Ridge Community High School or RCHS is a public high school located on the

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and

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Line. RCHS was established in 2005 in

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. Ridge Community High School is one of many schools with a separate 9th Grade campus with its own front office. The main campus holds students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade with some exceptions. Ridge Community High School sits on of land. Ridge Community High School is zoned for

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and

Haines City Haines City is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. Its population was 13,174 at the 2000 census and 20,535 at the 2010 census. It is the third most populous city in Polk County. It is part of the Lakeland– Winter Haven Metropolitan S ...

. Ridge Community High School's rivals include

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, Lake Wales High School and others in

. The principal of RCHS is Angela Clark. Ridge Community High School is part of the

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. RCHS's mascot is the Bolt, and the school motto is ''Once a Bolt, always a Bolt.'' RCHS serves grades 9 - 12. RCHS is also referred to as Ridge by fellow students and alumni.

Departments

The following departments are offered at Ridge Community High school: * Agriculture Department * Exceptional Student Education Department * Family and Consumer Science Department * Music Department * Visual and Digital Art Department * JROTC Department * English Language Arts Department * Math Department * Physical Education Department * Science Department * Social Studies Department * World Language Department * Theatre and Dance Department

Athletics

The Following sports teams are available for students at Ridge Community High School:

Fall sports

* Girls' Volleyball * Cross Country * Swimming * Girls' Golf * Boys' Golf * Cheerleading * Football

Winter Sports

* Wrestling * Boys' Basketball * Girls' Basketball * Girls' Soccer * Boys' Soccer * Girls' Weightlifting * Color Guard

Spring Sports

* Boys' Weightlifting * Track * Girls' Tennis * Boys' Tennis * Baseball * Softball

Notable alumni

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, running back for the

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, former running back for the

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* Vince Williams, linebacker for the

* Mike James, running back for the

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Overview

Ridge Community High School was ranked as a D school from 2005 to 2010, the school has been recognized for their high standardized

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and honors classes. RCHS is now listed as a B Rank school as of late 2012. Students at RCHS can participate in

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, chiefly

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. Polk State College is also part of Ridge Community High School, and provides evening classes bearing college credit to students of RCHS for no cost. As of 2015, a new

program with

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will be introduced starting for the 2015-2016 school year.

References

{{authority control Educational institutions established in 2005 High schools in Polk County, Florida Public high schools in Florida Haines City, Florida 2005 establishments in Florida