T.C. Roberson High School
Location
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250 Overlook Rd

Asheville, North Carolina
28803

United States
Coordinates35°29′10″N 82°32′06″W / 35.486225°N 82.5351218°W / 35.486225; -82.5351218
Information
School typePublic
Established1962 (62 years ago) (1962)
School districtBuncombe County Schools System
CEEB code343630
PrincipalNathan Allison
Faculty96.74 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment1,470 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.20[1]
Campus size261,000 sq.ft.[2]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Navy Blue and Vegas Gold
  
Team nameRams
Websitetcrhs.buncombeschools.org

T.C. Roberson High School is a high school in the Buncombe County Schools System in Asheville, North Carolina. It is located at 250 Overlook Road, Asheville, NC 28803. TC Roberson High School was founded when Valley Springs High School and Biltmore High School were combined to form one high school. It is named for Thomas Crawford Roberson, a former Superintendent of Buncombe County Schools and the architect of the consolidation of 21 county high schools into the 6 county high schools that exist today. Its school newspaper is the Golden Fleece. It has two feeder schools – Valley Springs Middle School and half of the students at Cane Creek Middle School.

T.C. Roberson is located right by W.W. Estes Elementary School, Valley Springs Middle School, as well as Charles T. Koontz Intermediate School, making it a convenient location for both parents and students. Roberson is also home to the Progressive Education Program (PEP) which is a program dedicated to students with both mental and physical disabilities. The PEP program allows these students to attend school and have the same opportunities as any other student, such as having gym class, art class, math and reading lessons, and getting to meet and interact with classmates. The current principal of the PEP program is Larry Wiegel.

T.C. Roberson Football

The T.C. Roberson Rams Football team represents the T.C. Roberson High School in the sport of American football in High School Athletics. The Rams play in the Mountain 3A/4A conference of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and are members of the 4A conference.

Athletics

Roberson is affiliated with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). Its team name are the Rams, with the school colors being blue and gold.

In North Carolina, Roberson is ranked fifth in team state championships holding a total of 37.[3] In addition, Roberson has won the AAA Wachovia Cup (award for best overall athletic program in the state of North Carolina) for three straight years and five times since the Wachovia Cup was created in 1979.

Roberson's main rivals in athletics in the Asheville area are A.C. Reynolds High School, and Asheville High School. T.C. Roberson is well known for being a powerhouse in basketball, soccer, cross country, swimming, tennis, and baseball. It is noteworthy that there have been four Roberson baseball players selected in the MLB Draft since 2000. In 2022–2023, the baseball team won a state championship, marking the fifth in its history for T.C. Roberson baseball.

Notable alumni

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References

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