Rock Hill High School (South Carolina)
{{Infobox school
|name= Rock Hill High School
|motto= Carpe Diem Latin for, Take Advantage for the Day
|address= 320 West Springdale Road
|city= Rock Hill, South Carolina
|zipcode= 29730
|country= United States
|type= Public high school
|established= {{start date and age|1888|p=1}}
|principal= Ozzie Ahl
|district=Rock Hill Schools
|grades= 9–12
|mascot= Bearcat
|website= {{URL|https://www.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/Domain/32}}
|enrollment= 1,998 (2023-2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4503870&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=450387001150|title=Rock Hill High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=December 10, 2024}}
|colors= Garnet and black
{{color box|maroon|border=silver}}{{color box|black|border=silver}}
|campus_type= Suburban
|coordinates= {{Coord|34.9023674|-80.9800779|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|pushpin_map= South Carolina#USA
}}
Rock Hill High School (RHHS) is the first of the three high schools in Rock Hill, South Carolina. A part of Rock Hill Schools, it offers the International Baccalaureate diploma to its senior class students,{{cite web | publisher = Rock Hill High School
| title = International Baccalaureate | url = http://rh.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/InternationalBaccalaureate.aspx | accessdate = 2011-04-19}} as well as dual credit and Advanced Placement.{{cite web | publisher = Rock Hill High School
| title = Advanced Placement | url = http://rh.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/advancedplacement.aspx | accessdate = 2011-04-19}} As of February 2016, RHHS has approximately 2,000 students in grades 9–12.{{cite web |publisher = Rock Hill High School|title = About us|url = http://rh.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/aboutus.aspx|accessdate = 2016-02-11}}
Athletics
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Rock Hill High offers a number of sports, including baseball, women's and men's basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, women's and men's soccer, softball, swimming, women's and men's tennis, track and field, wrestling, and volleyball. Its sports teams are known as the Bearcats and compete in Region 3-AAAAA of the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL).
The athletic teams have achieved considerable success. The Bearcats wrestling team is recognized as a traditional South Carolina powerhouse, having won 19 team state championships. Rock Hill High SCHSL team accomplishments are listed below.
= Football =
- AA Champions: 1945, 1946, 1953
- AAAA Division 1 Champions: 2002, 2004
= Baseball =
- AAA Baseball Champions: 1967
= Basketball =
- AAAA (Boy's) Champions: 2006
- AAAAA (Girl's) Champions: 2022
= Cross Country =
- AAAA (Boy's) Champions: 1990
= Tennis =
- AAAA (Boy's) Champions: 1971
- AAAAA (Girl's) State Champions: 2017
= Wrestling =
- AAAAA Champions: 2018
- AAAA Champions: 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2009, 2014, 2015
- AAAA Runners-up: 1978, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016
= Golf =
- AAAAA (Boy's) Champions: 2018
Notable alumni
- Phillip Adams, NFL cornerback[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AdamPh00.htm Phillip Adams Stats]. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- Bob Bolin, MLB pitcher{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
- Gerald Dixon, NFL linebacker[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DixoGe20.htm Gerald Dixon Stats]. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- Tori Gurley, NFL and CFL wide receiver[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GurlTo00.htm Tori Gurley Stats]. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- Jonathan Hefney, NFL and CFL defensive back, two-time CFL All-Star selection[https://247sports.com/player/jonathan-hefney-44600/ Jonathan Hefney, Tennessee, Cornerback - 247 Sports]. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- Jim Hoagland, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalistFischer, Heinz-Dietrich. [https://books.google.com/books?id=VtE9AwAAQBAJ&dq=Jim+Hoagland+rock+hill+high+school&pg=PA33 Foreign Correspondents Report From Africa]. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- Chris Hope, NFL safety, 2008 Pro Bowl selection and Super Bowl XL champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers{{cite web | publisher = NFL Network | title = Chris Hope, DB for the Tennessee Titans at NFL.com | url = http://www.nfl.com/player/chrishope/2505089/profile | accessdate = 2012-06-09 }}
- Jonathan Meeks, NFL safety[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MeekJo01.htm Jonathan Meeks Stats]. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- Ralph Norman, real estate developer and politician[https://norman.house.gov/meet-ralph/ Meet Ralph|US Representative Ralph Norman]. norman.house.gov. Retrieved Jan 27, 2020.
- Robbie Ouzts, NFL fullback{{cite web |last1=Zietlow |first1=Alex |title=Rock Hill High School football standout commits to SEC powerhouse Alabama |url=https://www.heraldonline.com/sports/high-school/prep-football/article245562755.html |website=Rock Hill Herald |access-date=8 April 2025}}
- Tommy Pope, solicitor and politician[https://elrodpope.com/thomas-e-tommy-pope/ Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope - Rock Hill Personal Injury Lawyers]. elrodpope.com. Retrieved Jan 27, 2020.
- Keith Richardson, professional tennis player[https://dspace.ychistory.org/bitstream/handle/11030/69644/00001283.pdf?sequence=1 Keith Richardson: Tennis Superstar]. dspace.ychistory.org. Retrieved Jan 27, 2020.
- Leon Rippy, actor{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
- Jaleel Scott, NFL wide receiverMcCormick, Brett. (Apr 28, 2018). [https://www.heraldonline.com/sports/high-school/prep-football/article209881924.html Rock Hill's Jaleel Scott picked in fourth round of NFL draft]. The Herald. Retrieved Jan 27, 2020.
- Ko Simpson, NFL safety{{cite web | publisher = South Carolina Gamecock Athletics
| title = Player Bio: Ko Simpson| url = http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/simpson_ko00.html | accessdate = 2009-08-14 }}
- Arkee Whitlock, NFL and CFL running back{{cite web | publisher = Edmonton Eskimos | title = Player Bio: Arkee Whitlock | url = http://www.esks.com/roster/show/id/2387 | accessdate = 2010-04-24 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100402122250/http://www.esks.com/roster/show/id/2387 | archivedate = 2010-04-02 }}
References
External links
- [http://rh.rock-hill.k12.sc.us/ Official school website]
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Category:Buildings and structures in Rock Hill, South Carolina
Category:Public high schools in South Carolina
Category:Schools in York County, South Carolina
Category:International Baccalaureate schools in South Carolina