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Rockville High School (Connecticut)

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Type
  
Public school

Principal
  
Andrew Rockett

Grades
  
9-12

Phone
  
+1 860-870-6050

Number of students
  
1,052

Superintendent
  
Joseph Macary

Faculty
  
96

Campus
  
Large Subarb

District
  
Vernon School District

Color
  
Blue and Gold

Address
  
70 Loveland Hill Rd, Vernon, CT 06066, USA

Similar
  
Vernon Center Middle Sc, Tolland High School, Manchest High School, Vernon Board of Education, Ellington High School

Profiles

Rockville High School is a public secondary school located in Vernon, Connecticut. The school also serves as a vocational agriculture school for the region.

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Overview

Passing grade at RHS is a 70%. The school's mottos include "Nihil Nisi Optimum" (Nothing but the best), and "We Are the Rock," (instituted by former principal Eric Baim), and its athletic teams are known as the Rams. The school was established in 1870 and moved into its current building in 1959. Clubs at RHS include GSA, Friends Club, Issues, The Pink Sock Crew, Newspaper Club, Hatch Arms Club, and many more.

Academic

  • RHS offers 11 Advanced Placement courses
  • SAT Performance (average over 5 years)
  • Participation - 77.6%
  • Average Critical Reading - 526.4
  • Average Mathematics - 517
  • Average Writing - 511
  • Post-Graduation Plans (average over 5 years)
  • 4-year College - 54.2%
  • 2-year College - 24.8%
  • Vocational - 1%
  • Military - 2.4%
  • Employment - 12.2%
  • Other - 3.4%
  • Student Demographics

  • Caucasian - 75.6%
  • African-American - 10.6%
  • Hispanic - 8.0%
  • Asian - 5.2%
  • American Indian - 0.6%
  • Alumni

  • Gene Pitney - 2002 inductee to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame
  • Charles Ethan Porter - African American still life painter
  • Bill Romanowski - former professional American football player
  • Mark Warner - former Governor and current Senator from Virginia
  • Paul Irish - developer advocate for Google Chrome
  • References

    Rockville High School (Connecticut) Wikipedia