Richmond Hill High School (Georgia)

Public high school in Richmond Hill, Georgia, United States

Richmond Hill High School

Address

1 Wildcat Drive

Richmond Hill

Bryan County

Georgia

31324

United States

Coordinates| 31°55′33″N 81°18′59″W﻿ / ﻿31.925729°N 81.316336°W﻿ / 31.925729; -81.316336
Information
School type| Public
School board| Bryan County Board of Education
School district| Bryan County School District
CEEB code| 112525
Principal| Bivins Miller
Faculty| 157
Teaching staff| 100[1]
Grades| 9–12[1]
Enrollment| 2,650 (2023–2024)[2]
Average class size| 29
Student to teacher ratio| 20:1[1]
Color(s)| Black and gold

Rivals| Effingham County High School, South Effingham High School
USNWR ranking| 81
Website| www.bryan.k12.ga.us/o/rhhs

Richmond Hill High School (RHHS) is a public high school in Richmond Hill, Georgia, United States, which teaches grades 9-12. RHHS is located in the center of Richmond Hill at 1 Wildcat Drive, which is named after the school's mascot.

## Sports

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### Tennis

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In 2003, the Richmond Hill boys' tennis team, coached by Pat Paruso, played in the Final Four state tournament in Atlanta, where they lost versus The Westminster Schools.[3] The 2002 Wildcat tennis team also went to the state tournament, but their run ended shortly in the first round.

### Football

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Nick Fitzgerald (Class of 2014)[4] was the starting quarterback for the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference from 2016 to 2018, compiling over 6,000 career passing yards and over 3,500 career rushing yards. Fitzgerald spent time on the rosters of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL), the St. Louis Battlehawks (XFL), and TSL Sea Lions (TSL) during his professional career.

On April 28, 2018, former RHHS and Middle Tennessee State University kicker Canon Rooker signed an undrafted free-agent deal with the New York Jets.[5]

### State titles

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* Boys' Basketball (3) - 1988(A), 1993(A), 1994(A)[6]
* Boys' Cross Country (1) - 2021(6A)[7]
* Duals Wrestling (1) - 2018(6A)[citation needed]
* Traditional Wrestling (1) - 2018(6A)[8]

## Notable alumni

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This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (January 2023)

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* Nick Fitzgerald

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Richmond Hill High School". www.usnews.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
2. ^ "Richmond Hill High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
3. ^ Results of State Meets 2003-2004. Retrieved 27 March 2019
4. ^ @nickfitz07 (15 August 2022). "@theonlyseamus Class of 14" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. ^ Parker, Jamie. (2018). "Former Richmond Hill star signs undrafted free agent deal with Jets." Savannah now. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
6. ^ GHSA Boys Basketball Archive
7. ^ GHSA Boys Cross Country Archive
8. ^ |title= GHSA Wrestling Archive

## External links

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* Official website
* Bryan County Schools website

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GHSA Class AAAAAA Region 1

* Camden County Wildcats
* Colquitt County Packers
* Lowndes Vikings
* Richmond Hill Wildcats
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