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Roswell High School is a public

Public

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senior high school in Roswell

Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,366 at the 2010 census. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also...

, New Mexico

New Mexico

New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

. It is a part of the Roswell Independent School District. Established in 1913, it is the oldest public high school in the city. The colors of RHS are: Dark Crimson Red, White

White

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and Black

Black

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, their mascot is a Coyote

Coyote

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. Enrollment at the school currently stands at 1,311.

Student body statistics

Ethnicity	This School	State Average
White (not hispanic)	27%	29%
Hispanic (of any race)	68%	56%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	11%
African American	4%	3%
Pacific Islander	1%	1%

Athletics

RHS competes in the New Mexico Activities Association

New Mexico Activities Association

The New Mexico Activities Association is a nonprofit organization that regulates interscholastic programs for junior and senior high schools in New Mexico. It hosts the statewide sports championship games each year...

, a AAAA school in district 4. Their district includes: Artesia High School

Artesia High School (Artesia, New Mexico)

Artesia High School is the public senior high school of Artesia, New Mexico. It is a part of the Artesia Public Schools. The colors of AHS are: Orange, Black and White, their mascot is a Bulldog. Enrollment at the school currently stands at 751....

and Goddard High School

Goddard High School (New Mexico)

Robert H. Goddard High School or known as Goddard High School is a public senior high school in Roswell, New Mexico. It is a part of the Roswell Independent School District. Established in 1965, the school is named after Robert Hutchings Goddard. The colors of GHS are: Navy Blue, Columbia Blue and...

.

RHS has captured 31 State Chmapionships since 1914.

State Championships
Season	Sport	Number of Championships	Year
Fall	Football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...	5	2000, 1988, 1987, 1955, 1953
Fall	Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...	4	2006, 1993, 1977, 1976
Winter	Boys, Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...	7	2010, 2009, 1964, 1963, 1952, 1927, 1926
Winter	Boys, Swimming and Diving Swimming (sport) Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...	1	1961
Spring	Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...	3	1966, 1964, 1960
	Boys, Track & Field Track and field Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...	4	1919, 1918, 1915, 1914
	Girls, Track & Field Track and field Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...	1	1989
	Dance Dance Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting.... (non-sport)	6	2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
Total		31

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Official School Webpage

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Student body statistics

Athletics

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