Roanoke Rapids High School

Roanoke Rapids High School is a public high school in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. It is a part of the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District.Building historyRoanoke 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 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.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.ClubsRoanoke Rapids High School's most prestigious club is the Student Council. Other clubs include Science Olympiad, DECA, Book Club, Drama Club, History Club, French Club, Spanish Club, Envirothon, Quiz Bowl, Key Club, Gardening Club, Brain Game, Spanish Cafe, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Pathways to Career Success, RUSH, RORAP, French Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, Art Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Dance Club and Future Farmers of America.