Rushville Consolidated High School

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name = Rushville Consolidated High School


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established =
grades = 9 - 12
district = Rush County Schools
type = Public high school
principal = Garry Watson
enrollment = 813
enrollment_as_of = 2005-06
faculty = 51.3 (on FTE basis)
ratio = 15.8
nickname = Lions
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colors = Red and Black
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location = 1201 Lions Path
Rushville, IN 46173
information = 765-932-3901
website = [http://rchs.rushville.k12.in.us/ School website]

Rushville Consolidated High School, RCHS is a four-year public high school in Rushville, Indiana, United States, as part of the Rush County Schools. The school is in Rush County and has an attendance of around 1,000 students. The School functions on a block schedule with classes alternating every other day. The school mascot is the Lion and the school colors are Red and black.

As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 813 students and 51.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 15.8. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1809750&ID=180975001596 Rushville Consolidated High School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 17, 2007.]

Drug testing

In 1998, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit supported a school policy that required students in all extracurricular activities to participate in random drug tests. That was the first time a federal appels court upheld such a policy for students other than athletes. ["Court backs school drug test". "Chicago Tribune", January 14, 1998. 3.] The ruling was challenged by the ACLU, but the United States Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal. [Frank J. Murray. "High court declines to debate school drug-testing case". "The Washington Times", October 6, 1998. A3.]

Athletics

The school mascot is the Lion and the school colors are Black and Red.

Several individuals associated with Rushville High School have been inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. These include:
*Cinda Rice Brown - Coached girls' basketball for 31 years and won 18 straight sectional championships. [ [http://www.hoopshall.com/inductees/women/2002/brown.html Cinda Rice Brown] . Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 17, 2007.]
*Jim Gridley - Coached boys' basketball for 8 years, winning 5 sectional championships and 2 regional championships; served as athletic director for 25 years. [ [http://www.hoopshall.com/inductees/1984/gridley.html Jim Grindley] . Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 17, 2007.]
*Robert S. Hinshaw - Coached boys' basketball from 1929 to 1943; served as athletic director from 1943 to 1945. [ [http://www.hoopshall.com/inductees/1963/rhinshaw.html Robert S. Hinshaw] .Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 17, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://rchs.rushville.k12.in.us/ School website]