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Roanoke Rapids High School

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Type
  
Public

Principal
  
Tammie Williams

Color(s)
  
Black / Gold

Phone
  
+1 252-519-7200

Number of students
  
906

Established
  
1921

Enrollment
  
906

Website
  
[1]

Mascot
  
Yellow Jackets

Roanoke Rapids High School

Address
  
800 Hamilton St, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870, USA

District
  
Roanoke Rapids City Schools

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Roanoke Rapids High School is a public high school in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. It is a part of the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District.

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Building history

Roanoke Rapids High School opened in 1921. It was the brainchild of local industrialist Samuel Paterson and was intended to be the centerpiece of the entire Roanoke Rapids community. The school was designed by Hobart Upjohn and cost ten times the average high school in the state. It is in the Tudor Revival or Gothic style and draws qualities of the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is a 3 1/2-story, nine bay, "T"-shaped building with a combination flat-top and slate gable roof and a projecting, crenellated entrance tower.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Clubs

Roanoke Rapids High School's most prestigious club is the Student Council. Other clubs include Science Olympiad, DECA, Book Club, Drama Club, History Club, French Club, Spanish Club, Envirothon, Quiz Bowl, Key Club, Gardening Club, Brain Game, Spanish Cafe, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Pathways to Career Success, RUSH, RORAP, French Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, Art Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Dance Club and Future Farmers of America.

Athletics

The school's colors are black and gold. Its mascot is the Yellow Jacket. The school uses a logo similar to that of Georgia Tech.The Yellow Jackets were the Class B, Baseball State Champions in 1932 and 1935. Roanoke Rapids High School competes in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association in the 2A class. They have football, baseball, softball, swimming, wrestling, volleyball, track and field, cross country, soccer, basketball, tennis, golf, and cheerleading programs.

Notable Alumni

Kareem Martin (2010)- DE Arizona Cardinals

References

Roanoke Rapids High School Wikipedia