Richland Northeast High School
Richland Northeast High School | |
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7500 Brookfield Road , South Carolina 29223 United States | |
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Type | Secondary, College Prep |
Established | 1978 |
Oversight | Richland County School District Two |
NCES School ID | 450339001312[2] |
Principal | Sabrina Suber |
Teaching staff | 96.00 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,376 (2017–18)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 14.33[1] |
Campus | suburban |
Color(s) | Orange and Blue |
Mascot | Cavaliers |
Accreditation | S.C. Department of Education and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
Yearbook | The Archive |
Affiliation | Public |
Website | Official Website |
Richland Northeast High School is a public high school in Columbia, South Carolina. Richland Northeast, often abbreviated as RNE, RNH, or RNHS, was founded in 1978 to handle the excessive population of students at Spring Valley High School. Spring Valley is now Richland Northeast's largest rival in sporting events. Richland Northeast is one of five high schools in Richland County School District 2 (RSD2).
FEEDER SCHOOLS: Conder Elementary Arts Integrated Magnet School, Polo Road Elementary, Joseph Keels Elementary, Forest Lake Elementary, Windsor Elementary, Dent Middle School, E.L Wright Middle School
Awards
- Newsweek's Best 1,000 in 2007
- Creative Ticket National School of Distinction in 2006
- Palmetto Gold in 2005
Demographic
54% of students participate in a free or reduced price lunch program. and they are all dumb >:)
Student diversity
RNE is 66 percent black, 22 percent white, 8 percent Hispanic, 2 percent Asian, and 1 percent two or more races.[3]
Mission statement
International Baccalaureate
In the Fall of 2012, Richland Northeast opened its doors as a new member of the International Baccalaureate Program, which is phasing out the Advanced Placement program. The following AP courses are offered:
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Additional courses such as Spanish, French, Physics, Computer Science, and Macroeconomics have been offered in the past based on student demand.
Other academics
Apart from AP courses, Richland Northeast offers a wide variety of honors courses, such as Algebra II and Latin I-III, as well as many different college prep and career prep courses.
Magnet programs
Richland Northeast is home to four magnet programs:
- Horizon (academic)
- Convergence Media (multimedia)
- Palmetto Center for the Arts
- International Baccalaureate
Beginning in the 2015-2016 school year, iLink will merge with Convergence Media and become iMedia.[4] A merger between Convergence Media and former program iLink was planned for the 2015-16 school year, but did not go through and resulted in the dissolution of the iLink program. Convergence Media is functioning as before.
Palmetto Center for the Arts
The Palmetto Center for the Arts magnet program is nationally recognized. It received the John F. Kennedy Center Creative Ticket award for outstanding achievement in arts education. It includes dance, music, theater, and visual arts. All PCA students are enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Programme. Students who wish to join must have at least a C average.[5] Students may audition for as many programs as they want, but they can only get accepted into one.[6]
Activities
Athletics
Richland Northeast High School is known as the Cavalier. They share a region in SCHSL Class 4A Upper State with South Pointe, Westwood, Ridge View, Lancaster, and York. They participate in many athletic programs, fielding teams in the following sports:
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Clubs and organizationsRichland Northeast has many student-run clubs and organizations, including:
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Model UN
Richland Northeast's Model UN team is notable for winning the Award of Distinction (a first-place equivalent) at the National High School Model UN Conference in New York for 30 years.
Notable alumni
- Beth Bernstein, Democratic state representative, representing the 78th District of South Carolina.
- Danny!, recording artist for Okayplayer Records and music producer/composer for MTV's Hype Music production library
- Joel Lourie, Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 22nd District from 2004-2017.
- Leroy Miller - Musician, songwriter, record producer
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- Greg Alia - Forest Acres, South Carolina police officer killed in the line of duty and whose widow founded the South Carolina charity Serve & Connect.[8]
- Sarah Messer, award winning journalist currently an investigative producer at ABC News' Good Morning America.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Richland Northeast High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - Richland Northeast High (450339001312)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Feb 27, 2017.
- ^ NCES, 2011-2012
- ^ https://www.richland2.org/rnh/Pages/iLink.aspx
- ^ "PCA - Model Home". palmettocenterforthearts.org. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- ^ "PCA FAQ" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved Feb 29, 2016.
- ^ Band Web site: http://www.silvercadets.com
- ^ https://www.wltx.com/article/news/crime/man-gets-life-in-prison-for-killing-forest-acres-officer-greg-alia/437946966
- ^ https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/cic/journalism_and_mass_communications/news/2016/2016_alumni_awards.php#.XgraJEdKg2w