T.C. Roberson 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.
[edit] Athletics
Roberson athletics is considered to be the second 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.
[edit] Principals
- 1962-1969 Guy L. Ensley
- 1969-1982 Charles Koontz
- 1982-1989 Malcom Brown
- 1989-1991 Dr. Karen Campbell
- 1991 Charles Koontz (interim)
- 1991-1996 Richard E. Greene
- 1996-1999 Caroline Shorter
- 2000-2001 Dr. Lenda Sprague
- 2001-2004 George Drake
- 2004-present Rob Weinkle [2]
[edit] Notable alumni
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/58986
- ^ a b c http://www.buncombe.k12.nc.us/99920730125156653/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=54805
- ^ http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090516/SPORTS/905160332/1002/sports&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL
- ^ http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/J/Justin-Jackson-3.shtml
