Red River High School (RRHS) is a public high school in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. The school was originally built in 1967 for grades 10-12, and was remodeled in 1995 to accommodate grades 9- 12. It serves approximately 1,137 students and is one of two high schools in the Grand Forks Public Schools system. The athletic teams are known as the Roughriders.
The Red River in the school's name refers to the Red River of the North, which flows on the east side of the city. The name "Roughriders" is a reference to Theodore Roosevelt, who spent part of his life in what became western North Dakota.
Red River High School is home to the Summer Performing Arts Company, a summer educational theatre program for grades K-12.
History
Circa 1992, there was a bond proposal to build more space at Red River High for $13,500,000. Voters chose not to accept the proposal. On September 29, 1992, there was a proposal for an expansion for $12,500,000.
Academics RRHS offers classes in a range of academic fields. Dual credit and Advanced Placement classes are available in several areas of study.
Sports Cross-country (boys' and girls') Baseball (boys') Basketball (boys' and girls') Football (boys') Gymnastics (girls')* Hockey (boys') Hockey (girls')* Track and field (boys' and girls') Soccer (boys' and girls') Swimming (boys' and girls')* Softball (girls') Golf (boys' and girls') Tennis (boys' and girls') Volleyball (girls') Wrestling (co-ed) Cheerleading (co-ed) *RRHS and Central High School have combined teams in several sporting areas, due to low participation numbers, known as the "Knightriders".
State championships Team Total YearsState Class 'A' boys' basketball 2 1969, 2012State Class 'A' girls' basketball 2 1988, 2023State boys' hockey 201974, 1977*, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2024State boys' soccer 2 2002, 2005State girls' soccer 1 2004State Class 'A' boys' track and field 2 1983, 1992State Class 'A' girls' track and field 2 1998, 2000State Class 'A' boys' cross country 2 1973, 1975State Class 'A' girls' cross country 2 1973, 1975State Class 'A' volleyball 8 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2011State Class 'A' boys' tennis 28 1972*, 1973, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2022State Class 'A' girls' tennis 22 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017State Class 'A' boys' golf 13 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024State Class 'A' girls' golf 6 1979, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2017, 2024State Class 'A' gymnastics: 3 2004, 2005, 2006 *Denotes co-championship
Notable alumni Donald Barcome Jr. (b. 1958), former American Olympic curler Tom Brosseau (b. 1976), American musical storyteller and guitarist Jon Godfread (b. 1981/1982), American politician and the World's Tallest Politician Joel Harlow (b. 1968), American make-up artist Arshad Hasan (b. 1980), former executive director of ProgressNow and Democracy for America Lorenzo Serna (b. 1980), co-founder of media collective Unicorn Riot and Director of Tactical Media at NDN Collective. Virgil Hill (b. 1964), former American professional boxer Nicole Linkletter (b. 1985), American fashion model and the winner of Cycle 5 of America's Next Top Model Edward O'Keefe, current CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation Grant Potulny (b. 1980), former American professional ice hockey player Jon Lizotte (b. 1994), American professional ice hockey player Ryan Potulny (b. 1984), former American professional ice hockey player Andy Schneider (b. 1981), former American professional ice hockey player Greg Brockman (b. 1987), co-founder and president of OpenAI
References
External links
Red River High School website Grand Forks School District