Rock Hill High School (South Carolina)

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Rock Hill High School
Address
Map
320 West Springdale Road

Rock Hill, South Carolina
29730

United States
Coordinates34°54′09″N 80°58′48″W / 34.9023674°N 80.9800779°W / 34.9023674; -80.9800779
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoCarpe Diem Latin for, Take Advantage for the Day
Established1888 (136 years ago) (1888)
School districtRock Hill Schools
PrincipalOzzie
Staff116.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,994 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.12[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Garnet and black
  
MascotBearcat
Websitewww.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/Domain/32

Rock Hill High School (RHHS) is the first of the three high schools in Rock Hill, South Carolina. A part of Rock Hill Schools, it offers the International Baccalaureate diploma to its senior class students,[2] as well as dual credit and Advanced Placement.[3] As of February 2016, RHHS has approximately 2,000 students in grades 9–12.[4]

Athletics

Rock Hill High offers a number of sports, including baseball, women's and men's basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, women's and men's soccer, softball, swimming, women's and men's tennis, track and field, wrestling, and volleyball. Its sports teams are known as the Bearcats and compete in Region 3-AAAAA of the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL).

The athletic teams have achieved considerable success. The Bearcats wrestling team is recognized as a traditional South Carolina powerhouse, having won 19 team state championships. Rock Hill High SCHSL team accomplishments are listed below.

Football

  • AA Champions: 1945, 1946, 1953
  • AAAA Division 1 Champions: 2002, 2004

Baseball

  • AAA Baseball Champions: 1967

Basketball

  • AAAA (Boy's) Champions: 2006
  • AAAAA (Girl's) Champions: 2022

Cross Country

  • AAAA (Boy's) Champions: 1990

Tennis

  • AAAA (Boy's) Champions: 1971
  • AAAAA (Girl's) State Champions: 2017

Wrestling

  • AAAAA Champions: 2018
  • AAAA Champions: 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2014, 2015
  • AAAA Runners-up: 1978, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016

Golf

  • AAAAA (Boy's) Champions: 2018

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rock Hill High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "International Baccalaureate". Rock Hill High School. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
  3. ^ "Advanced Placement". Rock Hill High School. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
  4. ^ "About us". Rock Hill High School. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  5. ^ Phillip Adams Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ Gerald Dixon Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  7. ^ Tori Gurley Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. ^ Jonathan Hefney, Tennessee, Cornerback - 247 Sports. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  9. ^ Fischer, Heinz-Dietrich. Foreign Correspondents Report From Africa. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "Chris Hope, DB for the Tennessee Titans at NFL.com". NFL Network. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  11. ^ Jonathan Meeks Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  12. ^ Meet Ralph|US Representative Ralph Norman. norman.house.gov. Retrieved Jan 27, 2020.
  13. ^ Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope - Rock Hill Personal Injury Lawyers. elrodpope.com. Retrieved Jan 27, 2020.
  14. ^ Keith Richardson: Tennis Superstar. dspace.ychistory.org. Retrieved Jan 27, 2020.
  15. ^ McCormick, Brett. (Apr 28, 2018). Rock Hill's Jaleel Scott picked in fourth round of NFL draft. The Herald. Retrieved Jan 27, 2020.
  16. ^ "Player Bio: Ko Simpson". South Carolina Gamecock Athletics. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  17. ^ "Player Bio: Arkee Whitlock". Edmonton Eskimos. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-04-24.

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