Red River High School

Red River High School
Address
2211 17th Avenue South Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201 United States
Coordinates	47°54′11″N 97°03′33″W / 47.90306°N 97.05917°W / 47.90306; -97.05917Coordinates: 47°54′11″N 97°03′33″W / 47.90306°N 97.05917°W / 47.90306; -97.05917
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1967
School district	Grand Forks Public Schools
Superintendent	Larry Nybladh
Principal	Kris Arason
Campus Director	Tyler Nelson
Faculty	88
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,137[1] (2016)
Color(s)	Red, black, white
Mascot	The Roughriders
Newspaper	Rider's Digest
Yearbook	Red River Epilogue
Website	RRHS website

Red River High School (RRHS) is a public high school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It serves approximately 1,137 students and is one of two high schools in the Grand Forks Public Schools system. The athletic teams are known as the Roughriders.

The Red River in the school's name refers to the Red River of the North which flows on the east side of the city. The name Roughriders is a reference to former President Theodore Roosevelt, who spent a portion of his life in what would become western North Dakota.

Red River High School is home to the Summer Performing Arts Company, a summer educational theatre program for grades K-12.

Academics

RRHS offers classes in a range of academic fields. Dual credit and Advanced Placement classes are available in several areas of study.

Athletics

The athletic teams at RRHS are known as the Roughriders.

Sports offered

• Cross-country (boys' and girls')
• Basketball (boys' and girls')
• Football (boys')
• Gymnastics (girls')*
• Hockey (boys')
• Hockey (girls')*
• Track and field (boys' and girls')
• Soccer (boys' and girls')
• Swimming (boys' and girls')*
• Golf (boys' and girls')
• Tennis (boys' and girls')
• Volleyball (girls')
• Wrestling (co-ed)

*RRHS and Central High School have combined teams in several sporting areas, due to low participation numbers, known as the "Knightriders".

Championships

• State Class 'A' boys' basketball:^[2] 1969, 2012

• State Class 'A' girls' basketball:^[3] 1988

• State boys' hockey:^[4] 1974, 1977*, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016
• State boys' soccer:^[5] 2002, 2005

• State girls' soccer:^[6] 2004

• State Class 'A' boys' track and field:^[7] 1983, 1992

• State Class 'A' girls' track and field:^[8] 1998, 2000

• State Class 'A' volleyball:^[9] 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2011

• State Class 'A' boys' tennis:^[10] 1972*, 1973, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016

• State Class 'A' girls' tennis:^[11] 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

• State Class 'A' girls' golf:^[12] 1979, 1988, 1990, 1997

*Denotes co-championship

References

External links

• Red River High School website
• Grand Forks School District