Type Public secondary Grades 9–12 Campus Rural, fringe Phone +1 309-483-2803 Number of students 229 | Principal Mr. Joseph W. Peters Enrollment 229 Website ROWVA High School Mascot Tigers Color Gold, White | |
Address 303 N Joy St, Oneida, IL 61467, USA Similar Galesburg High School, Knoxville High School, AlWood Middle‑Hi School, Galva Junior‑Se High Sch, Churchill Junior High School | ||
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ROWVA High School, ROWVA Senior High School, or RHS, is a public four-year high school located at 346 East ROVA Drive in Oneida, Illinois, a village in Knox County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. RHS is part of ROWVA Community Unit School District 208, which serves the communities of Rio, Oneida, Wataga, Victoria, and Altona, and also includes ROWVA Junior High School, and Central Elementary School. The campus is 10 miles northeast of Galesburg, Illinois and serves a mixed village and rural residential community. The school is the only high school in the village of Oneida, and lies within the Galesburg micropolitan statistical area.
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Academics
ROWVA High School teaches courses in the following academic departments:
Athletics
ROWVA High School competes in the Lincoln Trail Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association.
In 2005, ROWVA and nearby Alwood High School co-op'd for fall sports - excluding volleyball. Together the two schools formed the name A&R Bulldogs. The co-op ended at the conclusion of the 2009 season (2010 for football).
In 2010, ROWVA and Galva High schools became the Mid-County Cougars for football, boys and girls golf, and boys and girls cross country. In 2010, 2011, and 2015 seasons, the Cougars football team went to the 3A IHSA Playoffs. In 2011, Williamsfield High School was invited to join the co-op because of their lack of fall sports. Cross country and girls golf have had numerous sectional and state qualifiers in the recent years.
In 2014, ROWVA and Williamsfield co-op'd for spring sports including girls boys track, softball, and baseball.
Starting for the 2015 season, ROWVA and Williamsfield will be combined for boys basketball.
Notable Teams & Individuals
The ROVA class of 1976 basketball team took 2nd Place in the State Final losing to Mt. Pulaski in a close game with a final score of 59-58. The team was coached by Bob Meredith and the team finished the regular season with a record of 28-3. Steve Holmes & Dave Johnson were selected to the All-Tournament team at the Illinois High School State Tournament in 1976. For records and season standings visit: http://ihsa.org/data/school/records/sum1514.htm
History
The history of ROWVA high school is the history of its preceding component schools: