Royse City High School

Royse City High School
Royse City High School
	Royse City Bulldogs football team
Address
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	700 South Farm-to-Market (FM) 2642; Royse City, Texas 75189-0479; United States
Coordinates	32°58′28.2″N 96°17′27.24″W / 32.974500°N 96.2909000°W
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Royse City Independent School District
Principal	Dr. Sean Walker
Staff	105.69 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,752 (2018–19)
Student to teacher ratio	16.58
Color(s)	Black & Gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class AAAAA
Nickname	RCHS
Website	www.rchsbulldogs.com

Royse City High School is a public secondary school located in Royse City, Texas, United States and is the only high school in the Royse City Independent School District. The current building opened in the fall of 2006, and is located in the southwestern part of Hunt County. The school serves students from Collin County, Hunt County, and Rockwall County. In 2011, the school was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2] The school garnered national attention when a student wore a Confederate flag as a cape on campus, April 23, 2019; subsequently, "white power" was shouted at a black television reporter from a vehicle leaving the school.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Notable alumni[]

Taylor Hearn, class of 2012 – professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers.^[6]

G.C. Mule Dowell, Class of 1931, Collegiate Football Texas Tech University, Professional Football Player Chicago Cardinals, Hall of Fame Texas Tech University, Hall of Honor Texas Tech University, https://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/306235/Texas-Tech-Athletics-Hall-of-Fame/#vars!date=1963-01-25_14:19:14!

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "ROYSE CITY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
^ "2011 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28.
^ https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/classmate-of-student-who-wore-confederate-flag-as-cape-questions-schools-actions/287-f94ec41b-4fc3-4581-9ae5-bf72cdda60bd
^ https://thegrio.com/2019/05/03/texas-school-district-confederate-flag-racism-royse-city/
^ https://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/parents-demand-action-after-new-videos-reveal-student-parading-around-school-wearing-confederate-flag/287-20323180-58ad-4f39-a00d-3f0f7a996c59
^ "Taylor Hearn". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

External links[]

Official website

Coordinates: 32°58′28″N 96°17′29″W / 32.974416°N 96.291294°W / 32.974416; -96.291294

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[NCES-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "ROYSE CITY H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.

[2] "2011 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-06-28.

[3] ttps://www.wfaa.com/article/news/classmate-of-student-who-wore-confederate-flag-as-cape-questions-schools-actions/287-f94ec41b-4fc3-4581-9ae5-bf72cdda60bd

[4] ttps://thegrio.com/2019/05/03/texas-school-district-confederate-flag-racism-royse-city/

[5] ttps://www.wfaa.com/video/news/local/parents-demand-action-after-new-videos-reveal-student-parading-around-school-wearing-confederate-flag/287-20323180-58ad-4f39-a00d-3f0f7a996c59

[6] "Taylor Hearn". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

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