Rome High School

Infobox School
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name = Rome High School
type = Public high school
principal = Dr. Tygar Evans
grades = 9–12
address = 1000 Veteran's Memorial Highway
Rome, GA 30161
information = 706-235-9653
enrollment = 1,487 (as of 2005-06)
faculty = 89.1 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 16.7
campus = Urban
nickname = Wolves
colors = Red and Gold
website = [http://www.rcs.rome.ga.us/rhs/index.html School website]

Rome High School is a four-year public high school located in Rome, Georgia, United States. The current principal is Dr. J. Tygar Evans.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,487 students and 89.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 16.7. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1304440&ID=130444000028 Rome High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 17, 2008.]

History

As part of the National Schools Recognition Program sponsored by the United States Department of Education in an effort to recognize distinguished public schools in Georgia, the Georgia Department of Education selected this school as a "school of excellence" in 1996. The school was subsequently commended by the Georgia House of Representatives in recognition for being selected as the 1996 Georgia High School of Excellence from the 7th congressional district. cite web|url=http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/1995_96/leg/fulltext/hr1313.htm |title=HR 1313 - Rome High School; commend |accessdate=2007-10-10 |date=1996-03-15 |publisher=Georgia House of Representatives ]

The school and its students have also distinguished themselves by winning two Georgia Scholastic Press Awards in 2007,cite news | first=Sherrie | last=Whaley | coauthors= Carolyn Crist | title=Georgia Scholastic Press Awards distributed in UGA ceremony | date=2007-05-02 | publisher= | url =http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/publish/070502_ScholasticPressAwards.shtml | work =UGA Office of Public Affairs | pages = | accessdate = 2007-10-10 | language = ] and having two first place prize winners in the 2007 Georgia Humanities Council National History Day state contest. cite web|url=http://www.georgiahumanities.org/programs/history/statecontest.html |title=State Contest Results "Triumph and Tragedy in History " |accessdate=2007-10-10 |date=2007-04-28 |publisher=the Georgia Humanities Council ]

Test Scores

In 2004, before the SAT included the Writing section, the senior class at RHS scored above the Georgia and national average.cite web|url=http://rcs.rome.ga.us/rhs/test.html |title=Rome High School SAT scores|accessdate=2007-10-10 |publisher=Rome High School website ]

In 2007, two years after the inclusion of the Writing section, Governor Sonny Perdue and Georgia Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox released through the Office of the Governor a list of the 25 Georgia schools with the highest SAT scores of 2007 seniors. Overall, RHS ranked 16th, with an average combined score of 1621. Additionally, the school tied three others for 15th place on the Reading section, took 20th place in Mathematics, and tied one other school for 13th place on the Writing section. cite web|url=http://gov.georgia.gov/00/press/detail/0,2668,78006749_88148916_96285001,00.html |title=Governor Perdue, Superintendent Cox Announce Top 25 SAT Schools |accessdate=2008-01-29 |date=2007-08-29 |work=State of Georgia Press Release |publisher=georgia.gov]

Athletics

Football

Over the past eight years, Rome High's football program has achieved much success. Excluding the 2003 campaign, the Wolves have won ten games or more since 2001, and have made it to the state playoffs every year since 2000. cite web|url=http://www.romeathletics.net/index.php?sport=5&action=schedule|title=Football Schedule Information|accessdate=2008-01-29|publisher=RomeAthletics.net ] The Wolves play at an off-campus location, Barron Stadium, which is located in downtown Rome approximately five miles from the school.

Fine Arts

Band

The Rome High marching band, known as the "Sound of the Seven Hills," is another successful extension of the school. In six competitions between 2006 and 2007, the band was named Grand Champion four times and took third place two times. The New York Times has also called them the "role model for all high school bands". cite web|url=http://www.romebands.org|title=Rome Bands Home Page|accessdate=2008-01-29|publisher=RomeBands.org ]

References

External links

* [http://www.rcs.rome.ga.us/rhs/index.html RHS Homepage]
* [http://www.romeathletics.net/ RHS Athletics]
* [http://www.romebands.org RHS Band]