John Randolph Tucker High School
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John Randolph Tucker High School is a high school in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. It is named after Virginia lawyer John Randolph Tucker. Students there can eat lunch outside because of the school's campus style. The school colors are orange and blue.
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| School type | Public |
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| Established | 1962 |
| Principal | Gwen Miller |
| Students | 1,687 |
| Colors Mascot |
Blue and Orange Tigers |
| Location | 2910 Parham Road Richmond, VA 23294 |
| Information | (804) 346-1970 |
| Website | http://henrico.k12.va.us/hs/tucker/ |
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[edit] Academic Characteristics
GPA Upper Quintile: 4.7771 - 3.8050 Second Quintile: 3.7850 - 3.0062 Third Quintile: 2.9792 - 2.5217 Fourth Quintile: 2.5000 - 1.9778 Fifth Quintile: 1.9635 - 1.1087
SAT scores Verbal Mean: 510 Math Mean: 505 Writing Mean: 497
Advanced Placement Exams 2006 Out of 211 students who participated, 42 got 2's and 19 got 1's, while only 21 scored 5's
Post Secondary Plans Work/Other: 20.0% Two-year College or Community College: 22.4% Four-year college or university 52.3%
[edit] Faculty
Administration at J.R. Tucker High School includes Principal Gwen Miller, 12th Grade Assistant Principal Rick Butler, 11th Grade Assistant Principal Reggie Davenport, 10th Grade Assistant Principal Andrew Mey, and 9th Grade Assistant Principal Sharon Payne.
[edit] Immersion Center
J.R. Tucker is the home of the Henrico County Immersion Center. The Immersion program offers students a unique opportunity to be immersed in a foreign language for the duration of their high school years. Students gain a respect for diversity of languages, backgrounds and values. Insight into the structure of the English language is expanded as students acquire an understanding of the close connection between language, thought and the nature of language. They develop creative expressions and logical thinking and are able to communicate and exchange ideas and information. Further, students are empowered with the sense of an international community as they are offered the opportunity to travel to either Spain or France as a part of the course.
The Foreign Language Immersion Center was founded in 1993-94 at J. R. Tucker High School as the first Specialty Center for Henrico County Public Schools. We are proud to continue this tradition into our second decade. We offer high school students an opportunity to prepare themselves to thrive in a society that is rapidly becoming global in nature. By taking advantage of the opportunities we provide, students can develop a very high level of proficiency in either French or in Spanish, both of which are languages of major importance in the world today. The course sequence starts in the ninth grade, and participants normally have already had one year of study in the language they choose to pursue. Exceptions can be made for highly motivated and talented students.[1]
[edit] Rivalries
J.R. Tucker has two main rivals in the Henrico County area. One of J.R. Tucker's longstanding rivals is Hermitage High School due to the close geographic proximity. Additionaly, J.R. Tucker's newest rival is Deep Run High School. Upon the opening of Deep Run High School, much of Tucker's student body was moved to the new location.
[edit] Location
[edit] Sports and Organizations
J.R. Tucker has a variety of sports for the student all year round. The year is divided into three different seasons (Fall, Winter, and Spring) with each having their own respective sports.
- Fall: Competition Cheerleading, Boys and Girls Cross Country, Girls Field Hockey, Football, Volleyball, and Golf.
- Winter: Basketball, Indoor Track and Field, Gymnastics, and Wrestling.
- Spring: Outdoor Track and Field, Boys Baseball, Girls Softball, Boys and Girls Soccer, and Boys and Girls Tennis.
Our MCJROTC is The best besides from the Big Herm since they beat us in every comp. Our new Drill Team commander Sheanna Brien Perlstien says "WE have a great team but not as good as Hermitage".
Other organizations include Dance and Stepp Team.
[edit] Cheerleading
On October 20, 2006 J.R. Tucker became the Colonial District cheering champions for the fourth year in a row. This was followed up by becoming the Central Region champions on October 27, 2006 for the second year in a row, and also winning in 2003. The Tigers also placed first at the District Competition in 1997 and 2001.
Their constant winning streak has been stated as a "dynasty", with a diamond-shaped hand gesture symbol to accompany it.
November 11 J.R. Tucker Tiger Cheerleaders won second place in the AAA cheerleading competition, succumbing only to the Stone Bridge Bulldogs by only one point (266 points vs. 265). In the first round, the Tigers took the top spot followed by the Mountain View Wildcats. Tucker's overall score was 444 vs. Stone Bridge's 439. This means that had the high and low scores not been dropped, the Tigers would have taken the state championship. Tucker is the first Central Region school to place in the top 3 at the state competition.
[edit] Cross Country
J.R. Tucker's Cross Country Team won state, regional and district titles in years 2005, 2004,and 2003.
[edit] Football
The Tigers varsity team went 4-6 this season, their best record in over 5 years. Their last win was a 55-0 crushing of TJ, one of the best games they've ever played.The tigers JV team went a disappointing 1-9.
[edit] Famous Alumni
Tim Legler, ESPN NBA Analyst
Jim Gilmore, former governor of Virginia
Richard Wagoner, President of General Motors
Mark Fleisher, Baltimore Orioles
Debbie Matenopoulos, TV personality
Julie Bragg, TV news anchor Sarah James, Natinal NBC news correspondent, reporter
[edit] Publications
[edit] The Hearing
The Hearing is the school's literary magazine. It displays the best student artwork of the year along with the best pieces of literature usually relating to a common theme. Last year The Hearing's theme was "Vintage".
[edit] The Witness
The Witness is the yearbook. It is the biggest publication, about 270 pages. It shows the pictures of students, activities, and events during the year.
[edit] The Gavel
The Gavel is the newspaper. Unlike the other two publications which come out once a year, this comes out 6 times a year. It mostly contains what is going on around Tucker, but once in a blue moon, it has stories perhaps about what bathroom is the best, or what water fountain has the best water, etc... It has won many awards in the past few years.
[edit] News
April 3, 2007 Sixteen Henrico County students have been transported to area hospitals after falling ill at J.R. Tucker High School in Henrico County.
According to officials, one building on Tucker's campus was evacuated after those students began complaining of various symptoms. Officials had reported there was a strong chemical odor in the builing. A student had released Pepper spray intentionally during class.
Students and staff in the affected building were evacuated to the cafeteria, which is located in another building on Tucker's campus. -Article ends here-
The school was right to call it a "non-emergency lockdown". The administration called it a "non-emergency lockdown" because students were still allowed to go to the bathroom with an administrator escort. In order for an "emergency lockdown" to be issued there would have to be an intruder on campus and ALL the faculty, staff, and students would have been secured in some kind of building. No one would have been allowed out walking around the grounds. The anouncement was intended more toward the teachers than for the students. The front office was being bombarded with phone calls because some students had texted their parents while in class.
During first lunch, 3 students were sitting on the side of building 7, watching NBC12 News reporter Rob Richardson update the public on this event. They were watching the news on the computer as well.
