Rockmart High School

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Rockmart High School
Yellow Jacket
NicknameThe Fighting Yellow Jackets
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
Websitewww.polk.k12.ga.us/Domain/9

Rockmart High School (RHS) also known as the Fighting Yellow Jackets is the only

high school in Rockmart, Georgia, United States. It is fed by Rockmart Middle School and by the Aragon community. As of the 2019–20 school year, the school had an enrollment of 961 students and a faculty of 44.80 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 21.45.[2]

History

In 1912, the

Methodist North Georgia Annual Conference). It had closed after a 23-year existence in 1912 after it was purchased by the Rockmart School Board of trustees. Rockmart High School was in the building for three years, until the building burned down in 1915. The building was later rebuilt, but the building burned down again in 1940. The current lot is now the Rockmart Governmental Complex. Prior to the Polk County School System of Georgia, RHS had its own city school system and Cedartown High School also had its own city school system in Cedartown
.

Racial integration

Before the

African American
community of Rockmart. The integration of the school system began in 1966, when some African American students began attending Rockmart High School. Total integration was achieved in 1967, with the closing of Elm Street High School.

Demographics

According to a

Latino. Of those students 492 were male and 464 female.[2]

Extracurricular activities

Clubs

Rockmart High School has 18 clubs.

Athletics

Rockmart High School competes in Region 6 of the AAA Class. It sponsors 38 athletic teams on campus, with both boys and girls participating in varsity, junior varsity, and 9th grade competitions. RHS athletics are sponsored by many local businesses. Rockmart's first football team was established in 1923. The team of 1950 beat

National Champions.[3]

Drama

Every spring the advanced acting class performs at a GHSA one-act play competition. When the new Rockmart High School was constructed, performance space was not included. Instead, the Rockmart Thespians use the Rockmart Art Center Theatre for their productions. The department has produced many theatrical feats such as Seussical, Grease Hairspray. In October 2008, the Rockmart High School Thespians placed first at the Region AA One Act Competition with their performance of Godspell. The RHS Thespians then took the show to the State AA One Act Competition and placed third out of four schools.[4] In 2013, Rockmart Thespians placed first in the State AAA One Act Competition with a production of the thriller When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Polk County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public Schools - Rockmart High School (130420001509)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  3. ^ The Heritage of Polk County Georgia 1851-2000. County Heritage, Inc. & The Polk County Heritage Committee. 2000.
  4. ^ "Congratulations to the 2008-2009 GHSA One-Act Play Champions!". Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  5. ^ Votesmart.org-Nathan Dean

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