Rockbridge County High School
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Rockbridge County High School is a secondary school
in Lexington, Virginia
.
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, 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
.
, 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.
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.
. In 2006 Rockbridge lost the State Championship to the Richlands High School Blue Tornado, by a close score of 28 - 29.
The team was runner up in the 2010 district competition, and placed third in the regional competition.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Lexington, Virginia
Lexington, Virginia
Lexington is an independent city within the confines of Rockbridge County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 7,042 in 2010. Lexington is about 55 minutes east of the West Virginia border and is about 50 miles north of Roanoke, Virginia. It was first settled in 1777.It is home to...
.
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 LeoneSierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
Project" which has been sponsored by the RCHS Interact Club. Students voluntarily raised money and school supplies for a technical school in Kenema
Kenema
Kenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the Eastern Province with a population of 128,402 in the 2004 census and a more recent estimate of 169,937...
which had been destroyed in a civil war. Through RCHS's efforts, the school has been rebuilt and improved.
Other school organizations include National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, Interact Club, Spanish, French, and Latin Club, the award winning school newspaper "The Prowler" and the nationally renowned "Trivium" yearbook
Yearbook
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
.
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 routine. The RCHS Talent Show raises the money needed to print the school's newspaper.RCHS Student Government
The RCHS student government sponsors a highly successful bloodmobileBloodmobile
A bloodmobile is a mobile blood donation center. It is a vehicle equipped with everything necessary for a blood donation procedure. Blood drives involving bloodmobiles usually happen in public places such as colleges and churches.Many times large employers will sponsor mobile blood drives and...
, 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 NationsModel United Nations
Model United Nations is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda....
program in the area in February 2007. Various local banks and businesses, along with Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.The classical school from which Washington and Lee descended was established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, about north of its present location. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall in a burst of...
, Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Military Institute
The Virginia Military Institute , located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest state-supported military college and one of six senior military colleges in the United States. Unlike any other military college in the United States—and in keeping with its founding principles—all VMI students are...
, and the Rockbridge County School system sponsor the conference. Schools across the Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley
The Shenandoah Valley is both a geographic valley and cultural region of western Virginia and West Virginia in the United States. The valley is bounded to the east by the Blue Ridge Mountains, to the west by the eastern front of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians , to the north by the Potomac River...
attend.
Sports
Rockbridge County High School currently supports 13 Varsity teams, including Cheerleading (football and competition),Wrestling 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 Cheerleading, 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 III team, and play in the six team AA Blue Ridge DistrictAA Blue Ridge District
The AA Blue Ridge District is a district in the Region III of the Virginia High School League. The district is named for the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are nearby all of the schools. From the late 1980s through the early 2000s, the district steadily grew as four schools dropped in classification...
. In 2006 Rockbridge lost the State Championship to the Richlands High School Blue Tornado, by a close score of 28 - 29.
Academic Team
The Academic Team won the Southern Valley District Championship in 2008.The team was runner up in the 2010 district competition, and placed third in the regional competition.