| Rome High School | |
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| Location | |
| 1000 Veteran's Memorial Highway Rome, GA, (Floyd County), 30161 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public school (government funded), High school |
| School district | Rome City School District |
| NCES District ID | 1304440[1] |
| NCES School ID | 130444000028[2] |
| Principal | Dr. Tygar Evans |
| Faculty | 89.1 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,487 (as of 2005-06)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.7[2] |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red and gold |
| Nickname | Wolves |
| Website | www.romehighwolves.net |
Rome High School is a four-year public high school located in Rome, Georgia, United States. The principal is Dr. Tygar Evans.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,487 students and 89.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.7.[2]
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This school replaced the East Rome High School and the West Rome High School. Construction started at the current site shared with the Rome Middle School in the Summer of 1990.[3]
As part of the National Schools Recognition Program sponsored by the United States Department of Education in an effort to recognize distinguished public schools in Georgia, the Georgia Department of Education selected this school as a "school of excellence" in 1996. The school was subsequently commended by the Georgia House of Representatives in recognition for being selected as the 1996 Georgia High School of Excellence from the 7th congressional district.[4]
The school and its students have won two Georgia Scholastic Press Awards in 2007,[5] and had two first place prize winners in the 2007 Georgia Humanities Council National History Day state contest.[6]
In 2004, before the SAT included the Writing section, the senior class at RHS scored above the Georgia and national average.[7]
| Number tested | Verbal | Math | Total | |
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| Educational testing services | 143 | 506 | 522 | 1028 |
| Rome High School | 135 | 525 | 537 | 1062 |
| Georgia average | 494 | 493 | 987 | |
| National average | 508 | 518 | 1026 |
In 2007, two years after the inclusion of the Writing section, Governor Sonny Perdue and Georgia Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox released through the Office of the Governor a list of the 25 Georgia schools with the highest SAT scores of 2007 seniors. Overall, RHS ranked 16th, with an average combined score of 1621. Additionally, the school tied three others for 15th place on the Reading section, took 20th place in Mathematics, and tied one other school for 13th place on the Writing section.[8]
Excluding the 2003, and 2009 campaigns, the Wolves have won ten games or more since 2001 and 2009. In 2009 the Wolves went to the 4th round in the playoffs, the farthest they have ever been, to lose by 1 point in the last second on a controversial touchdown play.
Rome's basketball team previously possessed Tony Woods (2004–08 seasons), who played for Wake Forest, a "dynasty" like ACC team in college basketball. He transferred to Louisville for the 2011 season. Now at Oregon University
Other basketball players who attended Rome High are:
The Rome High Marching Band is known as the "Sound of the Seven Hills". In six competitions between 2006 and 2007, the band was named Grand Champion four times and took third place twice. The New York Times has called them a "role model for all high school bands". Recently, the band has come strides in skill and performance. They have performed in their first competition of the 2011 season and missed Grand Champion by .8 points. Later in the 2011 season, the band was named Grand Champion at the Lake Lanier Competition of Bands. Over the holiday break of 2011, the band will also travel to Tampa, Florida to perform at halftime with several other bands at the 2011 Outback Bowl between the University of Georgia Bulldogs, and Michigan State.
The Rome High Chorus has grown imensly over the past 7 years. Going from one choir that performed class C making ones at festival to having three choirs performing in classes A, B, and C. All choirs make perfect ones in all overall categories and in most subcategories. They have competed and won competitions in Florida, Georgia, and Ohio. They have many extracariculars including an a capella choir that competes in ICHSA, a Girl's literary trio that placed first in state in 2010 with Anna Stuart, Jerica Maisonet, and Hannah Campbell, A Boy's Quartet that placed first in state in 2008 with Charlie Langois, Andrew Smathers, Caleb Lewis, and Beb Poplin, A Girl's sand Boy's soloist that have placed first regionally multiple times and have come as close as second in state. The many accomplishments of the Rome High School choir with their director, Mrs. Jennifer Williams, speak wonders for talents and abilities.
The Drama depeartment at RHS is also International Thespian Society Troupe #1492. The Department has put on plays such as Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' (set as a western) to 'Tracking the Raven' which is an original written by their director, Lance Godfrey. One Acts include "A Fairy Tale: Afer the Ever After," "Greeks," and more! Every spring the advance acting class writes a one act to perform at the local elementary schools. The department has also produced feats such as "Beauty and the Beast," "Fiddler on the Roof," and most recently "Phantom of the Opera." This talented cast and crew have come a long way in their development and the community expects their continuing visually and emotionally thrilling performances.
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