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Rosewood High School

900 Rosewood Rd, Goldsboro, NC, 27530-9814 -

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Definition of Terms

Rosewood High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Wayne County, NC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

581 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

39 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 160 students

Grade 10 - 168 students

Grade 11 - 132 students

Grade 12 - 121 students

This School

(NC) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NC) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	1%	2%
% Hispanic	2%	10%
% Black	18%	30%
% White	78%	55%
% Unknown	1 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NC) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

19%

39%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NC) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Wayne County Public s School District

This School's Agency

(NC) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	31	4
Number of Students Managed	19,448 students	1,655 students
District Total Revenue	$136,312,000	$15,072,000
District Expenditure	$138,130,000	$14,622,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,009	$10,415
District Expenditure / Student	$7,103	$9,924
District Graduation Rates	79%	79%

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Rosewood High School is a high school for grades 9-12, located in Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA.
Part of the Wayne County School System, the school operates on a block (4X4) schedule with four classes taken each semester.
An interesting aspect of Rosewood School is the great level of community involvement and support. A great number of alumni have continued to reside in the Rosewood area and support the school. Remarkably, some have even gone on to teach at the school of their youth and/or help in the schools athletic programs.
Facilities: In-district students attending Rosewood High come directly from Rosewood Middle School, and prior to that, Rosewood Elementary. The construction of the high school was completed in 1984, and has housed the graduating classes ever since. The elementary school was established recently, with the residing grades of K-5 - Whereas before, the elementary school building(currently the middle school) housed K-6 and the 1984 high school consisted of grades 7-12. The middle school, which used to be simply "Rosewood School", is estimated to have been established sometime in the 1920's.
History: The first "Rosewood" school was constructed in 1905, at the site of the present day Eagle's nest and surrounding shopping center. This building, a joint venture between Pine Forest and Applejack, became the first consolidated school in Wayne County. An account from some alumni states that "In winter the school was heated by a pot-bellied wood-stove. Every morning the boys would go out and cut wood; but when it was warmer and spring began, the teen-age 'hangout' was the old pump-house." Three students graduated from the school that year.
Although this school building was the first to cater to the entire Fork Township area, the students residing in the township at one point attended small schools, which eventually consolidated to form the original Rosewood School. The oldest of these schools, Pine Forest schoolhouse (originally Fate Sasser schoolhouse), was established in 1860, and was situated near the site of the present-day Pine Forest church. Ebenezer schoolhouse was erected at about the same time as the Pine Forest school. It was named for the Ebenezer church, which was built around 1810, and remarkably, the church lives on to this day. In 1884 or 1885, Pearson House and Spring Hill, two smaller schools, consolidated to form the Applejack schoolhouse. Applejack schoolhouse, named for the crab apple and Black Jack oak trees that dwelled in the school's vicinity, was located approximately two miles from the present school. Only being a one-room schoolhouse, this school went above and beyond expectations by educating pupils on various topics such as second year Latin, the traditional "Blue back" speller, and even Christianity when it served as a Sunday school building for one year in 1890. Antioch school, founded between 1885 and 1890, stood about five miles southwest of the current Rosewood school. The one-room building made of wood had double front doors and nine windows. Oakland school, established circa 1890, sat about four miles west of the present school. Its name came from the "oak grove" in which it stood.
Out of these five smaller schools, Pine Forest and Applejack consolidated in 1904 to form the first "Rosewood" school by 1905. The committeemen decided on the name Rosewood because of its relative location to Rose station.
The main building, which is still in use to this day, opened in the spring of 1923. It was constructed in 1922-1923 at a cost of $50,000. (equivalent to $600,000 by today's standards) That year there were three full-time teachers, seven elementary teachers, a part-time physical education director, and one athletic coach. 221 pupils were enrolled in the "new" school that year. The school was equipped with steam heat (which is still used to this day), electric lights, and running water. This 11-grade school had an astounding agricultural department. In addition, the 1922-23 Rosewood school also had baseball, basketball, tennis, and track teams.
Shortly after the construction of this building, both Antioch and Oakland consolidated with Rosewood, thereby increasing its enrollment to an estimated 360 pupils, with 12 teachers in all.
In 1927, the right side of the school building was added on to with four new rooms and a new stairway. This addition was ready for use in the 1928-29 school year.
In 1950, Wayne County undertook a project to construct gyms at schools throughout the county. Gyms were being built at the schools of Nahunta, Pikeville, Eureka, and, Rosewood. The construction of the Rosewood gym was completed in 1951. The principal during construction, Mr. Larry Deans, was unwilling to settle for a gym equilavent in size to the ones under construction at Rosewood's cross-county counterparts. Therefore, he enacted fund raisers to raise enough money to build the larger size gym, which is still present to this day. The students were very willing to help raise the money. Efforts included bringing home-grown corn to school to sell and making sandwiches to sell. In addition, donations came in from throughout the community to aid in the fund raising for the gym. When comparing the gyms, the gym in Nahunta, Pikeville, and Eureka all went for a mere $23,000, while the estimated cost of the Rosewood gym was around $50,000.
Clubs: Unlike the athletic department, Rosewood's clubs have only recently emerged as a notable part of the school. The most prominent clubs at Rosewood are the FBLA, FFA, and HOSA chapters. Rosewood's other clubs include Future Career and Community Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Future Teachers of America, Debate club, Drama club, and DECA.
Athletics: Rosewood High School competes in the Carolina 1-A Conference and fields athletic teams in 18 sports including football, tennis, cross country, soccer, wrestling, track, basketball, baseball, softball, among others.
Notable athletes: Ronald Lynn Poulson 1974-1976 Football-Basketball; Edward "Tank" Davis 1971-1975 Football-Basketball-Baseball; Cathy Ellis Jarrell 1979-1983 Basketball; John L Deans 1944-1962 Principal/Coach; Davie Simmons 1971-1975 Football-Basketball; Branch Pope 1970-1996 Coach/Athletic Director; Clark Hood 1968-1972 Football-Basketball-Baseball; Chuck Lucas 1970-1974 Basketball; Ted Holmes 1975-1979 Basketball-Baseball; Donnie Earl Peedin 1972-1998; James "Tiny" Reid 1970-1974 Basketball-Football; Robert Timothy Lucas 1972-1976 Basketball-Football.
State Champions: Jamie Hollingsworth 3200 meters 1997, Bob Cooke Shot Put 2001, Jessica Hietpas 800 m 2000-2001.
Notable alumni: Quintin Williams (2000) - Miami Dolphins Free Safety.
Current projects: Groups of AP English students from Rosewood High School are currently researching the school's massive history in hopes of compiling further information for the public, reunions, and the school itself. Research will encompass the school's historical dates, construction of specific facilities, notable alumni, and more.
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About This Zip Code (27530)

School Zip (27530)

(NC) State Average

Population (Approximate)	38,376 people	7,780,958 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	23%	24%
Population Average Age	37 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$31,535	$39,726
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.3 rooms	5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	40 years old	32 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	61% / 39%	66% / 34%

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