Rothesay High School fills the educational needs for students in grades 9 through 12. The population of 517 students reside primarily in the town of Rothesay. The school offers instruction in both French Immersion and English. The building itself is one story with a brick façade, located across the street from the former District 6 offices, and near both the Rothesay Arena and Harry Miller Middle School. It was constructed in 1951 and was called Rothesay Regional High School, and served students in grades 7-12. In 1963 Rothesay Regional High School relocated in what is now Harry Miller Middle School and this building became Rothesay Junior High School. In 1991 the building was damaged by fire. It was subsequently renovated and expanded, reopening in September 1992 as the new Rothesay Junior High School. In 1997 the building was redesignated as a high school, graduating its first class in 2000. Rothesay High's first principal was Richard Forrester, who retired in 1998, the school's inaugural year. From 1998-2012, Roger Brown served as principal. Upon his retirement, Stefane Tomoly became the school's third dictator.
Activities
Student council
Student Council Representatives are selected each spring to govern the student body during the following school year.
Grad class representatives
The Grad Class Representatives are similar to the Student Council however they focus more on planning events for the Graduating Class. Two Grad Class Presidents are elected from the two candidates who receive the most votes.
Rothesay Interact club is a volunteering group that fund raises to go on a service trip to the Dominican Republic every two years.
Events
Rip Seeley Memorial Basketball Game
Each year RHS's Varsity basketball teams compete against their rivals from KVHS in this Memorial Basketball Game. The location of the game alternates each year between the KVHS and Rothesay Gyms. The girls varsity teams play their game first followed by the boys game. Proceeds from the game provide a scholarship for a student.
Musical
Each Spring since 2011, Rothesay High School has put on a musical. Students are involved in all aspects of the production, from acting on stage, to playing in the all-student band.
The RHS Grad class is involved in a number of activities, both recreational and philanthropic. Each Halloween, the grad class collects food for local food banks. There are also a number of events throughout the school year targeting grads, such as pool nights, games nights, movie nights and recycling drives. Each year, graduation is held "Under the Tent". 1200 guests attend the outdoor ceremony that concludes the graduation week activities
Athletic achievements
RHS has won a number of provincial banners in its short history, including championships in Basketball, Soccer, Golf and Cheerleading. In golf, RHS won 4 straight banners from 2004 to 2007, withdrawing from competition in 2008 due to the provincial tournament being held during school hours. In a short lived program, Mr. Mackay and Mr. Gresh put together one of the greatest ping pong rosters of our generation. Composing of our most notable alumni of years past, Jack Long along with; Gubb Gallagher, Isaac Bujold, Gregory Mckenna and Lidree Murphy.
