Robbinsville High School (North Carolina)

Robbinsville High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Robbinsville, North Carolina. It is the only high school in the Graham County Schools system.

Robbinsville High School
Address
301 Sweetwater Rd

Robbinsville, North Carolina
28771

United States
Coordinates35°19′31″N 83°47′50″W
Information
TypePublic
School districtGraham County Schools
SuperintendentAngie Knight
CEEB code343330
NCES School ID370177000734[1]
PrincipalDavid Matheson
Teaching staff29.44 (FTE)
Enrollment378 (2015–16)[2]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Black and white
  
Athletics conferenceSmoky Mountain
NicknameBlack Knights
Websitegraham.k12.nc.us

School information

For the 2011–2012 school year, Robbinsville High School had a total population of 372 students and 29.8 teachers on a (FTE) basis. The student population had a gender ratio of 192 male to 180 female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 310 American Indian, 52; Hispanic, 4; Black, 1; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0 (two or more races, 5). For the same school year, 204 of the students received free or reduced-cost lunches.[1]

History

The origins of Robbinsville High School begin in the early 1900s. In 1924, the school was relocated into what is known as The Old Rock Building. The school building housed all grades including high school grades until the 1966–67 school year when it was split into separate high, middle and elementary schools.[3]

In 1987, Stecoah High School in the eastern part of Graham County, closed. The high school portion was then merged into Robbinsville High.[4]

Athletics

According to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, for the 2012–2013 school year, Robbinsville High is a 1A school in the Smoky Mountain Conference.[5] The Robbinsville mascot is the Black Knights, wearing the school colors of black and white.[6] Prior to becoming the Black Knights the Robbinsville High School mascot was the Blue Devil.[7]

The school offers teams in a variety of sports: baseball, boys' and girls' basketball (varsity and JV), cross country, football, softball, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.[8] The Black Knights' football team has won 14 state championships in the A/1A classes, the last being in 2019.[9] The Black Knights defeated Plymouth 21–18 to win the 2014 1A state championship. This was the first championship for head coach Dee Walsh.

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Robbinsville High (370177000734)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  2. "Robbinsville High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
  3. "History of Education in Graham County". Graham County Centennial. GrahamCounty.net. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  4. "Tiny Senior Class is School's Last". The Lexington Dispatch. AP. June 2, 1987. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  5. "NCHSAA CONFERENCES 2012–13". NCHSAA website. NCHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  6. "Robbinsville High School (NC)". MaxPreps. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  7. "Black Knights win state title". Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  8. "Sports Zone". Robbinsville High School website. Graham County Schools. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  9. "Robbinsville Football Year-by-Year Results". MaxPreps. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
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