Rockbridge County High School
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| Rockbridge County High School | |
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| Type | Public school |
| Motto | Excellence, Our Tradition |
| Established | 1992 |
| School district | Rockbridge County Public Schools |
| Principal | Mrs. Jennifer Weaver |
| Faculty | 100 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1100 |
| Color(s) | Silver, Blue |
| Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling, Lacrosse, Swimming |
| Athletics conference | AA Southern Valley District |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Website | Official site |
Rockbridge County High School is a secondary school in Lexington, Virginia.
History
Rockbridge County High School was built in 1992 to include all students in Rockbridge County and Lexington, Virginia in grades 9-12. This school consolidated the former Rockbridge High School, Lexington High School, and Natural Bridge High School. It is operated by Rockbridge County Public Schools. The school's mascot is the Wildcat.
Sierra Leone Project
In recent years the school has been recognized for its "Sierra Leone Project" which has been sponsored by the RCHS Interact Club. Students voluntarily raised money and school supplies for a technical school in Kenema which had been destroyed in a civil war. Through RCHS's efforts[citation needed], the school has been rebuilt and improved.
Other school organizations include National Honor Society, Interact Club, Spanish, French, and Latin Club, the award winning school newspaper "The Prowler" and the nationally renowned "Trivium" yearbook.
Talent Show
The Prowler staff holds a yearly talent show, a popular event and outlet for students to display their various talents. Staples of the talent show include the comical emcee acts in between each act, and the Prowler 5 dance routineThe RCHS Talent Show raises the money needed to print the school's newspaper.
RCHS Student Government
The RCHS student government sponsors a highly successful bloodmobile, and students contribute an average of 100 pints of blood during this drive. In addition, the student government supports the local food bank and sponsors numerous school spirit activities throughout the school year.
Model United Nations
Students at Washington and Lee University began the first high school Model United Nations program in the area in February 2007. Various local banks and businesses, along with Washington and Lee University, Virginia Military Institute, and the Rockbridge County School system sponsor the conference. Schools across the Shenandoah Valley attend.[citation needed]
Sports
Rockbridge County High School currently supports 13 Varsity teams, including Football, Volleyball, Girl's and Boy's Basketball, Girl's and Boy's Lacrosse, Golf, Swimming, Baseball, Softball, Girl's and Boy's Soccer, Girl's and Boy's Tennis and 8 Junior Varsity teams including Football, Volleyball, Baseball, Girl's and Boy's Soccer, Softball, Girl's and Boy's Basketball as well as an Academic Team and Athletic Trainers.
Football
The Wildcats are an AA Region 3 team, and play in the five team AA Southern Valley District. In 2006 Rockbridge lost the State Championship to the Richlands High School Blue Tornados, by a close score of 28 - 29.
Academic Team
The Academic Team won the Southern Valley District Championship in 2008.[citation needed]
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