Richard J. Reynolds High School (often simply R.J. Reynolds High School or Reynolds) is a high school in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Named for Richard Joshua Reynolds, the founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the school opened in 1923. The school colors are black and gold, and the school's mascot is a Demon. Main article: Secondary education High school is a name used in some parts of the world, and particularly in North America, to describe the last segment of compulsory education. ... Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) is a school district in Forsyth County, North Carolina. ... Nickname: Twin City, Camel City Motto: Youre Something Special in Winston-Salem Location in North Carolina Coordinates: Country United States State North Carolina Counties Forsyth County Founded Incorporated 1766 (Salem) 1849 (Winston) 1913 Government  - Mayor Allen Joines (D) Area  - City  109. ... Richard Joshua R.J. Reynolds (1850-1918) was an American businessman and founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into R.J._Reynolds_Tobacco_Company. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Black cat, thought by some to cause bad luck (see superstition) Black is the shade of objects that do not reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum. ... Gold is a shade of the color yellow closest to that of gold metal. ... St. ...

Establishment

Made possible through the philanthropy of Katherine Smith Reynolds-Johnston, the widow of R.J. Reynolds, who donated the land on which the School and Auditorium sit.

Campus

The School and Auditorium sit on a piece of land known as "Silver Hill." Original plans for the School included two grand school buildings sitting on either side of an Auditorium. Construction on the School began in 1919, under the direction of Reynolda House architect Charles Barton Keen. The first classroom building was finished in 1923, but construction on the second building was delayed and eventually abandoned after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. In the mid-1990's, the high school building was thoroughly renovated and restored to its original appearance with some modern updating (e.g., a computer lab to replace the former language lab, and central air-conditioning). Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Reynolda House Museum of American Art displays a premiere collection of American art ranging from the colonial period to the present. ... For the protest against the Communications Decency Act, see Black World Wide Web protest. ...

One of the school's unique features is a tunnel system that connects the main building to the auditorium and gymnasium and is rumored to stretch to nearby Wiley Middle School. The tunnel system was originally used to increase ventilation to cool the buildings and was also used for civil defense purposes after the advent of nuclear weapons.

The R.J. Reynolds Memorial Auditorium is on the campus and is often used for school functions. The R.J. Reynolds Memorial Auditorium, located in Winston-Salem, NC, was built 1919–1924 under the direction of architect Charles Barton Keen (designer of the Richard Joshua Reynolds estate, Reynolda House). ...

A fine arts/performing arts building is currently under construction on the campus between the R.J. Reynolds Auditorium and Hawthorne Rd.

Student Body

R.J. Reynolds is a long-time chief rival of the nearby Mount Tabor High School. This rivalry is fed by the fact that many students developed friendships across school lines. The schools are close enough that neighborhood friends often wind up split between the two schools. Name Mount Tabor High School Address 342 Petree Road City Winston-Salem, NC 27106 Phone Number (336) 703-6700 Principal Martha Land Community Suburban Type Public Secondary Grades 9 to 12 District Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Enrollment 1,800 (04-05) Nickname Tabor Mascot Spartans Colors Blue and Gold...

More recently, a rivalry has formed between Reynolds and the new Reagan High School due to several students and teachers having left Reynolds to attend or teach at Reagan, including former principal Stan Elrod.

Some of the local inhabitants have transliterated the name Silver Hill into the pejorative, "Society Hill," for the presence of some of the city's wealthier neighborhoods being within a stone's throw of the school; this notion, however, is traversed by the fact that, at least for many decades, the school's student body has beeen comprised of a broad spectrum of students from varied backgrounds, adding richness to the school's environment.

From March 30-April 2, 2007, the R.J. Reynolds Key Club played a basketball game for 72 consecutive hours to raise money for UNICEF. The club broke the Guinness World Record previously held by students at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Duke University. The previous record was nearly 58 hours. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ...

In the mid 1980's, the Reynolds Key Club, one of the many clubs at the school, and local promoters and sponsors coordinated to put on a series of benefit concerts at Reynolds Auditorium. Among those acts were Let's Active and the dB's on February 12th 1985, and R.E.M. who played the venue on December 8th, 1995. The logo of Key Club International Key Club is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ...

Alumni

Notable graduates include musician Ben Folds, United States Senator Richard Burr, sports personality Stuart Scott and Atlanta Braves outfielder Tommy Gregg. Reynolds has also produced D-I basketball players, including Jarhon Giddings of Richmond, Ilian Evtimov of NC State University, Jason McDougald of Penn State, Mitchell Baldwin of Charlotte, Othello Hunter of The Ohio State University and Reyshawn Terry and Mike Copeland of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Also New England Revolution MLS player Wells Thompson Graduated from Reynolds. Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the musical group Ben Folds Five. ... Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is a United States Senator from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. ... Stuart Scott (born July 19, 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American sportscaster for ESPN, most visibly as an anchor on SportsCenter. ... William Thomas Gregg (born July 29, 1963 in Boone, North Carolina) was a Major League Baseball player from 1987 to 1997 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and Florida Marlins. ...

External links

• Home Page

• Tommy Greg bio on TheBaseballCube
• Demons-Related MP3 Tracks

• Class of 58 Reunion Site
• Class of 74 Reunion Site
• Class of 76 Reunion Site
• Class of 79 Reunion Site
• Class of 82 Reunion Site
• Class of 96 Reunion Site
• Multi-Year Runion Site