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T. C. Roberson High School

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Established
  
1962

Enrollment
  
over 1650

Phone
  
+1 828-654-1765

District
  
Buncombe County Schools

Faculty
  
100

Campus size
  
261,000 sq.ft.

Principal
  
Bonnie Johnston

Mascot
  
Rams

School type
  
Public Secondary School (U.S.)

School district
  
Buncombe County Schools System

Address
  
250 Overlook Rd, Asheville, NC 28803, USA

Similar
  
Asheville High School, West Henderson High Sch, Christ School, Bilt Park - Beverly‑H, Carolina Day School - A

T.C. Roberson High School 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.

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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. 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 basketball, soccer, cross country, tennis, and baseball. It is noteworthy that there have been four Roberson baseball players selected in the MLB Draft since 2000. Two of these former Roberson standouts, Cameron Maybin and Chris Narveson, are currently on major league rosters.

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
  • 2011–2016 Amy Rhoney
  • 2016-Present Bonnie Johnston
  • Clubs

  • Communications
  • T.C. Roberson Junior Classical League (Latin Club)
  • Hispanics Club
  • French Club
  • Roberson Thespians
  • National Honor Society
  • Interact Club
  • Business Club
  • Asheville Do Something Club
  • Mu Alpha Theta (Math Club)
  • Amnesty International Club
  • Science Olympiad
  • FFA
  • Athletics

  • Josh Bonifay, baseball player and coach
  • Braxton Davidson – #32 overall draft pick of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves
  • Darren Holmes – Retired major league baseball pitcher – Dodgers, Brewers, Rockies, Rockies, Yankees, Diamondbacks, Orioles, Cardinals, Braves
  • Cameron Maybin – major league baseball player – Detroit Tigers – #10 overall draft pick in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Detroit Tigers
  • Christian Moody - Kansas Jayhawks basketball player, named Greatest Walk-On of All Time by ESPN.
  • Chris Narveson – major league baseball pitcher – Miami Marlins
  • David Testo - professional soccer player - Columbus Crew, Vancouver Whitecaps, Montreal Impact
  • Roy Williams – men's basketball head coach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Other

  • Robert Edward Cox – Retired as a Rear Admiral from the US Navy after 32 years of service
  • Judy Clarke - Attorney, known as a one woman Dream Team, an anti-death penalty advocate, has defended Eric Rudolph, The Unabomber, and Susan Smith.
  • Brian Fuller - Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and media educator.
  • William Murdock - author, co-founder of Eblen Charities, Eblen Center for Social Enterprise, National Wrestling Hall of Fame, Mother Teresa Global Peace Prize Recipient 2014
  • References

    T. C. Roberson High School Wikipedia