Roanoke Rapids High School
Roanoke Rapids High School | |
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Address | |
800 Hamilton Street 27870 United States | |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1921 |
School district | Roanoke Rapids Graded School District |
CEEB code | 343315 |
Principal | Tom Davis |
Staff | 46.50 (FTE)[1] |
Enrollment | 783 (2022-2023)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.84[1] |
Color(s) | Black and yellow |
Mascot | Yellow Jacket |
Website | rrgsd |
Roanoke Rapids Junior-Senior High School | |
Location | 800 Hamilton St., Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina |
Coordinates | 36°27′32″N 77°39′15″W / 36.45889°N 77.65417°W |
Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
Built | 1921 |
Architect | Upjohn, Hobart Brown; Et al. |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 88003081[2] |
Added to NRHP | December 29, 1988 |
Roanoke Rapids High School is a public high school in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.
Building history
[edit]Roanoke Rapids High School opened in 1921. It was the brainchild of local industrialist Samuel Paterson and was intended to be the centerpiece of the entire Roanoke Rapids community. The school was designed by Hobart Upjohn and cost ten times the average high school building in the state. It is in the Tudor Revival or Gothic style and draws qualities of the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is a 3+1⁄2-story, nine-bay, T-shaped building with a combination flat-top and slate gable roof and a projecting, crenellated entrance tower.[3][4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[2]
Athletics
[edit]The school's colors are black and gold. Its mascot is the Yellow Jacket. The school uses a logo similar to that of Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets were the Class B, Baseball State Champions in 1932 and 1935.[5][6] Roanoke Rapids High School competes in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association in the 2A class. They have football, baseball, softball, swimming, wrestling, volleyball, track and field, cross country, soccer, basketball, tennis, golf, and cheerleading programs.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Brian Barnes, MLB pitcher[7]
- Nazair Jones, NFL defensive tackle
- Meredith Kinleigh, Christian pop musician
- Kareem Martin, NFL defensive end
- Tom Topping, college football player and All-American selection while at Duke, member of Duke Sports Hall of Fame[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Roanoke Rapids High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "A Brief History of Roanoke Rapids High School". Roanoke Rapids High School Alumni & Friends Association. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2006.
- ^ Lauren-Brook Taves and Maurice C. York (August 1988). "Roanoke Rapids Junior-Senior High School" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ "Baseball State Champions". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ "North Carolina High School Baseball State Champions". North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ Brian Barnes - The Baseball Cube. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ RRSpin - 2019 RRHS Hall of Fame. rrspin.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Public high schools in North Carolina
- Schools in Halifax County, North Carolina
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Tudor Revival architecture in North Carolina
- School buildings completed in 1921
- National Register of Historic Places in Halifax County, North Carolina
- 1921 establishments in North Carolina
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in North Carolina