cross Country
Team Year Finish Class
Boys Track & Field 1957 State Runner-Up C
Boys Track & Field 1959 State Champions C
Boys Track & Field 1961 State Champions B
Boys Cross Country 1973 State Runner-Up A
Boys Track & Field 1974 State Runner-Up A

Other Athletic Championships

The above six sports account for 27 (81%) of Roswell's 33 title-winning seasons. The other 8 and some recent notable near misses are listed below:

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Roswell's Gymnasium displays banners from the school's 33 title winning seasons.
State Championship Appearances - Other Sports[68]
Sport Year Finish Class Notes
Boys Basketball 1971 State Champions A Def. Calhoun County 65-52
1997 State Champions AAAA Def. Marietta 43-38
Competition Cheerleading 2007 Third COED Finished behind Rome and Duluth[69]
Riflery 2000 State Runner-Up A-AAAAA (open event) Champ was East Coweta
Boys Soccer 1987 State Runner-Up A-AAAA lost to St. Pius
Girls Soccer 2003 Semifinalist AAAAA 13-6-0 record[31]
Softball 1992 State Champions AAAA First girls team to win a state title for Roswell
2004 Third AAAAA 22-12 record [70]

Lacrosse

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The Roswell Lacrosse Complex first opened in 2004
Roswell Lacrosse Complex press box.

Along with rival Centennial, Roswell became one of the first two public schools in the state to offer Lacrosse in 1999. Roswell was the host of the first GHSA sponsored tournament in May of 2002. Further, the school was one of only six to field a women's team in 1999, along with Centennial and several private schools.[71] The 2006 Boys Lacrosse team made the State playoffs for the first time by finishing second in their region and made it to the second round. In 2008, the Roswell Lacrosse program added a freshman boys team, the first such team in the state. Another milestone for the Roswell Lacrosse team came in 2008 when Michael Bender was named an All-American, the first Roswell lacrosse player to be given that honor.[71] He helped lead Roswell to their best season to date, a 12-5 record and a #6 finish in the rankings.[72]

JROTC

Roswell High School offers a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program. The mission of JROTC is not to recruit students into the armed forces, but to motivate young people to be better citizens. The JROTC program offers opportunities to help students improve their grades, help them be more responsible, and to hone their leadership skills. The program at Roswell High School also offers many extracurricular activities. These include the drill team, in which cadets, or students in the JROTC program, learn how to properly follow orders by executing various complex series of commands given by the drill team captain. The raider team is a team to improve the physical fitness of cadets; they go through many exercises included in PT, physical training, such as push ups, sit ups, pull ups, flexed arm hang, crunches, the one mile run, or litter carry. In rifle team, cadets practice their marksmanship by shooting competition air rifles at targets. There are three positions that the rifle team uses to fire accurately. These three are standing, kneeling, and the prone positions. The sabre and color guards are used to present the colors at events, or to honor people of great importance.

Clubs

RHS offers a total of 73 clubs catering to the school's diverse interests. They range from academic honor societies, political interests, service clubs, social/general interest clubs and non-varsity sport clubs. Service clubs include Key Club, Anchor Club, Animal Rescue Club, and the Habitat For Humanity Club which raises funds and builds houses in conjunction with the local Habitat chapter. Academic clubs include Art Club, Art National Honor Society, Beta Club and National Honor Society. Political interest clubs are the Peace Activists Club, Young Democrats, Young Republicans and Shanti which attempts to eliminate teenage apathy. Competitive clubs include the two time state champion Fencing Team, Roswell Ice Hockey Club, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Breakdance Team, and the Unique Dance team.[73]

General interest clubs include the Medical Club for students interested in medical careers, Chess Club, Cycling Club, Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Fly Fishing Club, International Club Latino Club, Russian Club, Video Game Club, Writing Club, Friends Club which brings students with disabilities and regular education students together, and many others. The school is served by the elected Student Council and receives information from The Sting (the student newspaper), WRHS The Hive (student run radio station), and the Yearbook staff which produces the Yearbook.[73]

Notable people

Coach Bill Yoast, portrayed by Will Patton in the movie Remember the Titans, was a Roswell High football Coach from 1954-1960 before leaving for Virginia. Game film from Roswell is used in several scenes in the movie.

Former Roswell baseball and football coach Charlie Horne, who coached the Hornets from 1967-1974, was named to the Georgia Athletics Coaches Association Hall of Fame in June of 2007. At Roswell he led the football and baseball teams to the 1968 and 1970 State Football Championships as well as the 1970 and 1971 baseball championships.[74]

Notable Alumni

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