Reidsville High School is a public high school located in
Reidsville, North Carolina
Reidsville is a city in Rockingham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. At the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 14,580. Reidsville is included in the Greensboro–High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of the Piedmont T ...
, serving students in the ninth through twelfth grade. It is in the
Rockingham County Schools school district.
History
Reidsville High School was established in 1923, with the construction of the
former Reidsville High School. The location of the current school opened in 1960, as Reidsville Senior High School. In 1999, the name was changed to Reidsville High School.
Football team
As of 2021, Reidsville High School's
football
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team holds 23 state championships, the most of any school in
North Carolina
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.
Notable alumni
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Scott Bankhead
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, former
MLB
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pitcher; silver medalist in Men's Baseball at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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Na Brown
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, former
NFL
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wide receiver with the
Philadelphia Eagles
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Mike Goodes
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Goodes was born in Reidsville, North Carolina. He won several amateur tournaments in the Carolinas, and attended the University of North Carolina, but did not play on the gol ...
, professional
golf
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er
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Richard S. Ritchie
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,
U.S. Air Force
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officer
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Nick Sacrinty
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, former NFL quarterback
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Jerome Simpson
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, former NFL wide receiver with the
Cincinnati Bengals
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,
Minnesota Vikings
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, and
San Francisco 49ers
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Melvin Watkins
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,
college basketball
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coach
Melvin Watkins - Men's Basketball - UNC Charlotte
Retrieved May 10, 2020.
References
External links
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Public high schools in North Carolina
Schools in Rockingham County, North Carolina
Educational institutions established in 1960
Reidsville, North Carolina
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