T. C. Roberson High School
Encyclopedia
T.C. Roberson is a high school
in the Buncombe County Schools System
in Asheville, North Carolina
. It is located at 250 Overlook Road, Asheville, NC 28803. TC Roberson High School was founded when Valley Springs High School and Biltmore High School were combined to form one high school. It is named for Thomas Crawford Roberson, a former Superintendent of Buncombe County Schools and the architect of the consolidation of 21 county high schools into the 6 county high schools that exist today. Its school newspaper is the Golden Fleece. It has two feeder schools - Valley Springs Middle School and half of the students at Cane Creek Middle School
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in state championships holding a total of 37 . In addition, Roberson has won the AAA Wachovia Cup (award for best overall athletic program in the state of North Carolina) for three straight years and five times since the Wachovia Cup was created in 1979. Roberson's main rivals in athletics in the Asheville area are A.C. Reynolds High School, and Asheville High School
. T.C. Roberson is well known for being a powerhouse in mens tennis. In 2010 the legendary mens tennis coach Tuffy Clark retired. Throughout Tuffy's tenure at head coach, the mens tennis team won a record 14 straight MAC conference titles.
Spanish Club
French Club
Roberson Thespians
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in the Buncombe County Schools System
Buncombe County Schools System
Buncombe County Schools is the name of the government body that oversees the public schools in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The members of the Board of Education are elected for four-year terms, and new members are elected every two years. The Buncombe County Schools System is the largest in...
in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
. It is located at 250 Overlook Road, Asheville, NC 28803. TC Roberson High School was founded when Valley Springs High School and Biltmore High School were combined to form one high school. It is named for Thomas Crawford Roberson, a former Superintendent of Buncombe County Schools and the architect of the consolidation of 21 county high schools into the 6 county high schools that exist today. Its school newspaper is the Golden Fleece. It has two feeder schools - Valley Springs Middle School and half of the students at Cane Creek Middle School
Cane Creek Middle School
Cane Creek Middle School is part of the Buncombe County Schools System in Fletcher, North Carolina. The school was built in 2000. Cane Creek participates in many national and international education contests including Mathcounts, Odyssey of the Mind, Science Olympiad, National History Day, National...
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Athletics
Roberson athletics is considered to be the best in Buncombe County and among the best in the state. In North Carolina, Roberson is ranked fifth in North CarolinaNorth Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
in state championships holding a total of 37 . In addition, Roberson has won the AAA Wachovia Cup (award for best overall athletic program in the state of North Carolina) for three straight years and five times since the Wachovia Cup was created in 1979. Roberson's main rivals in athletics in the Asheville area are A.C. Reynolds High School, and Asheville High School
Asheville High School
Asheville High School in Asheville, North Carolina, United States, is one of two secondary schools in the Asheville City Schools system. It is located at 419 McDowell Street, in a building designed by Douglas Ellington. Construction of the original building was begun in 1927 and completed in 1929...
. T.C. Roberson is well known for being a powerhouse in mens tennis. In 2010 the legendary mens tennis coach Tuffy Clark retired. Throughout Tuffy's tenure at head coach, the mens tennis team won a record 14 straight MAC conference titles.
Principals
- 1962-1969 Guy L. Ensley
- 1969-1982 Charles Koontz
- 1982-1989 Malcom Brown
- 1989-1991 Dr. Karen Campbell
- 1991 Charles Koontz (interim)
- 1991-1996 Richard E. Greene
- 1996-1999 Caroline Shorter
- 2000-2001 Dr. Lenda Sprague
- 2001-2004 George Drake
- 2004-2010 Rob Weinkle
- 2010-2011 Gayland Welborn
- 2011-present Amy Rhoney
Clubs
T.C. Roberson Junior Classical League (Latin Club)Spanish Club
French Club
Roberson Thespians
Athletics
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