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Roanoke Rapids High School is a public high school in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

Building history

Roanoke Rapids High School opened in 1921. It was the brainchild of local industrialist Samuel Paterson and was intended to be the centerpiece of the entire Roanoke Rapids community. The school was designed by Hobart Upjohn and cost ten times the average high school building in the state. It is in the Tudor Revival or Gothic style and draws qualities of the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is a 3 1/2-story, nine bay, "T"-shaped building with a combination flat-top and slate gable roof and a projecting, crenellated entrance tower.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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Athletics

The school's colors are black and gold. Its mascot is the Yellow Jacket. The school uses a logo similar to that of Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets were the Class B, Baseball State Champions in 1932 and 1935. Roanoke Rapids High School competes in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association in the 2A class. They have football, baseball, softball, swimming, wrestling, volleyball, track and field, cross country, soccer, basketball, tennis, golf, and cheerleading programs.

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Notable alumni

Brian Barnes, MLB pitcher

Nazair Jones, NFL player

Meredith Kinleigh, Christian pop musician

Kareem Martin, NFL player

Tom Topping, college football player, inducted into Duke Sports Hall of Fame

References

External links

Roanoke Rapids High School page at the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District site Roanoke Rapids High School Alumni and Friends Guide to the Hobart Upjohn Architectural Drawings of the Roanoke Rapids Senior High School 1920-1938