East Rowan High School

East Rowan High School

East Rowan High School entrance.
Address
175 St. Luke's Church Road
Salisbury, North Carolina 28146

Granite Quarry, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°35′39″N 80°25′26″W / 35.594123°N 80.423806°W / 35.594123; -80.423806Coordinates: 35°35′39″N 80°25′26″W / 35.594123°N 80.423806°W / 35.594123; -80.423806
Information
Type Public
Established 1959
NCES School ID 370405001616[1]
Principal Julia Erdie
Teaching staff 70.40 (FTE)
Enrollment 1,110
Campus Rural
Color(s) Red and blue          
Athletics conference North Piedmont Conference
Mascot Mustangs
Website www.rss.k12.nc.us/index.php/Schools/School_ERHS_teacher/345

East Rowan High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Granite Quarry, North Carolina. It is one of eight high schools in the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

History

East Rowan High School was formed in 1959 from the consolidation of Rockwell High School and Granite Quarry High School.[2]

School information

For the 2010–2011 school year, East Rowan High School had a total population of 1,110 students and 70.40 teachers on a (FTE) basis. For the student population, the gender ratio was 51.08% male to 48.92% female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 88.47%; Black, 6.22%; Hispanic, 2.79%; American Indian, 0.45%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.81% (two or more races was 1.26%). For the same school year, 39.37% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.[1]

Graduations are generally held at Catawba College's Keppel Auditorium.[3]

Academics

East Rowan High School was rated a School of Distinction for the 2009–2010[4] and 2010–2011[5] school years on the North Carolina State Board of Education's yearly School Report Cards.

Athletics

East Rowan is a 3A school in the South Piedmont Conference.[6] The school's mascot is the Mustangs, wearing the school colors of red and blue.[7]

The East Rowan baseball team has had many successful years, winning two state 3A championships (1995, 2010) and being runner up in 2008.[8]

Marching band competition

The school hosts the Mustang Classic, formerly known as the East Rowan-Food Lion Classic, a marching band competition inviting schools from around the North Carolina Piedmont. The event has been held annually, in October, since 1995.[9][10]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for East Rowan High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  2. "East Rowan Home Page". Rowan-Salisbury School System. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  3. "News & Events". Catawba.edu. Catawba College. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  4. "High Student Performance". NC School Report Cards (2009–2010). North Carolina State Board of Education. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  5. "High Student Performance". NC School Report Cards (2010–2011). North Carolina State Board of Education. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  6. "NCHSAA CONFERENCES 2011–12" (PDF). NCHSAA website. NCHSAA. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  7. "Carson High School Sports Teams". MaxPreps. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  8. "Baseball State Champions". North Carolina High School Athletic Association. June 2012. pp. 3, 10. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  9. Garrett, Lee Ann Sides (October 17, 2007). "Area bands measure themselves against each other in field competition". The Salisbury Post. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  10. "In The Schools". The Charlotte Observer. October 31, 1999. p. 10M.

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