Rogersville City School or Rogersville City Schools is a school district headquartered in Rogersville, Tennessee. It operates one K-8 school, Rogersville Elementary School.[1] The district's boundary parallels that of the municipality of Rogersville, and high school students move on to Hawkins County School District.[2]
| Rogersville City School | |
|---|---|
United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1923 |
School district | Rogersville City Schools |
| Grades | K-8 |
Campus type | Suburban |
| Colors | Red, White, and Black |
| Athletics | Interscholastic, Tennessee Middle School Athletics Association |
| Mascot | Warriors |
Feeder to | Cherokee High School[citation needed] |
| Website | http://www.rcschool.net/ |
History
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The school counts 1923 as the year of its establishment.[3] The school building was established on the site of the former King College for $125,000. A 1928 fire destroyed that building, so a $65,178 building opened in 1929. The school district described it as "almost an exact duplicate of the 1923 school."[4]
Grades K-12 were in one facility until 1950, when a new Rogersville High School opened.[4] The Rogersville Review stated in 1950 that, prior to the split, the school building was "overcrowded".[5]
In 1955 a 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m2) addition, called the West Wing, opened, built for $122,380. Another such addition, 20,656 square feet (1,919.0 m2) in size, called the East Wing, opened in 1970, built for $366,542.[4]
Rebecca Isaacs became superintendent in 2011, and by 2019 planned to resign in 2020; the board of trustees used Wayne Qualls as a consultant to look for another superintendent.[6]
J.T. Stroder became the director circa 2020, then resigned in 2021 citing reasons not related to the job.[7]
In 2024 the board of trustees asked Edwin Jarnigan to become the superintendent.[8]
Academic performance
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In 2019 Jeff Bobo of the Times News wrote that, including the 2017–2018 school year, Rogersville School had a "long history of high academic performance".[9]
Transportation
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Prior to 1980, students attending the school who did not live in the city limits of Rogersville were permitted to take county school district-run buses. Beginning in 1980 the county school district nixed the practice.[10]
References
edit- ↑ "Rogersville schools for this district". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ↑ "2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Hawkins County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2024. - Text list
- ↑ Worley, Tessa (November 24, 2023). "Rogersville City School to host 100-year celebration". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- 1 2 3 "History". Rogersville City Schools. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Schools Will Begin Sept. 1". Rogersville Review. Vol. 64, no. 3. Rogersville, Arkansas. August 17, 1950. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Bobo, Jeff (August 9, 2019). "Qualls hired to help Rogersville City School find its next superintendent". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ↑ Bobo, Jeff (July 14, 2021). "Rogersville City School director resigning after 15 months on the job". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ↑ Goley, Allison F. (July 19, 2021). "Rogersville City Schools board to offer Edwin Jarnigan superintendent position". The Rogersville Review. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ↑ Bobo, Jeff (January 10, 2019). "By the numbers: How did RCS earn its 2017-18 Reward School status?". Kingsport Times-News. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Hawkins school bus plan implemented". Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. August 22, 1980. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.