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 Facebook

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

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

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Overview

Academic

Alumni

References