Junius H. Rose High School
| Junius H. Rose High School (Junius Harris Rose) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Greenville, North Carolina, US | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Where Pride is Rampant and Achievement Abounds! |
| Established | 1957 |
| Principal |
Dr. George Frazier (2001-2010) Charles Langley (2010-2013) Monica Jacobson (2013-present) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Number of students | 1352 |
| Color(s) | Kelly Green, Columbia Blue, White |
| Mascot | Rampants, believed to be a combination of "Rams" and "Phantoms", mascots of the previous Greenville High School and C. M. Eppes High School |
| Website | Official Site |
Dr. George Frazier (2001-2010) Charles Langley (2010-2013)
Junius H Rose High School (known colloquially as J.H. Rose, Rose High or simply Rose) is a comprehensive public high school in Greenville, North Carolina, in the Pitt County Schools system. Originally dedicated in 1957 on South Elm Street, it moved to its present location on Arlington Boulevard (the former Greenville Middle School) in 1992. Students that made up the original student body came from the former Greenville High School in downtown Greenville. Students from the former historically black C. M. Eppes High School were integrated in during the early 1970s.
In 2011 the school received a 2 out of 10 rating from greatschools.org.
The school was named for longtime Greenville area educator Dr. Junius H. Rose (1892–1972). Rose was a World War I veteran who came to Greenville in 1919 to serve as principal of Greenville High School, a predecessor institution to the present school. In 1920, he was appointed as superintendent of the former Greenville City Schools district, a position he was still holding as of 1957. He was also the Civil Defense Chairman of Pitt County and a Boy Scout Leader. According to local historian Roger Kammerer, "... Rose almost missed the life he found in education. He wanted to be a railroad man, but was persuaded by his professor at Trinity College in Durham (now Duke University) to take a position in education in Kinston. From there, he came to Pitt County and remained for the rest of his life. Known to be very involved with the students, Rose even missed the announcement of his appointment as superintendent because he was on a trip with students. Rose was active in his church, Jarvis Memorial [United Methodist Church], and in statewide civic organizations." A portrait of Dr. Rose, which originally hung in the library on the South Elm campus, now hangs in the administrative area of the Arlington campus. Click here to see the painting and a more complete biography of Junius Harris Rose.
For many years, white students attended Greenville High School, which had been built in 1915 and located in the downtown area on what was then known as the "Town Common" and the site of what is now a parking lot for East Carolina University. Principals of this school included E.S. Peele (c. 1915), Junius H. Rose (1919-), Vester M. Mulholland (c. 1939), and Ed Warren(1983–1990, continuing as the principal of Rose).
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