Rutland High School is a senior high school located in

Rutland, Vermont Rutland, Vermont may refer to: *Rutland (city), Vermont * Rutland (town), Vermont *Rutland County, Vermont *West Rutland, Vermont West Rutland is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,214 at the 2020 census. The t ...

, and attended by students in grades 9-12. It has been located on Stratton Road since 1994. Prior to 1994 Rutland High School was located on Library Avenue (current Rutland Intermediate School). Prior to the Library Avenue location, Rutland High School was on Center Street (current Rutland City Fire Department location). The high school is a part of the Rutland City Public School District. The school is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Its initial accreditation was in 1944, and its next review will be in 2029. As of its last accreditation the school had 820 students. The school is a comprehensive high school, and was founded in 1855. The school is located in an urban setting. It utilizes a 7.25 school day for 178 days a year. The school colors are red and black, with the mascot being the Raiders.

Athletics

Rutland High School Championships: Football (Prior to 1970 the Champion was picked by sports writers) - 1938, 1939, 1942, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1960, 1984, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2015 Boys Soccer - 2001 Field Hockey - 1993, 1994, 1995 Boys Golf - 1984, 1988, 2003, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2023 Girls Golf - 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Cross Country - 1980, 1981, 1983 Boys Basketball - 1928, 1933, 1947, 1952, 1958, 1967, 2017, 2018 Girls Basketball - 2005, 2020 Boys Hockey - 1983, 1995 Girls Hockey - 2017 Boys Alpine Skiing - 1987, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2010 Girls Alpine Skiing - 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Nordic Skiing - 2001, 2002, 2009 Boys Indoor Track - 1984, 1985, 2001, 2002 Girls Indoor Track - 1984, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Cheerleading - 1991, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Baseball - 1950, 1974, 1982 Softball - 1980, 1982, 2000 Girls Lacrosse - 2009 Boys Tennis - 1986 Girls Tennis - 1975, 1977, 1981 Track and Field - 1926, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 2002

Notable alumni

William Carris William 'Bill' H. Carris (born August 23, 1944) is an American politician from Vermont. Early life, education and military service Carris was born on August 23, 1944 in Hanover, New Hampshire. He is a graduate of Rutland High School in 1963 and C ...

(1963), businessman and member of the Vermont Senate *

Percival W. Clement Percival Wood Clement (July 7, 1846January 9, 1927) was an American politician who served as the 57th governor of Vermont from 1919 to 1921. Biography Clement was born on July 7, 1846, in Rutland, Vermont, the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Wo ...

(1862), governor of Vermont *

William D. Cohen William David Cohen (born January 21, 1957) is a Vermont attorney and judge. He has served as an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court since December 2019. Education and legal career William David Cohen was born in Queens, New York o ...

(1975), associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court *

Jake Eaton Jake Eaton (born February 11, 1981) is a high school athletic director in Proctor, Vermont. Before his executive career, Eaton played in the af2 with the Cape Fear Wildcats in 2004 and the Manchester Wolves in 2005. He went on to the Arena Footba ...

(1999), professional football player *

Joy Hakim Joy Hakim (born January 16, 1931) is an American author who has written a ten-volume history of the United States, '' A History of US'', and ''Freedom: A History of US'' (a trade book to accompany a 16-part PBS series), all published by Oxford Uni ...

(1947), teacher and author *

Jim Jeffords James Merrill Jeffords (May 11, 1934 – August 18, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. senator from Vermont. Sworn into the Senate in 1989, he served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become ...

(1952), U.S. senator * Lawrence C. Jones (1912),

Vermont Attorney General The Vermont Attorney General is a statewide elected executive official in the U.S. state of Vermont who is elected every two years. It was created by an act of the Vermont General Assembly in 1790, repealed in 1797, and revived in 1904. The office ...

* Jim McCaffrey (1981), professional basketball player *

Kevin J. Mullin Kevin J. Mullin (born November 19, 1958) is a Vermont businessman and Republican politician who has served in both the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate. Biography Kevin John Mullin was born in the city of Rutland, Vermont on N ...

(1975), member of the

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and Vermont Senate * Joseph F. Radigan (1924), United States Attorney for Vermont * Milford K. Smith (1924), associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court * Robert Stafford (1931), U.S. senator *

Richard C. Thomas Richard C. Thomas (May 3, 1937—November 2, 1991) was a politician and government official who served four terms as Secretary of State of Vermont. Early life Richard Clark Thomas was born in Washburn, Maine on May 3, 1937. He was raised in Rut ...

(1955), Secretary of State of Vermont *

Leonard F. Wing Leonard Fish Wing Sr. (November 12, 1893 – December 19, 1945), nicknamed "Red", was a Vermont political figure and a division commander in the United States Army during World War II. Early life Leonard Wing was born in Ira, Vermont on November ...

(1914), attorney and Vermont Army National Guard major general *

John E. Woodward John E. Woodward (May 24, 1870 – August 4, 1944) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, Moro Rebellion, Pancho Villa Expedition, and World War I, he served from 1892 ...

(1887), U.S. Army brigadier general

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