T. C. Roberson High School

T.C. Roberson High School
Educating Leaders for Tomorrow Through a Tradition of Excellence
Location
250 Overlook Rd, Asheville, NC 28803 USA
Information
School type	Public Secondary School (U.S.)
Established	1962
School district	Buncombe County Schools System
Principal	Amy Rhoney
Faculty	100 [1]
Enrollment	over 1650 [2]
Campus size	261,000 sq.ft.[2]
Campus type	Suburban
Mascot
Website	http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/tcrhs/site/default.asp

T.C. Roberson is a high school in the Buncombe County Schools System in Asheville, North Carolina. It is located at 250 Overlook Road, Asheville, NC 28803. TC Roberson High School was founded when Valley Springs High School and Biltmore High School were combined to form one high school. It is named for Thomas Crawford Roberson, a former Superintendent of Buncombe County Schools and the architect of the consolidation of 21 county high schools into the 6 county high schools that exist today. Its school newspaper is the Golden Fleece. It has two feeder schools - Valley Springs Middle School and half of the students at Cane Creek Middle School.

Contents 1 Athletics 2 Principals 3 Clubs 4 Notable alumni 4.1 Athletics 4.2 Other 5 References

Athletics

Roberson athletics is considered to be the best in Buncombe County and among the best in the state. In North Carolina, Roberson is ranked fifth in North Carolina in state championships holding a total of 37.^[3] In addition, Roberson has won the AAA Wachovia Cup (award for best overall athletic program in the state of North Carolina) for three straight years and five times since the Wachovia Cup was created in 1979. Roberson's main rivals in athletics in the Asheville area are A.C. Reynolds High School, and Asheville High School. T.C. Roberson is well known for being a powerhouse in mens tennis. In 2010 the legendary mens tennis coach Tuffy Clark retired. Throughout Tuffy's tenure at head coach, the mens tennis team won a record 14 straight MAC conference titles.

Principals

• 1962-1969 Guy L. Ensley
• 1969-1982 Charles Koontz
• 1982-1989 Malcom Brown
• 1989-1991 Dr. Karen Campbell
• 1991 Charles Koontz (interim)
• 1991-1996 Richard E. Greene
• 1996-1999 Caroline Shorter
• 2000-2001 Dr. Lenda Sprague
• 2001-2004 George Drake
• 2004-2010 Rob Weinkle
• 2010-2011 Gayland Welborn
• 2011–present Amy Rhoney

Clubs

T.C. Roberson Junior Classical League (Latin Club)

Spanish Club

French Club

Roberson Thespians

Notable alumni

Athletics

• Darren Holmes - Retired major league baseball pitcher - Dodgers, Brewers, Rockies, Rockies, Yankees, Diamondbacks, Orioles, Cardinals, Braves
• Justin Jackson - major league baseball player - Toronto Blue Jays - #45 overall draft pick in the 2007 major league baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays ^[4]
• Cameron Maybin - major league baseball player - Florida Marlins - #10 overall draft pick in the 2005 major league baseball draft by the Detroit Tigers
• Chris Narveson - major league baseball pitcher - Milwaukee Brewers
• Roy Williams - men's basketball head coach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Other

• Robert Cox - Retired as a Rear Admiral from the US Navy after 32 years of Service.
• William Murdock - Author, Director of the Eblen Foundation
• Anne Ponder - Chancellor UNCA University of North Carolina at Asheville
• Dylan Reese - Philanthropist - CEO of Reese-4-Kidz College Foundation
• Samantha Gallman - A renowned Civics and Economics teacher, most famous for being her students favorite teacher.

References

1. ^ http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/58986
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/99920730125156653/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=54805
3. ^ http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090516/SPORTS/905160332/1002/sports&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL
4. ^ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/J/Justin-Jackson-3.shtml