Junius H. Rose High School (known colloquially as J.H. Rose, Rose High or simply Rose) is a

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in Greenville,

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, United States. It is part of the Pitt County Schools district.

History

J.H. Rose High School was established in 1957 on South Elm Street, in Greenville, North Carolina. Students that made up the original student body came from the former Greenville High School in downtown Greenville. Students from the former historically black C. M. Eppes High School were integrated in during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The school moved to its present location on Arlington Boulevard (the former Greenville Middle School) in 1992.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

* Schools in Pitt County, North Carolina Public high schools in North Carolina Educational institutions established in 1957 1957 establishments in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-school-stub