Rockingham County High School
| Rockingham County High School | |
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| Address | |
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180 High School Road 27320 United States | |
| Coordinates | 36°23′42″N 79°45′21″W / 36.395137°N 79.7558674°W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1952 |
| School board | Rockingham County Schools |
| CEEB code | 344250 |
| Principal | Laura Carter |
| Teaching staff | 51.02 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,043 (2018–19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.44[1] |
| Color(s) | Silver and black |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Website | rockinghamhigh |
Rockingham County High School (RCHS) is located in Wentworth, North Carolina. It is located near Rockingham County Middle School, which feeds into the high school.
Academics
Many classes have optional honors credits and the school offers AP credit in the following courses: Biology, Calculus, Language and Composition, Literature and Composition, World History, and U.S. History.
Demographics
62.7% of students are White, 19.8% of students are African-American, and 17.5% of students are of other ethnicities.[2]
Athletics
RCHS is currently a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association and competes in the 3-A Mid-State Conference. Their biggest rivals are Reidsville High School (a class 2-A school) and Morehead High School (an in-conference class 3-A school), both of which are also operated by Rockingham County Schools. The school currently fields teams in these sports:[3]
Fall: Cross country, football, cheerleading, men's soccer, football, women's golf, women's tennis, women's volleyball
Winter: Men's basketball, Women's basketball, basketball cheerleading, swimming, wrestling
Spring: Baseball, men's golf, men's tennis, track & field , women's soccer, and softball
Rockingham's baseball team won the state championship in 1996. In the winters of 2002 and 2003, the women's basketball team fell in back-to-back state finals games. The men's and women's golf teams combined have had 11 state championship appearances since 2006.
Notable alumni
- Mel Gibson, former NBA player
- Jennifer King, first full-time black female coach in NFL history
- Bryan Mitchell, MLB pitcher
- John Settle, college football coach and former NFL running back
- Greg Wittman, former professional basketball player[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Rockingham County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Rockingham County High | Teams". Archived from the original on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ DraftExpress - Greg Wittman. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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