The school takes its name from the school district, which was named for the Reynolds Aluminum plant in the city that closed in 2000.
On May 29, 1979, a three-alarm fire injured three students and damaged the gym and theater.
Reynolds High School merged with Columbia High School in 1989. Columbia High School is now the site of Reynolds High School, and the former Reynolds High School is now one of three middle schools in the district, Reynolds Middle School.
2014 shooting
On June 10, 2014, an active shooter situation occurred at the school during morning period. One student, 14-year-old freshman Emilio Hoffman, died. A physical education teacher suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The shooter, 15-year-old Jared Michael Padgett, who was using an AR-15 and also equipped with a handgun and a knife, engaged a responding officer in a gunfight before retreating inside a school bathroom, where he turned the gun on himself and died.SWAT and FBI agents secured the school. The students were evacuated and were released to their parents at a nearby Fred Meyer store. The shooting occurred on the second-to-last day of the school year.
The precise stage of schooling provided by a high school differs from country to country, and may vary within the same jurisdiction. In all of New Zealand and Malaysia, along with most of Britain and parts of Australia, Bangladesh and Canada, high school means the same thing as secondary school, but instead of starting in 9th grade, these "secondary schools" begin at ages 11 or 12.
Country by country
Australia
In Australia, high school is a secondary school, from Year 7 or Year 8 through to Year 12, varying from state to state. High school immediately follows primary (elementary) school; therefore, a Year-7 Australian high-school student is sometimes as young as 12. In Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory, the term "high school" generally refers to Years 7–10, whereas the term "College" is used for Years 11–12. In Victoria the term "secondary college" has largely replaced the term "high school" following the reforms of the Labor Government in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Some schools have retained the name "high school" (such as Melbourne High School) and many have now dropped the "secondary" and are simply known as "college".
High school is the last segment of compulsory secondary education in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Scotland, the United States, and other countries; the term also refers to the building where such education takes place.
High school may also refer to:
Education
Folk high school, institutions of adult and continuing education common in the Nordic countries and Germany
In most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last four years of statutory formal education (grade nine through grade twelve) either at high school or split between a final year of 'junior high school' and three in high school.
History
The United States historically had a demand for general skills rather than specific training/apprenticeships. High school enrollment increased when schools at this level became free, laws required children to attend until a certain age, and it was believed that every American student had the opportunity to participate regardless of their ability.
In 1892, in response to many competing academic philosophies being promoted at the time, a working group of educators, known as the "Committee of Ten" was established by the National Education Association. It recommended twelve years of instruction, consisting of eight years of elementary education followed by four years of high school. Rejecting suggestions that high schools should divide students into college-bound and working-trades groups from the start, and in some cases also by race or ethnic background, they unanimously recommended that "every subject which is taught at all in a secondary school should be taught in the same way and to the same extent to every pupil so long as he pursues it, no matter what the probable destination of the pupil may be, or at what point his education is to cease."
Made possible through the philanthropy of Katherine Smith Reynolds-Johnston, the widow of R. J. Reynolds and the mother of Zachary Smith Reynolds, who donated the land for the School and the Auditorium.
Campus
The School and Auditorium sit on a piece of land known as "Society Hill". The complex consists of five buildings, three of which are contributing buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. They are the High School Building (1922-1923), the Power House (1923), and the Auditorium (1923-1924). They were designed in the late 1910s by architect Charles Barton Keen of Philadelphia and built as part of a single project.
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WSPD adds security at R.J. Reynolds High School after threat; district leaders find "no validity"
WSPD adds security at R.J. Reynolds High School after threat; district leaders find "no validity"
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RJ Reynolds Auditorium Tour
Take a dive into the history of the RJ Reynolds High School and Auditorium, the vision of Katherine Smith Reynolds Johnston, and see some of the details that make this place special. Geared toward incoming and current students as well as alum, this video talks about some of our traditions and how the history has shaped this great place. Part of a series of videos that are being released about the Reynolds Auditorium.
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RJ Reynolds vs Mount Tabor | Triad Basketball 2021
Reynolds vs Tabor lived up to the hype!!! The Demons defeated the Spartans 54-51 behind a 20 point game from Caden Davis‼️ Daniel Fulp led the Spartans with 19🔥
published: 06 Jan 2021
West Forsyth & RJ Reynolds High School Parade Line up 2019
Lining up for the 2019 Veteran's Day Parade.
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R.J. Reynolds High School, North Carolina, Prehispanic Class
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Reynolds High School
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Suart Scott honored at RJ Reynolds High School
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Take a dive into the history of the RJ Reynolds High School and Auditorium, the vision of Katherine Smith Reynolds Johnston, and see some of the details that ma...
Take a dive into the history of the RJ Reynolds High School and Auditorium, the vision of Katherine Smith Reynolds Johnston, and see some of the details that make this place special. Geared toward incoming and current students as well as alum, this video talks about some of our traditions and how the history has shaped this great place. Part of a series of videos that are being released about the Reynolds Auditorium.
Take a dive into the history of the RJ Reynolds High School and Auditorium, the vision of Katherine Smith Reynolds Johnston, and see some of the details that make this place special. Geared toward incoming and current students as well as alum, this video talks about some of our traditions and how the history has shaped this great place. Part of a series of videos that are being released about the Reynolds Auditorium.
Reynolds vs Tabor lived up to the hype!!! The Demons defeated the Spartans 54-51 behind a 20 point game from Caden Davis‼️ Daniel Fulp led the Spartans with 19🔥...
Reynolds vs Tabor lived up to the hype!!! The Demons defeated the Spartans 54-51 behind a 20 point game from Caden Davis‼️ Daniel Fulp led the Spartans with 19🔥
Reynolds vs Tabor lived up to the hype!!! The Demons defeated the Spartans 54-51 behind a 20 point game from Caden Davis‼️ Daniel Fulp led the Spartans with 19🔥
Lunch Time Performance At RJ Reynolds High School..
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In a private ceremony before students and faculty at RJ Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, the late sportscaster was inducted into the school's hall of fame...
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Take a dive into the history of the RJ Reynolds High School and Auditorium, the vision of Katherine Smith Reynolds Johnston, and see some of the details that make this place special. Geared toward incoming and current students as well as alum, this video talks about some of our traditions and how the history has shaped this great place. Part of a series of videos that are being released about the Reynolds Auditorium.
Reynolds vs Tabor lived up to the hype!!! The Demons defeated the Spartans 54-51 behind a 20 point game from Caden Davis‼️ Daniel Fulp led the Spartans with 19🔥
Lunch Time Performance At RJ Reynolds High School..
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Bubble gum and house parties When you stole your parents rum And tried to screw everything that could breathe Back in high school we didn't have a whole lot to do We watched the world go by on the television screen Said it's the 90's kids that's way out this is way in Go beat each other up on the dance floor Told us drugs were no good But then we smoked 'em and liked 'em So much that we smoked a little more We liked 'em so much, we smoked a little more Did I call your name? Did you hear me singin' that song that I wrote for you? You're so the same but your so different I didn't recognize you It's kinda hard with all that sexual confusion Sometimes you don't know if you're gay or straight But what's the difference, it's a wonderful illusion Most times you won't make it past second base I'm in a band, we kinda suck but we don't now it yet And I don't care anyway 'Cuz soon, I'm gonna sell these drums, pay my rent Support my kid and tell him all about way back in daddy's day I'll tell him all about way back in daddy's day Did I call your name? Did you hear me singin' that song that I wrote for you? You're so the same but your so different I didn't recognize you Some years later by a soda coolerator In a corner store back in my home town This stranger smiles at me, said "Remember the class of '93?" And for some reason it makes him look real proud After all the good times he said we had He looks at me, scratches his head And asked me where the hell I ever went And the funny thing is that I never even knew him But he coulda been any one of my high school friends Did I call your name? Did you hear me singin' that song that I wrote for you? Your so the same but your so different I didn't recognize you Did I call you name? Singin' that song that I wrote for you Singin' that song I wrote for you
Also, in that same year, she married her high school sweetheart, Richard A ... She is survived by her beloved husband Richard Allan; stepmother Beth (Woody); brother Wil; sister Lois; daughters Beth ...