Rowan County Senior High School
| Rowan County Senior High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
499 Viking Drive Morehead , , Kentucky 40351 | |
| Coordinates | 38°12′16″N 83°28′46″W / 38.2044°N 83.4795°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Established | 1961 |
| Superintendent | Michael Rowe |
| Principal | Lori Staggs |
| Teaching staff | 47.50 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,019 (2023-2024)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.45[1] |
| Language | English |
| Colors | Green and white [3] |
| Sports | Basketball, Football, Baseball, Tennis, Track and field, Cross Country, Volleyball, Bowling, Marching Band, Wrestling, Swim, and Archery |
| Mascot | the Viking |
| Team name | Vikings[3] |
| National ranking | 6,206[2] |
| Newspaper | Viking Voice |
| Website | Rowan County Senior High School |
Rowan County Senior High School (RCSHS) is located in Morehead, Kentucky, United States. The enrollment in the 2018–19 school year was 890 students.[4] The mascot is the Viking and the school colors are green and white. Lori Staggs is the current principal.[5]
Basketball
In 2011, the boys' basketball team played in the championship game of the 2011 PNC Bank/Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys' Sweet Sixteen Basketball Tournament. Although the Rowan Vikings lost the game in double overtime, a resolution was created by the Senate of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to honor the team, their coach, their school and their community for their efforts in "one of the best high school basketball games this Commonwealth has ever seen."[6]
Notable alumni
- Matt Cutts - Director of engineering for the United States Digital Service, former head of the web spam team at Google[7]
- Sam Holbrook - MLB umpire[8]
- Joe Magrane - MLB player[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Rowan County Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ "Rowan County Senior High School in Morehead, KY". usnews.com. US News. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
{{cite web}}: External link in|ref= - ^ a b "Rowan County High School". Kentucky High School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ "KHSAA Enrollment Numbers" (PDF).
- ^ "Staff for Rowan County Senior High School". Rowan.k12.ky.us. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
{{cite web}}: External link in|ref= - ^ "A RESOLUTION honoring the Rowan County Vikings for reaching the championship game of the 2011 PNC Bank/Kentucky High School Athletic Association Boys' Sweet Sixteen Basketball Tournament." Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. Accessed on August 3, 2011.
- ^ "Google-ing a Rowan County connection." Rowan County Schools. Accessed on August 3, 2011.
- ^ ""Sam Holbrook." Kentucky Government Records". Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ^ "Joe Magrane." Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed from August 3, 2011.