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==Notable Alumni==
==Notable Alumni==
Kareem Martin (2010)- DE [[Arizona Cardinals]]
Kareem Martin (2010)- DE [[Arizona Cardinals]]

Addie Nixon (2016) North Carolina State University


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Roanoke Rapids High School
Location
Map
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Information
TypePublic
Established1921
PrincipalTammie Williams
Enrollment906
Color(s)Black / Gold
MascotYellow Jackets
Website[1]
Roanoke Rapids Junior-Senior High School
Roanoke Rapids High School is located in North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids High School
Roanoke Rapids High School is located in the United States
Roanoke Rapids High School
Location800 Hamilton St., Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
Coordinates36°27′32″N 77°39′15″W / 36.45889°N 77.65417°W / 36.45889; -77.65417
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1921 (1921)
ArchitectUpjohn, Hobart Brown; Et al.
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.88003081[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1988

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.

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.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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

[4][5] [6]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ http://www.nchsaa.org/page.php?mode=privateview&pageID=124
  5. ^ "North Carolina High School Baseball State Champions". North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  6. ^ Jones, Brianna, Dylan Farrow, Sara Herring, and Jessica Neville. A MOMENT in Time. Vol. 69. Roanoke Rapids, 2014. Print.
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