Rockville High School

Rockville High School is a public secondary school located in Vernon, Connecticut. The school also serves as a vocational agriculture school for the region. Passing grade at RHS is a 70%. RHS has 1,136 students in grades 9-12. The school's mottos include "Nihil Nisi Optimum" (Nothing but the best), and "We Are the Rock," (instituted by current principal, Mr. Eric Baim),^[1] 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. Clubs at RHS include GSA, Friends Club, Issues, The Pink Sock Crew, Newspaper Club, Hatch Arms Club, and many more.

School 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 - 0.6%

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 and current Senator from Virginia

References

1. ^ http://vernonschools.com/assets/sip/SIP%20RHS%2012-01-09.pdf November 2009 School Improvement Plan, p. 26

External links

• RHS Official Site
• RHS Alumni Page
• Vernon Public Schools
• RHS RAM BAND

Coordinates: 41°51′39″N 72°28′51″W / 41.8607°N 72.4807°W / 41.8607; -72.4807

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