Rockdale County High School
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Rockdale County High School is located in the heart of Conyers, Georgia
, USA, in the old-town district. RCHS is one of three high schools located in Rockdale County. The other schools are Heritage High School, Salem High School
, and the Rockdale Career Academy. It also hosts the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology which is sponsored by Georgia Tech.
The school's mascot is the Bulldog
. There are approximately 1,600 students enrolled.
In the 2007-2008 school year, the Advanced Musical Theater Class took Ragtime to One Act Competition, and won first place. After winning 1st place at regional, they later went on to take 3rd place at state, beating performing arts schools.
In the 2008-2009 school year, Rockdale County High School Marching Band won the Grand Champion trophy in competition at the Southern Star Invitational competition.
Rockdale County High School Winter Guard won first place and the gold medal at the 2011 SAPA Championships in the Scholastic AA class. The winter guard also consistently came first place at competitions throughout the 2010-2011 season.
located in Rockdale County in the city of Conyers
, Georgia
, USA. It is a selective school whose students take on rigorous college-level courses in mathematics, the natural sciences, technology/engineering, and research.
The Magnet School does not have its own building and thus the Magnet classrooms and offices are located within the Rockdale County High School building and trailers. As of January, 2011, the Magnet School occupies the building that was previously C.J. Hicks Elementary School (also located in Conyers) as there was a newly constructed elementary school building that CJHE moved into on December 21, 2009.
The Rockdale Magnet School accepts approximately 90 students annually.
Magnet School achievements include: students accepted to the nation's top universities, including Harvard and MIT,; a state-champion Math Team; several perfect SAT and ACT subscores and one perfect ACT composite score; and several winners of science and research fairs such as the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
and the Siemens Competition.
It was opened in 2000 to provide a rigorous high school curriculum for the youth in Rockdale County. The school focuses on the fields of mathematics, sciences, and technology. Magnet students are enrolled in selective classes in those fields composed only of Magnet students (approximately 10-15 students per class period, as opposed to Rockdale County High School's average class size of 30), and the rest of their classes are taken with the standard student population of Rockdale County High School.
Courses are set on a college-level curriculum. The college scholarship amount exceeds 3 million annually. Honors include 12 perfect math scores on the SAT and 8 perfect math ACT score.
Since 2002, the school sends 8-12 students to Metz, France each year to aid high school students with their own science fair projects. This is through a partnership with Georgia Tech, specifically their Georgia Tech Lorraine
campus. Students also visit Paris each year and live with a French student. The French students visit Rockdale in the spring of each year to present their scientific or cultural projects and to attend a France Dance in their honor. The school has a freestyle Friday rap battle every Friday. The school also participates in soul train lines.
Conyers, Georgia
Conyers is the only city in Rockdale County, Georgia, USA. It is twenty-four miles east of Atlanta. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,689. Census estimates of 2005 indicate a population of 12,205. The city is the county seat of Rockdale County. By 2009, the reported population was...
, USA, in the old-town district. RCHS is one of three high schools located in Rockdale County. The other schools are Heritage High School, Salem High School
Salem High School (Georgia)
Salem High School is a public high school located in Conyers, Georgia, U.S. The school educates about 1,600 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Rockdale County Public Schools district.- Information :...
, and the Rockdale Career Academy. It also hosts the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology which is sponsored by Georgia Tech.
The school's mascot is the Bulldog
Bulldog
Bulldog is the name for a breed of dog commonly referred to as the English Bulldog. Other Bulldog breeds include the American Bulldog, Olde English Bulldogge and the French Bulldog. The Bulldog is a muscular heavy dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose...
. There are approximately 1,600 students enrolled.
Athletics
Rockdale County High School is a part of the GHSA in Region 8-AAAA. The girls and boys football teams have attended state playoffs nearly every year for the past 10 years. In the school year 2008-2009, Rockdale won the Conyers's Cup for football, wrestling, and swimming, beating rival schools Salem and Heritage. In that same school year, RCHS won Fox 5's High 5 Sports Team of The Week award twice, the first school ever to do so. The hand shaped trophies were awarded to the football and wrestling teams.Fine arts
The school is a Grammy School of Excellence. The literary team won the regional title in 2003, and the boys quartet went on to win the state title.In the 2007-2008 school year, the Advanced Musical Theater Class took Ragtime to One Act Competition, and won first place. After winning 1st place at regional, they later went on to take 3rd place at state, beating performing arts schools.
In the 2008-2009 school year, Rockdale County High School Marching Band won the Grand Champion trophy in competition at the Southern Star Invitational competition.
Rockdale County High School Winter Guard won first place and the gold medal at the 2011 SAPA Championships in the Scholastic AA class. The winter guard also consistently came first place at competitions throughout the 2010-2011 season.
Magnet School
The Rockdale Magnet School (formally, the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology) is a Magnet SchoolMagnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
located in Rockdale County in the city of Conyers
Conyers
Conyers is a city in Rockdale County, Georgia, USAConyers may also refer to:*Conyers' School, a comprehensive school in Yarm, England, founded in 1590 by Thomas Conyers*Conyers Baronets, an English baronetcy...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, USA. It is a selective school whose students take on rigorous college-level courses in mathematics, the natural sciences, technology/engineering, and research.
The Magnet School does not have its own building and thus the Magnet classrooms and offices are located within the Rockdale County High School building and trailers. As of January, 2011, the Magnet School occupies the building that was previously C.J. Hicks Elementary School (also located in Conyers) as there was a newly constructed elementary school building that CJHE moved into on December 21, 2009.
The Rockdale Magnet School accepts approximately 90 students annually.
Magnet School achievements include: students accepted to the nation's top universities, including Harvard and MIT,; a state-champion Math Team; several perfect SAT and ACT subscores and one perfect ACT composite score; and several winners of science and research fairs such as the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is the largest pre-college scientific research event in the world, and is owned and administered by the Society for Science & the Public a 501 non-profit organization based in Washington, DC...
and the Siemens Competition.
It was opened in 2000 to provide a rigorous high school curriculum for the youth in Rockdale County. The school focuses on the fields of mathematics, sciences, and technology. Magnet students are enrolled in selective classes in those fields composed only of Magnet students (approximately 10-15 students per class period, as opposed to Rockdale County High School's average class size of 30), and the rest of their classes are taken with the standard student population of Rockdale County High School.
Courses are set on a college-level curriculum. The college scholarship amount exceeds 3 million annually. Honors include 12 perfect math scores on the SAT and 8 perfect math ACT score.
Since 2002, the school sends 8-12 students to Metz, France each year to aid high school students with their own science fair projects. This is through a partnership with Georgia Tech, specifically their Georgia Tech Lorraine
Georgia Tech Lorraine
Georgia Tech Lorraine is a campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Metz, France and plays a pivotal role in Georgia Tech's International Plan.-History:...
campus. Students also visit Paris each year and live with a French student. The French students visit Rockdale in the spring of each year to present their scientific or cultural projects and to attend a France Dance in their honor. The school has a freestyle Friday rap battle every Friday. The school also participates in soul train lines.
Notable alumni
- E.R. ShippE.R. ShippE.R. Shipp is an American journalist and columnist. As a columnist for the New York Daily News, she was awarded the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for "her penetrating columns on race, welfare and other social issues."...
, journalist and Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winner, the school's first Distinguished Alumna. - Holly HunterHolly HunterHolly Hunter is an American actress. Hunter starred in The Piano for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She has also been nominated for Oscars for her roles in Broadcast News, The Firm, and Thirteen...
, Oscar-winning actress - Curtis Aikens, television host
- Jesus Martinez, renowned Astro-physicist/Drum Major/President of Ball So Hard University; He's also famous for his feud with renowned hip-hop recording artist Yellawolf. Martinez once said "Yellawolf is the worst thing to happen to music, since the death of John DenverJohn DenverHenry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
". Yellawolf responded by stating simply that "I respect [Jesus Martinez] him for his opinion - as he is a great music critic, but I still think I'm better than Kanye WestKanye WestKanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
even though he makes more money than me...Taylor Gang or Die"