🎄This holiday season, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible Rockingham County Schools family. To our dedicated staff, hardworking students and supportive families—thank you for your unwavering commitment, resilience and care throughout the year.
As we celebrate the spirit of Christmas, may your homes be filled with joy, laughter and cherished moments with loved ones. Let’s carry the kindness and hope of this season into the new year, continuing to learn, grow and inspire together.
From our RCS family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Coach Marty Woods of the DMHS Girls Volleyball Team is one of two AVCA Girls High School Coaches of the Year! This year, the veteran coach led Dalton McMichael volleyball to the Class 2A state championship. This was the second time in the past three seasons the Phoenix had captured the state title, as her team also lifted the trophy in 2022.
Already the winningest volleyball coach in North Carolina history, Woods led her 2024 squad to a 30-2 record, which gives her 836 victories. This was her 47th year as the varsity volleyball coach at her school and she has led her teams to 46-straight winning seasons.
Coach Woods was the NCVBCA 2A Coach of the Year in 2024, elected to NCHSAA Hall of Fame in 2016 and was the Naismith Coach of the Year in 2015!! Congrats Coach Woods!!!
RCS was visited by the Grinch who was being mischievous so SRO Tallent put him in the chair of cheer!!!
RCS would like to congratulate our most recent National Board Certified Teachers and those renewing their certification! Your dedication to excellence in teaching inspires us all!! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O-VCp_rcb_cSNDk29L7T4Wz7FEFkUxxvZpoTn1g9zgU/edit?tab=t.0
Today RCS had a surprise visit from one of Santa's elves!!!
As a reminder today, Dec. 20th, is an early release day for our students. Christmas break is December 21st through January 5th 2025. We will welcome our students back on January 6th 2025. RCS offices and schools will be closed December 24-26, 2024. Merry Christmas to all!!!
4th grade students at Lincoln Elementary came up with an idea after a Wonder's reading lesson, to make Christmas cards for a local nursing home! They created over 100 beautiful cards, which they happily delivered to the UNC Rockingham Rehabilitation and Nursing Home Center!!
Our RCS nurses wish all our staff, students & families a Merry Christmas!!
The Grinch was seen on an RCS school bus this morning wishing students Merry Christmas! His heart grew three sizes!!
RCS held our 5th Annual Middle School Academic Challenge Competition at RCC. Each team competed in 6 of the 12 rounds answering 10 questions testing their knowledge of English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and all around topics. 1st place RMS, 2nd place RCMS and tied for 3rd place HMS and WRMS.
Beginning Teachers are eligible for the local Delta Kappa Gamma Society Mini Grant in the amount of $200 each year. The RCS recipient for 2024 is Layton Helms from Morehead High School. Ms. Lynne Haynes and Ms. Rachel Scott surprised Mr. Helms and his students!!
The Piedmont Triad Education Consortium recognized Leaksville-Spray and Southend Elementary Schools as signature schools! Congrats to the students and staff!!
RCS is excited to announce the completion of our new roof at HMS! This upgrade ensures a safer, more comfortable learning environment for both students and staff, protecting against the elements and improving energy efficiency. A step forward for our school community!!
Dr. Stover and the Board of Education recognized and congratulated the DMHS Girls Volleyball Team for winning the 2024 2A State Championship!!
Dr. Stover and the BOE recognized and congratulated Blake Fink of MHS for competing in the 2024 Cross Country Championship! Keep on run-in!!
RCS recognized and thanked the Bethany Fire for donating one-way resuscitation masks for each of our schools! We appreciate Chief Hall and his departments continued support of RCS and our families!!
RCS recognized and thanked Board Member, Mr. Brent Huss, for his 8 years of service to the families, students and staff of our district.
The RCS 2024 District Science Fair award ceremony was held on December 5th at Osborne Baptist Church in Eden, NC recognizing students’ achievements in science comprehension and presentation through science project displays and interviews . A total of 81 projects were entered in the science fair to compete for the chance to advance to the Region 5 Science Fair to be held at Parkland High School on February 15, 2025. First and second place award recipients advance to the Regional Competition. Congrats to all competitors and all the best to those advancing to Regionals!!
RCS would like to invite our community to attend the RCS District Science Fair on Thursday, December 5th at Osborne Baptist Church in Eden. Elementary students will present projects from 8:30 - 11:00am with awards presented at 11am and secondary students will present projects from 11:30am - 2pm with awards presented at 2pm!
RCS is accepting RFPs from evaluation and/or education consultants to conduct a longitudinal study on the impact of the International Baccalaureate Program at Reidsville High School on program completed on and satisfaction, post-secondary enrollment readiness, persistence and graduation. More information can be found at
https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4760/RCS/5066469/IB_Evaluation_Consultant_RFP.pdf
