Roanoke Rapids High School

Roanoke Rapids High School is a public high school in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

Roanoke Rapids High School
Address
800 Hamilton Street

Roanoke Rapids
,
North Carolina
27870

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1921 (1921)
School districtRoanoke Rapids Graded School District
CEEB code343315
PrincipalJeff White
Staff57.88 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,013 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.50[1]
Color(s)Black and yellow
  
MascotYellow Jacket
Websiterrgsd.org/o/rrhs
Roanoke Rapids Junior-Senior High School
Location800 Hamilton St., Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Coordinates36°27′32″N 77°39′15″W
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1921 (1921)
ArchitectUpjohn, Hobart Brown; Et al.
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.88003081[2]
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1988

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.[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[2]

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.[5][6] 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

References
  1. "Roanoke Rapids High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "A Brief History of Roanoke Rapids High School". Roanoke Rapids High School Alumni & Friends Association. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-07.
  4. Lauren-Brook Taves and Maurice C. York (August 1988). "Roanoke Rapids Junior-Senior High School" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-02-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "North Carolina High School Baseball State Champions". North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  7. Brian Barnes - The Baseball Cube. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  8. RRSpin - 2019 RRHS Hall of Fame. rrspin.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
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