T. C. Roberson High School

T.C. Roberson High School

Educating Leaders for Tomorrow Through a Tradition of Excellence
Location
250 Overlook Rd, Asheville, NC 28803
USA
Information
School type Public Secondary School (U.S.)
Established 1962
School district Buncombe County Schools System
Principal Amy Rhoney
Faculty 100 [1]
Enrollment over 1650 [2]
Campus size 261,000 sq.ft.[2]
Campus type Suburban
Mascot
Website http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/tcrhs/site/default.asp

T.C. Roberson High School is a high school in the Buncombe County Schools System in Asheville, North Carolina. It is located at 250 Overlook Road, Asheville, NC 28803. TC Roberson High School was founded when Valley Springs High School and Biltmore High School were combined to form one high school. It is named for Thomas Crawford Roberson, a former Superintendent of Buncombe County Schools and the architect of the consolidation of 21 county high schools into the 6 county high schools that exist today. Its school newspaper is the Golden Fleece. It has two feeder schools – Valley Springs Middle School and half of the students at Cane Creek Middle School.

Athletics

Roberson athletics is considered to be the best in Buncombe County and among the best in the state. In North Carolina, Roberson is ranked fifth in North Carolina in state championships holding a total of 37.[3] In addition, Roberson has won the AAA Wachovia Cup (award for best overall athletic program in the state of North Carolina) for three straight years and five times since the Wachovia Cup was created in 1979. Roberson's main rivals in athletics in the Asheville area are A.C. Reynolds High School, and Asheville High School. T.C. Roberson is well known for being a powerhouse in basketball, soccer, cross country, tennis, and baseball. It is noteworthy that there have been four Roberson baseball players selected in the MLB Draft since 2000. Two of these former Roberson standouts, Cameron Maybin and Chris Narveson, are currently on major league rosters.

Principals

Clubs

Notable alumni

Athletics

Other

References

  1. T C Roberson High School – Asheville, North Carolina/NC. Public School Review. Retrieved on 2012-04-29.
  2. 1 2 http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/99920730125156653/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=54805
  3. Rogers, Carroll (June 5, 2014). "Braves use top pick on power bat, draft Davidson". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  4. Ballew, Bill (2007). A History of Professional Baseball in Asheville. The History Press. p. 114. ISBN 9781596291768. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  5. Darnell, Jeremy (June 7, 2007). "T.C. Roberson's Justin Jackson is a top prospect in today's televised draft". Times-News. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  6. Beck, Jason (June 7, 2005). "Tigers tab Maybin with top pick". MLB.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  7. Ballew, Bill (2004). Baseball in Asheville. Arcadia Publishing. p. 123. ISBN 9780738516103. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  8. Forman, Ross (January 25, 2012). "Gay soccer player David Testo hopes to hit main goals". Windy City Times. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
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  10. Woodling, Chuck (November 7, 2004). "KU's Moody still pride of Asheville". Lawrence Journal-World (Google News). Retrieved June 9, 2014.

Coordinates: 35°29′10″N 82°32′06″W / 35.486225°N 82.5351218°W / 35.486225; -82.5351218

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