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Randolph County Schools (North Carolina)
The Randolph County School System (RCSS) is a school district headquartered in Asheboro, North Carolina, United States. It serves Randolph County, except for the City of Asheboro, which is served by Asheboro City Schools. History In 2013 the district board voted 5-2 to ban ''Invisible Man'' from the school libraries. Gary Mason, a board member, said that he "didn’t find any literary value." The board vote occurred after a parent of an 11th grade student at Randleman High School complained about the book. After immediate outrage from residents and negative national coverage, the board voted 6-1 to reverse the decision within two weeks. " '' |
School District
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, which usually operate several schools, and the largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as a school board) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio, or a combination of any of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramseur, North Carolina
Ramseur is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,692 at the 2010 census. Geography Ramseur is located at (35.733582, -79.653931). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km), of which 1.6 square miles (4.2 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (1.80%) is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,774 people, 638 households, and 415 families residing in the town. 2000 census At the 2000 census there were 1,588 people, 652 households, and 444 families in the town. The population density was 968.0 people per square mile (373.9/km). There were 697 housing units at an average density of 424.9 per square mile (164.1/km). The racial makeup of the town was 80.67% White, 10.96% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 5.04% from other races, and 2.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheatmore High School
Wheatmore High School is a high school in Trinity, North Carolina Trinity is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,006 at the 2020 census. Trinity is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Triad metro region. History The communi .... Wheatmore was originally built to help with an overflow of students from Trinity High School. Wheatmore High opened for the 2009–2010 school year. Notable alumni * Thad Moffitt, stock car racing driver References 2008 establishments in North Carolina Educational institutions established in 2008 Public high schools in North Carolina Schools in Randolph County, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity, North Carolina
Trinity is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,006 at the 2020 census. Trinity is part of the Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont Triad metro region. History The community was named after Trinity College, which later became Duke University. Trinity College started as Brown's Schoolhouse, a private subscription school A subscription school was a type of private school that operated in the 19th century in rural areas of the United States before the rise of common schools, and also in parts of the United Kingdom. The funding model of subscription schools differ ... founded in 1838. The school was organized by a group of Methodism, Methodists and Society of Friends, Quakers, and was officially started by Hezekiah Leigh, who was also a founder of Randolph-Macon College. In 1841 North Carolina issued a charter for Union Institute Academy. The school took the name Trinity College in 1859, and in 1892, the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity High School (Trinity, North Carolina)
Trinity High School is a public high school located in Trinity, North Carolina. The school serves about 870 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Randolph County Schools district. Notable alumni * Bobby Labonte, stock car racing driver and NASCAR Hall of Fame The NASCAR Hall of Fame, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, honors drivers who have shown expert skill at NASCAR driving, all-time great crew chiefs and owners, broadcasters and other major contributors to competition within the sanctioning ... inductee * Adam Petty, stock car racing driver ''The Courier-Tribune''. (June 17, 2014). * Brian Vickers, stock car racing driver ...
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Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern Randolph High School
Southwestern Randolph High School is a high school in an unincorporated area in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... It is a part of the Randolph County Schools. Overview Southwestern Randolph is a rural, public, consolidated high school serving grades 9–12. The school is one of seven public high schools located in Randolph County, North Carolina. The school opened in 1970. The student body consists of approximately 854 students as of the 2019-2020 school year. The school's colors are royal blue and gold. The mascot is the Cougar. The school yearbook is ''Infinity''. The campus includes a Cultural Arts Building named after G. C. Castelloe, Jr. a Gymnasium named after John (Jack) S. Castelloe, and a Stadium name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randleman, North Carolina
Randleman is a city in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,113 at the 2010 census. It is the home of NASCAR's Petty family, the Victory Junction Gang Camp and was the location of the Richard Petty Museum from 2003–2014. Geography Randleman is located at (35.815464, -79.804546). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.83%) is water. History The town was originally named Dicks for Rick Dicks, who built a mill there ''circa'' 1830. Later, a cotton mill was built in Dicks, and the town was renamed Union Factory. Randleman was the next name chosen, in 1866. The town's namesake was John B. Randleman, a mill owner. The town was incorporated as Randleman Mills in 1880; the name was later changed to Randleman. According to The Town of Randleman website Randleman was named after John Banner Randleman in 1880: "In 1880 the General Assembly at Raleigh granted paper of incorporation to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Climax, North Carolina
Climax is an unincorporated community on the border of Guilford and Randolph counties, North Carolina, United States. Its ZIP code is 27233. The center of the community is in Fentress Township in Guilford County, but development with Climax mailing addresses extends south into Providence Township in Randolph County. The community is located along North Carolina Highway 62, west of its junction with the U.S. Highway 421 freeway. North Carolina Highway 22 North Carolina Highway 22 (NC 22) is a North Carolina state highway that runs in the central-north region of the state. It runs between Southern Pines and Climax. The route is signed north–south, and is in length. Route description NC 22 ... leads south from NC 62 in the east part of Climax into Randolph County. Climax is just south of the town of Pleasant Garden. The community is home to the Hobson Cricket Grounds, where teams from the Mid Atlantic Cricket Conference compete. A small general aviation airport (Southeas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity High School (North Carolina) 3
Trinity High School is the name of high schools: United Kingdom * Trinity High School, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland *Trinity High School, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland *Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre, in Redditch, England * Trinity Church of England High School, in Manchester, England United States * Trinity School (Athens, Alabama), closed 1970 in the wake of desegregation *Trinity High School (Weaverville, California) *Trinity Catholic High School (Connecticut) * Trinity High School (River Forest, Illinois) * Trinity Catholic High School (Kansas) * Trinity High School (Louisville), Kentucky *Trinity High School (Whitesville, Kentucky) * Trinity Catholic High School (St. Louis), Missouri * Trinity High School (Manchester, New Hampshire) * Trinity High School (Trinity, North Carolina) * Trinity High School (Dickinson, North Dakota) * Trinity High School (Garfield Heights, Ohio) * Trinity High School (Camp Hill, Pennsylvania) * Trinity High School (Washington, Penn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asheboro, North Carolina
Asheboro is a city in and the county seat of Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 25,012 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Greensboro–High Point metropolitan area of the Piedmont Triad and is home of the state-owned North Carolina Zoo.NC Zoological Park Funding and Organization (PDF) Retrieved on 2010-10-08. History Asheboro was named after Samuel Ashe, the ninth governor of North Carolina (1795–1798), and became the county seat of Randolph County in 1796. It was a small vill ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WXII 12
WXII-TV (channel 12) is a television station licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, serving the Piedmont Triad region as an affiliate of NBC. It is owned by Hearst Television alongside Lexington-licensed CW affiliate WCWG (channel 20). WXII-TV and WCWG share studios on Coliseum Drive in Winston-Salem; through a channel sharing agreement, the stations transmit using WXII-TV's spectrum from an antenna on Sauratown Mountain in Stokes County. History The station first signed on the air on September 30, 1953 as WSJS-TV. It is the third-oldest surviving television station in North Carolina, behind Charlotte's WBTV and channel 12's rival in the Greensboro market, WFMY-TV. The station at first was owned by a partnership of Piedmont Publishing, publishers of the '' Winston-Salem Journal'' and '' Twin City Sentinel'', and Hollywood star Mary Pickford and her husband Charles "Buddy" Rogers. It took its calls from Piedmont Publishing's WSJS radio (600 AM and 104.1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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