Roanoke Rapids Junior-Senior High School
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Roanoke Rapids High School is a public high school in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. Roanoke 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 building 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. The school's colors are black and gold. Its mascot is Jax the Yellow Jacket. The school uses a logo similar to Georgia Tech. In 1932 and 1935, the Yellow Jackets were the Class B, Baseball State Champions . Roanoke Rapids High School competes in the NCHSAA in the 4A class. There are many sports available for students. The school maintains an active Athletic Hall of Fame, which honors student-athletes and coaches who have contributed to the legacy of the Yellow Jackets since the early 20th century. Tom Topping, college football player and All-American selection while at Duke, member of Duke Sports Hall of Fame Roanoke Rapids High School page at the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District site Guide to the Hobart Upjohn Architectural Drawings of the Roanoke Rapids Senior High School 1920-1938
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Roanoke Rapids Junior-Senior High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 29, 1988.
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Roanoke Rapids Junior-Senior High School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Roanoke Rapids Junior-Senior High School is recorded as the industrial era.
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