Rockville High School (Connecticut)

Rockville High School is a public secondary school located in Vernon, Connecticut. The school also serves as a vocational agriculture school for the region. RHS has 1,136 students in grades 9-12. The school's motto is "Nihil Nisi Optimum" (Nothing but the best), and its athletic teams are known as the Rams. The school's colors are blue and gold. The school was established in 1870 and moved into its current building at 70 Loveland Hill Road in 1959.

chool Information and Statistics

Demographics

*RHS has the following demographic breakdown:
**Caucasian - 75.6%
**African-American - 10.6%
**Hispanic - 8.0%
**Asian - 5.2%
**American Indian - .6%

Academic

*RHS offers 11 Advanced Placement courses
*SAT Performance (average over 5 years)
**Participation - 77.6%
**Average Critical Reading - 526.4
**Average Mathematics - 517
**Average Writing - 511
*Post-Graduation Plans (average over 5 years)
**4-year College - 54.2%
**2-year College - 24.8%
**Vocational - 1%
**Military - 2.4%
**Employment - 12.2%
**Other - 3.4%

Distinguished Alumni

*Gene Pitney - 2002 inductee to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame
*Charles Ethan Porter - African American still life painter
*Bill Romanowski - former professional American football player
*Mark Warner - former governor of Virginia

External links

* [http://www.rockvillehighschool.org/ RHS Official Site]
* [http://www.rockvillehighschool.org/alumni/alumni.htm RHS Alumni Page]
* [http://www.vernonschools.com/ Vernon Public Schools]