West Rowan High School

West Rowan High School
Front of West Rowan High from Hwy 801
Address
8050 NC 801 Highway Mount Ulla, North Carolina 28125 United States
Coordinates	35°41′57″N 80°38′36″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1960 (64 years ago) (1960)
CEEB code	342810
NCES School ID	370405001630[2]
Principal	Dylan Johnson
Teaching staff	64.67 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	1,078 (2017–18)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.67[1]
Campus type	Rural
Color(s)	Light blue and white
Athletics conference	South Piedmont Conference
Nickname	Falcons
Yearbook	Westwind
Website	www.rssed.org/wrhs

West Rowan High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Mount Ulla, North Carolina, United States. It is one of seven high schools in the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

School information

For the 2010–2011 school year, West Rowan High School had a total population of 1,154 students and 68.57 teachers on a (FTE) basis. The student population had a gender ratio of 51.96% male to 48.04% female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 64.02%; Black, 22.10%; Hispanic, 10.78%; Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.37%; and American Indian, 0.27% (two or more races, 2.47%). For the same school year, 48.95% of the students received free or reduced-cost lunches.^[2]

Athletics

The West Rowan High School Falcons compete in the South Piedmont Conference, an athletic conference made up of 9 nearby high schools. The league operates under the jurisdiction of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA).^[3]

The school's men's basketball team has won three state titles overall, including consecutive championships in 2002 & 2003. In 2023 and 2024, the women's basketball team won two 3A state championships, against Rocky Mount High School and Terry Sanford High School.^[4][5][6]

From 2008 to 2010, the football team won three straight State 3A Championships. They made it to the State Championship in 2011, where they lost to Havelock. They went undefeated in 2009 and 2010, and had a 46-game winning streak that was broken in 2011.^[7][8]

Awards

In the 1990–1991 school year, West Rowan was listed as a Blue Ribbon School.^[9]

Notable alumni

• Dave Drechsler — NFL offensive guard^[10]
• John Milem — NFL defensive end^[11]
• Barry Moore — MLB pitcher^[12]
• Kevin Parks — football player^[13]
• Keshun Sherrill — professional basketball player^[14]
• Chris Smith — NFL defensive end^[15]

References

1. "West Rowan High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
2. "Search for Public Schools - West Rowan High School (370405001630)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
3. "NCHSAA website". North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
4. "Men's Basketball State Championships Won" (PDF). North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
5. "2023 3A Women's Basketball State Championships". North Carolina High School Athletic Association. February 21, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
6. "2024 3A NCHSAA Women's Basketball Bracket". NCHSAA. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
7. "West Rowan Football Year-by-Year Results". MaxPreps. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
8. Fowler, Scott (December 2, 2011). "West Rowan a blue-collar football dynasty". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
9. "Blue Ribbon Schools 1982–2002" (PDF). US Dept. of Education. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
10. Dave Drechsler Stats. Retrieved Nov 29, 2019.
11. John Milem Stats. Retrieved Nov 29, 2019.
12. Baseball Almanac
13. "Kevin Parks". virginiasports.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
14. Keshun Sherrill - Augusta University Athletics - PrestoSports. Retrieved Mar 5, 2020.
15. Chris Smith Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved Nov 29, 2019.

External links

• Official website