Ridge View High School
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Ridge View High School (RVHS)Is a comprehensive public high school
in Columbia
, South Carolina
. It currently holds approximately 2100 students. It is one of four high schools in the Richland District 2 along Spring Valley high School, Blythewood High School, and Richland Northeast High School
. The Principal is Dr. Marty Martin. It is currently the second largest of the four high school in RSD2, after Blythewood High School.
The most consistently successful athletic program at Ridge View High School is its Boys Cross Country team. Currently under Coach Brian Rosefield, the Blazers finished 2nd in the state in both 2009 and 2010. They also finished 2nd in the state in 2004. The team has been a consistent Top 5 program and has only finished out of the top 10 once since at least 2002. The Blazers Boys Track Team won the state championship three times in a row in 2004, 2005 and 2006. During those victories they set state records in the 4x800 relay and the record for most points ever scored in the state meet.
The Blazers football team is a consistent playoff contender. The 2007 team advanced to the semifinal round of the state playoffs, losing to the eventual state champion Clover. However in 2008 the Football team had suffered its worst season in some time with a record of 3-8 which included a loss to rival Spring Valley (who did not win a game in two years prior to the Blazer victory 3-2) and a first round playoff loss to Conway. The basketball team was ranked preseason at 6th in the state.
Ridge View established their boys lacrosse team in the fall of 2003 and in their first season as a varsity team posted a record of 17-2 in the regular season before falling in the semi finals of the state playoffs to Greenville in a 8-7 OT defeat. Goalie David Overton from Ridge View was named Honorable Mention All American for his play at goalie.
Ridge View Lacrosse has risen back to a power house in its region after a few short coming over the past six years, head coach Jon Ziajdel resurrected the program after his first season as head coach going 1-10 the Blazers have reached the playoffs the last two years suffering first round losses to Irmo in 2010 then to Hilton Head High School in 2011.
High school
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in Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
. It currently holds approximately 2100 students. It is one of four high schools in the Richland District 2 along Spring Valley high School, Blythewood High School, and Richland Northeast High School
Richland Northeast High School
Richland Northeast High School is a public high school in Columbia, South Carolina. Richland Northeast, often abbreviated as RNE, RNH, or RNHS, was founded in 1978 to handle the excessive population of students at Spring Valley High School. Spring Valley is now Richland Northeast's largest rival...
. The Principal is Dr. Marty Martin. It is currently the second largest of the four high school in RSD2, after Blythewood High School.
Academics
Ridge View has an average GPA being a 3.2. The school features several schools-within-a-school as well as several other programs relating to academics and careers. The schools-within-a-school include the Blazer Academy, the Scholars Academy, and the School of the Arts. Programs at Ridge View High School include AVID programs as well as a Bio-Health Magnet for students interested in the medical field.Athletics
Ridge View is also known to have a very impressive athletic program .The most consistently successful athletic program at Ridge View High School is its Boys Cross Country team. Currently under Coach Brian Rosefield, the Blazers finished 2nd in the state in both 2009 and 2010. They also finished 2nd in the state in 2004. The team has been a consistent Top 5 program and has only finished out of the top 10 once since at least 2002. The Blazers Boys Track Team won the state championship three times in a row in 2004, 2005 and 2006. During those victories they set state records in the 4x800 relay and the record for most points ever scored in the state meet.
The Blazers football team is a consistent playoff contender. The 2007 team advanced to the semifinal round of the state playoffs, losing to the eventual state champion Clover. However in 2008 the Football team had suffered its worst season in some time with a record of 3-8 which included a loss to rival Spring Valley (who did not win a game in two years prior to the Blazer victory 3-2) and a first round playoff loss to Conway. The basketball team was ranked preseason at 6th in the state.
Ridge View established their boys lacrosse team in the fall of 2003 and in their first season as a varsity team posted a record of 17-2 in the regular season before falling in the semi finals of the state playoffs to Greenville in a 8-7 OT defeat. Goalie David Overton from Ridge View was named Honorable Mention All American for his play at goalie.
Ridge View Lacrosse has risen back to a power house in its region after a few short coming over the past six years, head coach Jon Ziajdel resurrected the program after his first season as head coach going 1-10 the Blazers have reached the playoffs the last two years suffering first round losses to Irmo in 2010 then to Hilton Head High School in 2011.