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Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) proudly presents

Our Accomplishments:

On-time graduation rate is 87%
Forest Park Academy has exceeded 1,000 graduates

Anne Travers of Virginia Heights Elementary received
the Special Education Teacher Award by the National
Association of Special Education Teachers

Fairview Elementary won the VH1 Save the Music

Jeff Midkiff of Patrick Henry High School was awarded

Roanoke
City
Schools
proudly
presents
Roanoke
CityLegacy
Public
Schools
proudly
presents
Foundation
Les
PaulPublic
Class
Project
Award
the
Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award from
Yale University
Our
Accomplishments
and Community
Partnerships:
Our Accomplishments
and Community
Partnerships:
Patrick Henry High School's Symphonic Band

performed
at
Carnegie
Hall
Spanish
andand
coding
are
offered
at all elementary
More
thanMore
2,500
participated
in
RCPS+,in RCPS+,
Patrick Henry's
Forensics
Team won
Music
art at all
schools.
than
2,500 participated
Patrick
Henry's Forensics
Team won
Music
and
art at all schools.
A
VH-1
partnership
provides
musical
A
VH-1
partnership
provides
musical
our summer
program. program. the Group the
6A Group
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ourenrichment
summer enrichment
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schools

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to elementary
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Patrick Henry High School's Orchestra performed at
Programs also
with Southwest
Virginia Virginia
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also with Southwest
Thedual
Kennedy
Center
More than
1,100
middle
school
students
are enrolled
Free
enrollment
classes forclasses
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Free
dual
enrollment
Ballet,
Roanoke
Children's
Theatre,
Ballet,
Roanoke
Children's
Theatre,
William Fleming
High
School's
Girls
William Fleming High School's Girls
school students
two years
of free
and
Taubman
Museum
of
Art.
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classes
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students
and two
years of free
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in
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to our
graduates
at Virginia
tuition
to our
graduates
at Virginia
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Fleming
High
School's
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theTrack
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4A Group
State Championship.
the
4A State Championship.
Patrick Henry
High
School's
Patrick
Henry
HighOrchestra
School's Orchestra
Western
College. College.
Western
Community
won a Community
State
Championship
RCPS sends
more
students
to the
Roanoke
Valley
received 1st
place at
music
received
1stnationwide
place at nationwide
music
Governor's
School.
RVGS
students
enjoy
a
100%
festival in Chicago.
festival in Chicago.
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with businesses
like
Collaborate
with businesses
like
Graduates
attend University
of Virginia,
attend
University
of Virginia,
Patrick Graduates
Henry
High
School's
Girls
Swim
Team
won
a
college
acceptance
rate
Carilion Clinic,
Junior
Achievement,
&
Carilion
Clinic,
Junior Achievement,
&
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West Point,
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Harvard University,
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