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Raleigh Charter High School challenges college-bound students in a creative and supportive environment to become knowledgeable, thoughtful, contributing citizens.
RCHS is a free, independent public school chartered by the State Board of Education of North Carolina. At RCHS we believe that a college-preparatory education requires several key elements:
Highly motivated students and actively involved parents
Well-educated faculty who are kind, caring, strong teachers
An advanced curriculum that allows placement of students in the course-level that is appropriate for their learning needs
 
Snow Make-up Days
RCHS
We shall make up the two days that we missed due to snow on these days:
Monday, February 15, 9:00-12:05, and Monday, February 22, 9:00-12:05.
This holiday and teacher planning day will be replaced by a half day of school.
Fat Tuesday Film & Music Festival featuring Lightnin' Wells & George Higgs - 2.16.10
SOOTS - Sustaining Roots Music Community Project
It's Mardi Gras time! Join the fun in the RCHS 300 Hall. New Orleans-themed dinner and documentaries* begin at 6:00. Then Tarboro bluesmen & Music Maker artists Lightnin' Wells & George Higgs will perform their roots rhythms in the Drama Room at 8:00.

Ticket prices range from $10 to $25. Seating is limited.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, February 9th during lunch or you may contact Charles Montague for reservations. For more information see www.sootsblues.org

*Documentaries include "Always for Pleasure" (about 1970s New Orleans) & "Toot Blues" (about Music Maker) - each film is Not Rated but both include some risque material typical of the blues & Mardi Gras.
Charles Montague, Faculty Sponsor
An Evening of Stars
Fine Arts
What an amazing event - a delight for our eyes and ears! Thanks so much to each parent and volunteer who made this evening such a successs. To our team leaders: Tracy Whitt, Janet McCormick, Gloria Rich, Kim Chandler and Janie Cole --- the success of this event was directly due to your vision, planning and perseverance! To the following performers, you were truly shining stars: the String Ensemble and Ms. Lattin, T. Candiloro, K. Sipple and A. Thakkar, D. Driscoll, A. Hren, J. and J. Benjamin, E. Rich and K. Behning, C. Nam, L. Zaetz, Jane and K.Rhudy, and R, He. To all the RCHS parents, teachers and family members who supported the event with your presence and financial support, we are truly grateful.

The RCHS Fine Arts Faculty
2009-2010 Phoenix Fund
Fundraising

50% Family Participation
Our 2009-2010 Phoenix Fund goal is participation by 100% of RCHS families. 100% participation will be important when we ask outside organizations for support in the future. Please remember that when we talk about 100% participation, $5.00 counts as much as $50 and $500. All gifts will be greatly appreciated. Remember you can multiply your donation if your employer has a matching gift program.
If you are a state or federal employee, you can donate to RCHS through the State Employees Combined Campaign or the Combined Federal Campaign. In both situations you can participate in the fundraising efforts of your employer AND support Raleigh Charter High School.
There is not an expected gift amount. However, spreading a donation out to monthly or quarterly payments may enable a family to consider a larger total contribution.
You may make your donation online at http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/giving/onlinegiving OR attach your check to a completed donation form and deliver these two items to the school office. Everything you need to know is on the form. Students can be your courier, or you may use the US Mail.
To download a donation form, type in the following to your web browser http://www.raleighcharterhs.org/giving/donationcard.pdf.
RCHS Students Rank Highly, Again
Academics
Best High Schools
On December 10, 2009, U.S.News & World Report ranked Raleigh Charter High School 24th among its America’s Best High Schools. The ranking is based on a sophisticated calculation of several factors, including state-mandated testing and AP participation and achievement in 2007-2008. Last year, Raleigh Charter High School had a ranking of 20th in US News. These rankings qualify for what US News calls the Gold Medal List, the Top 100 Schools.
Such rankings are informative and affirming, and they let colleges know the level of work that is going on at our school year in and year out.
Congratulations to our teachers and our students for their noteworthy achievements!
You may visit the magazine’s web site for more information, particularly about methodology and your old school: http://www.usnews.com/sections/education/high-schools.
Also, see this article in Raleigh's News & Observer about the U.S.News & World Report ranking.
Thomas E. Humble, Principal
RCHS in the WRAL News
News
On Thursday, October 29, WRAL aired a short story about Raleigh Charter High School as part of their Project Education series.
Renee Chou wanted to investigate why RCHS was ranked in national magazines. For your information, US News and World Report publishes high-school rankings each December and Newsweek publishes rankings each May.
These annual rankings are nice, and they tell one little part of our story. We feel that the high-school experience, however, is much more complex than these rankings represent. To view the whole story, click on the following link: http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/6304828/
Link Your Store Cards, Raise Money for RCHS
PASTA
Simple fundraising for our school - Update your customer cards for the new school year!
Several stores where you shop have school rewards programs that give money back directly to our school. Right now Harris Teeter, Target, Food Lion and Office Depot send us checks based on our shopping. We received OVER $2,800 during the last 12 months, but this total could be much higher. To find out more, please go to: https://www.raleighcharterhs.org/pasta/simplefund.asp
This is an easy way for Raleigh Charter to receive much-needed funds! If you have any questions, please contact:
Mary Lawrence Stroud, PASTA Simple Fundraising Coordinator
Student Government Election Results
Clubs
  • 2010
  • 2011
  • 2012
  • 2013
  • President: A. Le
  • Vice President: C. Chandler
  • Secretary: L. Creech
  • Treasurer: K. Hobbs
  • Representatives: L. Creech, C. Chandler, K. Hobbs, M. Jacobs, J. Kleinhenz, J. Lukacs, S. Marivada, M. Neighbors, J. Tobia
  • President: M. Trivedi
  • Vice President: M. Sridhar
  • Secretary: A. Trivedi
  • Treasurer: J. Rubin
  • Representatives: D. Franch, P. Jones, A. Thakkar, A. Trivedi, R. Afzal, A. Chambers, A. Dahnoun
  • President: G. Surampudy
  • Vice President: E. Karsten
  • Secretary: C. Rouse
  • Treasurer: N. Moran
  • Representatives: A. Petteway, C. Rouse, R. Schwab, H. Cope, C. Lowe, N. Moran
  • President: R. He
  • Vice President: M. Brown
  • Secretary: M. Brown
  • Treasurer: A. Keller
  • Representatives: M. Brown, A. Chambers, A. Keller, F. Knight, D. Strum, S. Mark
Sustaining the soul of Southern song with SOOTS
RCHS Flame
RCHS Flame Sweet tea, barbeque, hot days and "greasy greens" are all specialties of the South. While the savory flavors and humid haze won't go away, the music that is so influential and unique to the South could. While there are traces of this music in almost every genre of music out today, the purest form of blues is aging, slipping through the cracks of time. ...
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