Wikipedia

James S. Rickards High School

James S. Rickards High Schoolis apublichigh school inTallahassee, Florida,United States. It is a part ofLeon County Schools.The first graduating class was in 1966 and the first class president was Hugh Paul Corley, Jr. The first Miss Rickards to be crowned was Betty Screws in 1966. The Class of 1966 was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame as they were the pioneers who set the standards of the school. The school'smascot,originally the Rickards Redskins, was changed to the Rickards Raiders in 2000 because of controversy over the racial connotations of the term "redskin".The school colors are blue and gold.

James S. Rickards High School
Address
Map
3013 Jim Lee Road

Tallahassee
,
Florida
32301

United States
Coordinates30°24′26″N84°15′46″W/ 30.40724°N 84.26269°W/30.40724; -84.26269
Information
TypePubliccoeducationalhigh school
MottoNew heights and rising!
Established1960
School districtLeon County Schools
PrincipalDouglas Cook
Staff66.60 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,5875 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio23.65[1]
Color(s)Blue and gold
Team nameRaiders
WebsiteSchool website

Programs

edit

[2]Rickards has hosted anInternational Baccalaureateprogram since 1994. This program is coordinated by Dr. Joe Williams.

Alumni Village,the designatedFlorida State Universityhousing unit for FSU students with children, was zoned to Rickards High School prior to its closure.[3][4][5]

Campus

edit

In 2018,Leon County Schoolsbegan a $35 million renovation of Rickards' campus, including new athletic fields and academic buildings.[6]

School performance

edit

In 2009, Rickards earned a "D" as its school performance grade, making it the second-lowest ranking high school in the district.[7]This was lower than in 2008 and 2007, when the school had earned "C" s. In 2010, Rickards earned an "A" as its school performance grade for the first time. The celebration was accompanied by a pep rally.[8][9]

Extracurricular Activities

edit

Pangaea

edit

[10] Every year, James S. Rickards High School puts on a multicultural show called Pangaea. In recent years, the show has become more and more successful. Pangaea is a completely student-run event that showcases the various talents and cultures of the school through song, dance, and fashion from around the world. The show is preceded by an international dinner, put on by the Model United Nations team.

Achievements in mathematics

edit

The members of the Rickards Math Team have participated in national mathematics competitions such as theAmerican Mathematics Competition,theAmerican Invitational Mathematics Examination,theUnited States of America Mathematical Olympiad,the Princeton University Math Competition, theHarvard-MIT Math Tournament,and theAmerican Regions Math League.Three members of Rickards' Math Team have served as the captains of the state math teams that competed at ARML, HMMT, and PUMaC. The Math Team has also produced multiple USAMO qualifiers and attendees to the Mathematical Olympiad Summer Program. None of them have yet to make it to the Carnegie Mellon program. They were the runners-up at the 2010 NationalMu Alpha ThetaConvention in Washington, D.C.[11][12]

Band

edit

James S. Rickards High has amarching bandknown for their high-stepping style, or "90 degree marching", with over 100 members including auxiliary. They performed at the Orange Bowl in Miami in 2007 and received thirteen trophies and three plaques, winning all first place awards in the AA division. Due to those awards, they performed during the pre-game events at theOrange Bowl.The band appeared as a cameo in the 2008 HBO movieRecount.[13]

Athletics

edit
  • Boys' sports
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Cross country
    • Football (Varsity and Junior Varsity)
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Swimming and diving
    • Track and field
    • Tennis
    • Weightlifting
    • Wrestling
  • Girls' sports
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross country
    • Dance team
    • Flag football
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Swimming and diving
    • Tennis
    • Track and field
    • Volleyball
    • Weightlifting

Notable alumni

edit

Notable staff

edit
  • Rudy Hubbard- football coach at the school; former college football player and coach[26]

References

edit
  1. ^abc"JAMES RICKARDS HIGH SCHOOL".National Center for Education Statistics.RetrievedDecember 28,2024.
  2. ^https:// usnews /education/best-high-schools/florida/districts/leon-county-schools/james-rickards-high-school-5192[bare URL]
  3. ^"Alumni Village Community Standards and Expectations HandbookArchivedMarch 30, 2012, at theWayback Machine."Florida State University. Retrieved on August 15, 2011." Tallahassee and Alumni Village are served by the Leon County Public School System "
  4. ^"Location MapArchivedMarch 30, 2012, at theWayback Machine."(for Alumni Village) Florida State University. Retrieved on August 15, 2011.
  5. ^"Leon County High School ZoningArchivedJuly 11, 2014, at theWayback Machine."Leon County Schools.Retrieved on August 15, 2011.
  6. ^White, Ashley."Details revealed for Rickards High School renovations".Tallahassee Democrat.Retrieved5 July2018.
  7. ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-07-23.Retrieved2010-12-03.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^"RICKARDS-PARENTS Archives -- December 2010 (#3)".listserv.leon.k12.fl.us.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-18.Retrieved2010-12-07.
  9. ^"School Accountability Report".Archived fromthe originalon August 15, 2012.Retrieved2016-02-02.
  10. ^Thompson, Amanda."Rickards celebrates diversity with Pangaea".Retrieved5 July2018.
  11. ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-16.Retrieved2010-12-03.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^"InMotion Hosting".rickardsmao.org.Archived fromthe originalon March 15, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 16,2015.
  13. ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-07-16.Retrieved2010-12-03.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^"Gene Atkins".Pro Football Reference.RetrievedJuly 6,2018.
  15. ^"Stephen Denmark".Chicago Bears.Retrieved13 August2019.
  16. ^"Corey Fuller".Pro Football Reference.RetrievedJuly 6,2018.
  17. ^"William Gay Bio - GoCards - Official Website of University of Louisville Athletics".uoflsports.Archived fromthe originalon July 22, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 16,2015.
  18. ^"Elton Patterson".Pro Football Reference.RetrievedJuly 6,2018.
  19. ^"Kansas City Chiefs: Kolby Smith".kcchiefs.Archived fromthe originalon March 15, 2010.RetrievedJanuary 16,2015.
  20. ^"Mallex Smith".
  21. ^"M-1 and stic.man".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-25.Retrieved2011-02-06.
  22. ^Forrester, Pam."Tallahassee Pain".Tallahassee Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon February 16, 2015.Retrieved5 July2018.
  23. ^"Travis Walker The Freight Train Makes a Stop in West Sacramento - Pound4Pound - P4P Number 1".pound4pound.RetrievedJanuary 16,2015.
  24. ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-12-01.Retrieved2010-12-03.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  25. ^"Wally Williams".Pro Football Reference.RetrievedJuly 6,2018.
  26. ^"Icon Rudy Hubbard Steps Away from Coaching Sidelines".wctv.tv.January 16, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon March 9, 2012.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_S._Rickards_High_School&oldid=1265821443"