Overview
Junius H. Rose High School (known colloquially as J.H. Rose, Rose High or simply Rose) is a public high school in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Pitt County Schools district.
History
J.H. Rose High School was established in 1957 on South Elm Street, in Greenville, North Carolina. Students that made up the original student body came from the former Greenville High School in downtown Greenville. Students from the former historically black C. M. Eppes High School were integrated in during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The school moved to its present location on Arlington Boulevard (the former Greenville Middle School) in 1992.
Notable alumni
Jamie Brewington – MLB player
Andre Brown – NFL player
Derek Cox – former NFL player
Carlester Crumpler – NFL player
Brian Farkas – State House Representative in the North Carolina General Assembly representing NC State House District 09
William Frizzell – NFL player
Michael Harrington – soccer player
Whit Haydn – magician
Kelly Heath – MLB player
Al Hunter – NFL running back, primarily known as being the first player to enter the NFL through the Supplemental Draft
Kristi Overton Johnson – former water skiing world champion
Tim Longest - member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Will MacKenzie – professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour
Lee Norris – actor
Petey Pablo – rapper
Doug Paschal – NFL player
Tommy Paul – professional tennis player
Lauren Perdue – competitive swimmer, gold medalist in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Cornell Powell – NFL player
Harold Randolph – CFL player
Caroline Shaw – violinist, singer, composer
Tom Smith – musician
Troy Smith – NFL player
Kentavius Street – NFL player
Joe West – MLB umpire
Jermaine Williams – NFL player
Jonathan Williams – NFL and CFL player
References
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).