ROWVA High School

ROWVA High School, ROWVA Senior High School, or RHS, is a public four-year high school located at 346 East ROVA Drive in Oneida, Illinois, a village in Knox County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. RHS is part of ROWVA Community Unit School District 208, which serves the communities of Rio, Oneida, Wataga, Victoria, and Altona, and also includes ROWVA Junior High School, and Central Elementary School.[2] The campus is 10 miles northeast of Galesburg, Illinois and serves a mixed village and rural residential community. The school is the only high school in the village of Oneida, and lies within the Galesburg micropolitan statistical area.[3]

ROWVA High School
Location
346 East ROVA Drive
Oneida
,
Illinois

USA
Coordinates41°4′29.3″N 90°13′14.1″W
Information
TypePublic secondary
PrincipalMr.senney
Grades7–12
Enrollment294 (2016-17)[1]
CampusRural, fringe
Color(s)Gold, black
MascotTigers
WebsiteROWVA High School

Academics

ROWVA High School teaches courses in the following academic departments:[4]

  • Agriculture
  • Art
  • Business
  • Drivers Education
  • English
  • Family & Consumer Education
  • History
  • Industrial Arts
  • Media
  • Math
  • Music
  • PE & Health
  • Science
  • Spanish

Athletics
  • Volleyball
  • Football
  • Golf (Boys & Girls)
  • Cross Country (Boys & Girls)
  • Cheerleading
  • Softball
  • Baseball
  • Track and Field (Boys & Girls)

ROWVA High School competes in the Lincoln Trail Conference and is a member school in the Illinois High School Association.

In 2005, ROWVA and nearby Alwood High School co-op'd for fall sports - excluding volleyball. Together the two schools formed the name A&R Bulldogs. The co-op ended at the conclusion of the 2009 season (2010 for football).

In 2010, ROWVA and Galva High schools became the Mid-County Cougars for football, boys and girls golf, and boys and girls cross country. In 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2018 seasons, the Cougars football team went to the 3A IHSA Playoffs. In 2011, Williamsfield High School was invited to join the co-op because of their lack of fall sports. Cross country and girls golf have had numerous sectional and state qualifiers in the recent years.

In 2014, ROWVA and Williamsfield co-op'd for spring sports including girls boys track, softball, and baseball.

Starting for the 2015 season, ROWVA and Williamsfield will be combined for boys basketball.

Notable Teams & Individuals

The ROVA class of 1976 basketball team took 2nd Place in the State Final losing to Mt. Pulaski in a close game with a final score of 59-58. The team was coached by Bob Meredith and the team finished the regular season with a record of 28-3. Steve Holmes & Dave Johnson were selected to the All-Tournament team at the Illinois High School State Tournament in 1976. For records and season standings visit: http://ihsa.org/data/school/records/sum1514.htm

  From 1994-1998, the coaching duo of Bob Walck and Christopher Campagna led the Tigers to 4 straight Lincoln Trail Conference titles. During that time, David Voorhees placed 7th in long jump in 1995 & 6th in long jump in 1996, Eric Holmes placed 9th in the shot put in 1996, and the 4x200 relay team of Aaron Rednour, Justin Powers, Jared Higgerson, Chuck Hilman placed 3rd in 1998. When Bob Walck retired in 2004, Christopher Campagna became the head boys track & field coach with Valerie Furrow and Dale Grawe becoming assistants. In 2011, the 4x400 relay team of Dean Nyman,John O'Connor, John Lawrence, Nate Esquivel  finished  8th as well as John O’Connor placing 7th in the 300 hurdles. John Lawrence placed 8th in the 400 in 2012. In 2013, the 4x400 relay team of Jayson Wheeler, Brad Tomlin, Kyle England, John Lawrence placed 7th, Kyle Woodside placed 7th in the high jump, as well as John Lawrence placing 4th in the 400. In 2015, the Tigers won the LTC conference title, the ICAC conference title and the class 1A Farmington sectional title.  Also in 2015, the 4x400 relay team of Bryent VanDeWostine, Brad Tomlin, Bret Woodside, Jayson Wheeler placed 4th and the 4x800 relay team of Bryent VanDeWostine, Brad Tomlin, Kyle Campagna and Ethan Stanley finished in 11th place.

For medal winners from ROWVA High School visit https://www.ihsa.org/Sports-Activities/Boys-Track-Field/Records-History?url=/data/trb/records/index.htm

History

The history of ROWVA high school is the history of its preceding component schools:

  • Rio High School
  • Oneida High School
  • Victoria High School
  • Altona and Walnut Grove High Schools
  • ROVA High School
  • Wataga High School
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References
  • rowvastudents.webs.com/
  1. "R O W V A Jr and Sr High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  2. http://www.rowva.k12.il.us/
  3. https://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/09statab/app2.pdf
  4. http://www.rowva.k12.il.us/Academics.htm
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