| Rockingham County High School | |
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| Location | |
| 180 High School Road, Reidsville, NC 27320 Reidsville, North Carolina, United States |
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| Information | |
| Established | 1952 |
| School board | Rockingham County Schools |
| Principal | Richie Weaver |
| Vice principal | Steve Scott, Joan Tatum |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1160 |
| Color(s) | Silver and black |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Website | http://www.rock.k12.nc.us/rchs/site/default.asp |
Rockingham County High School (RCHS) is located in Reidsville (near Wentworth), North Carolina. It is located near Rockingham County Middle School, which feeds in to the high school.
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For the 2008-09 and 2009-10 school years, Rockingham County High was a North Carolina Public Schools "School of Distinction" for being ranked 7th in the state for combined End of Course Test scores.[1] In 2003, the Piedmont Triad Educational Consortium designated RCHS as a "Signature School", and in 2005 it was named a "Light House School" by the North Carolina Association for Curriculum Development.[1]
82% of students are White, 13% of students are African-American, and 5% of students are of other ethnicities.[1]
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 [2]:
Fall: Cross country, cheerleading, men's soccer, football, women's golf, women's tennis, women's volleyball
Winter- Men's basketball, Women's basketball, cheerleading, swimming, wrestling
Spring- Baseball, men's golf, men's tennis, track, women's soccer, and softball
Rockingham's only team state championship came in baseball in 1996. Their women's basketball team were state runners-up in both 2002 and 2003.[1]