Richland Northeast High School

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Richland Northeast High School
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Established 1978
Type Secondary, College Prep
Affiliation Public
Principal Ralph Schmidt
Students approx. 1700
Grades 9-12
Location Columbia, South Carolina USA
Oversight Richland County School District 2
Accreditation South Carolina Deparment of Education and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Campus suburban
Colors orange and blue
Mascot Cavaliers
Yearbook The Archive
Newspaper The Cavalier
Website [Official Website]

Richland Northeast High School is a public high school in Columbia, South Carolina. Richland Northeast, often abbreviated as RNE, RNH, or RNHS, was founded in 1978 to handle the excessive population of students at Spring Valley High School. Ironically, Spring Valley is now Richland Northeast's largest rival in sporting events. Richland Northeast is one of four high schools in Richland County School District 2 (RSD2).

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[edit] Academics

[edit] Advanced Placement

Richland Northeast is a member of the Advanced Placement program, offering the following AP courses:

Social Studies

Science

Language

Mathematics

[edit] Other Academics

Apart from AP courses, Richand Northeast offers a wide variety of honors courses, such as Algebra II and Latin I-III, as well as many different college prep courses.

[edit] Magnet programs

Richland Northeast is home to four magnet programs:

  • Horizon (academic)
  • InfoLINK (technology/humanities)
  • Convergence Media
  • Palmetto Center for the Arts

[edit] Activities

[edit] Athletics

Richland Northeast participates in many athletic programs, fielding teams in the following sports:

  • football
  • volleyball
  • tennis
  • cross-country
  • soccer (boys' and girls')
  • basketball (boys' and girls')
  • wrestling
  • swimming
  • softball (girls')
  • baseball (boys')
  • track and field
  • dodgeball

[edit] Clubs and Organizations

Richland Northeast has many student-run clubs and organizations, including: