Rockdale County High School
| Rockdale County High School | |
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| Address | |
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1174 Bulldog Circle NE Conyers, Georgia 30012-4797 United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°40′03″N 84°00′27″W / 33.667500°N 84.007500°WCoordinates: 33°40′03″N 84°00′27″W / 33.667500°N 84.007500°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1954 |
| School district | Rockdale County School District |
| Principal | Frank Daniels |
| Teaching staff | 91 FTE |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,384 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 15:1 |
| Color(s) | Red and black |
| Athletics conference | 8 AAAA |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Yearbook | Tempus Fugit |
| Website | Rockdale County High School |
Rockdale County High School is located in the heart of Conyers, Georgia, United States, in the old-town district. RCHS is one of four high schools located in Rockdale County, along with Heritage High School, Salem High School, and the Rockdale Career Academy. RCHS also hosts the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, which is sponsored by Georgia Tech.
The school's mascot is the Bulldog. Approximately 1,600 students are enrolled.
Rockdale County High School is a part of the GHSA in Region 8-AAAA. In the 2008-2009, RCHS won Fox 5's High 5 Sports Team of the Week award twice, the first school ever to do so. The hand-shaped trophies were awarded to the football and wrestling teams.
The school is a Grammy School of Excellence. The literary team won the regional title in 2003, and the boys' quartet won the state title.
In the 2007-2008 school year, the Advanced Musical Theater Class took Ragtime to One Act Competition, and won first place. After winning first place at regionals, they later went on to take third place at state, beating performing arts schools.
In the 2008-2009 school year, the Rockdale County High School Marching Band won the Grand Champion trophy in competition at the Southern Star Invitational competition.
Rockdale County High School Winter Guard won first place and the gold medal at the 2011 SAPA Championships in the Scholastic AA class. The winter guard also consistently came in first place at competitions throughout the 2010-2011 season.
Also, the Rockdale marching band has a recent history of respectable percussion sections. In 2016, the percussion section came within a point of the best-in-class percussion award at both of the marching band's competitions. The band competed in class AAA.
The Rockdale Magnet School (formally, the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology) is a magnet school located in Rockdale County in the city of Conyers. It is a selective school whose students take on rigorous college-level courses in mathematics, the natural sciences, technology/engineering, and research.
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