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Rockingham County High School

Coordinates: 36°23′42″N 79°45′21″W / 36.395137°N 79.7558674°W / 36.395137; -79.7558674
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Rockingham County High School
Address
Map
180 High School Road

27320

United States
Coordinates36°23′42″N 79°45′21″W / 36.395137°N 79.7558674°W / 36.395137; -79.7558674
Information
Established1952 (72 years ago) (1952)
School boardRockingham County Schools
CEEB code344250
PrincipalRussel Vernon
Teaching staff50.53 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment882 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.45[1]
Color(s)Silver and black
  
MascotCougar
Websiterockinghamhigh.org

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

Academics

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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

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

Athletics

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

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

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

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

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

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rockingham County High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Rockingham County High | Teams". Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  4. ^ DraftExpress - Greg Wittman. Retrieved May 10, 2020.