
Rockingham County, NC – The National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project Board of Directors named Rockingham Early College High School (RECHS) the North Carolina Senior Level School of the Year and invited representatives from the school to recognition ceremonies June 22-25 in Washington, D.C. All NEED schools have outstanding classroom-based programs in which students learn [...]

(Rockingham County, NC) – Rockingham County Schools is excited to name new administrators for the 2012-2013 school year. Retirements and transfers have created administrative openings in the district. These new appointments were officially approved by the Rockingham County Board of Education on April 30, 2012. The following administrators will retire June 30, leaving their positions [...]

WENTWORTH – On April 26, graduating respiratory therapy at Rockingham Community College were honored with a pinning ceremony attended by their friends and family as well as employees and trustees of the college.

WENTWORTH – In an April 23, 2012, ceremony, 32 individuals were inducted into Alpha Kappa Pi, Rockingham Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society and the largest honor society in American higher education. To be eligible for membership, a student must complete a minimum of twelve hours of associate degree course [...]
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(Wentworth, NC) – For the annual essay contest, “What Being a Student at RCC Means to Me,” which is sponsored by the Rockingham Community College Foundation, Inc., first place winner, Barbara Kernodle wrote, “When I first walked onto…campus as a student… (I felt) I had just entered a place of enormous opportunity.” A 34-year-old mother [...]

Rockingham County, NC – Rockingham County Schools (RCS) is entering the season of “Thank You.” Each year school districts across the country use the first full-week in May (this year is May 7-11) as an opportunity to honor and thank teachers and other school personnel for their contributions to education. Every employee of Rockingham County [...]

By: Suzanne Martin, RCC Proctor & Gamble is recruiting area students for jobs in their company. . Electrical/electronics and industrial systems technology students learned about Proctor & Gamble on April 11 when company representative Wayne Campbell came on campus to give an overview of the Greensboro company and its current need for electrical/electronics graduates. According [...]

WENTWORTH – During the April 16 Student Awards Ceremony, numerous Rockingham Community College students received awards and recognition for their academic excellence, commitment, service, leadership, and contributions to the college and to their communities. “Today we have seen many awards given out,” said RCC President, Dr. Michael Helmick. “Each was justly deserved and we are [...]

WENTWORTH – Accreditation speaks of excellence. To accredit a college or a particular college program means the college/program is doing well and has met the high standards set by the accrediting agency. Every 10 years, the respiratory therapy program at Rockingham Community College is reviewed for accreditation by the national accrediting agency, Commission on Accreditation [...]

April 10, 2012 Dear RCS Parents, Students, Staff and Community Members: Rockingham County Schools is in the process of developing a comprehensive strategic plan. This new initiative will guide the district through a 5 Year Strategic Planning Process. The purpose of this initiative is to help us develop new goals and strategies to offer an [...]