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Rappahannock County High School’s varsity girls soccer players made history in Monday night’s (May 20) Bull Run District quarterfinals match when they defeated Madison County, 1-0, in a hard-fought battle on the Mountaineers’ own field.
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Rappahannock County High School took four varsity track athletes to the annual Dogwood Track Classic at Lannigan Field at the University of Virginia last Saturday (May 4): seniors Trey Swindler and Case Kramer, junior Davis Sheffield and freshman Julia Wood.
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For the sixth consecutive year, Rappahannock County High School’s Quiz Bowl team traveled to Washington, D.C., for the taping of “It’s Academic,” the longest-running televised quiz show in the world. The Panthers brought home second place.
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Serving up excellence Rappahannock resident Matt Beck, a member of the kitchen staff at the Blue Rock Inn, distinguished himself in the field of culinary competition last month. Beck, 17, from Boston, placed second in the 49th annual SkillsUSA State Competition for Culinary Arts held in Richmond April 20. He was awarded an annual...
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Panther Quiz Bowl members showed endurance and persistence at the annual U.Va. Cavalier Classic in Charlottesville on Saturday, March 23. The team took four key players and competed in 10 matches throughout the day. Plus, the RCPS honor roll and Wakefield sports updates.
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Lady Panthers varsity soccer players have been on a victory prowl. With recent back-to-back wins, they’ve increased their overall record to 4-2. Also, a Wakefield varsity girls' basketball player is named to the all-state team and an update on the rest of the Wakefield sports teams.
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Rappahannock’s Junior Panther (JP) girls soccer kicked off its season with two March games and a balanced record – one win, one loss.
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Lady Panther soccer players descended upon the Hawks of Skyline High School in Front Royal last Friday (March 15) to net a solid 2-0 win in the first game of their regular season. Both goals came courtesy of Rappahannock County High School’s Michelle “Mimi” White.
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In a competition of 22 regional concert bands at Winchester’s James Wood Middle School on March 8, the Rappahannock County Elementary School Concert Band scored an “excellent” rating in its rendition of four pieces.
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Wakefield senior Marc Cugnon is named a Coca-Cola scholar, Lauren Light shows off her trumpet skills and RCHS demonstrates its skills in welding, photography and Latin in this week's School & Sports news.
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Three Panther wrestlers traveled with their teammates to Salem, Va., last week to compete in the Virginia State Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, Feb 16.
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In the fight of the season, Panther wrestlers proved themselves when they brought home three Region B medals from the 2013 regional wrestling competition in Strasburg last weekend, earning three a trip to this weekend's state tournament in Salem.
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Rappahannock County High School’s wrestlers took their prowl to Clarke County to confront seven other schools in last Saturday’s Bull Run District tournament and returned with several personal triumphs (and a seventh-place team finish).
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RCHS sends two delegates to the Washington Youth Summit on the Environment, hones its cooking skills, honors its many recent college success stories and reveals its quarterly honor roll. An update on WCDS sports teams is also inside this week.
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The Panther Quiz Bowl team takes third place, RCHS graduates make the dean's list and Wakefield sports teams get their weekly update in School & Sports.
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Three victories for the RCHS Quiz Bowl team, Dylan Hitt's record-breaking wrestling win and new honor society inductees at R-MA in this week's School & sports news.
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’Tis the season for festive activities at Rappahannock County High School.
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Lady Panthers ride the tide Lady Panthers’ varsity basketball season is well underway. The girls came away from their early efforts with one victory and a series of losses, but turned the tide this week with a dramatic win. At home on Tuesday, Rappahannock County High School hosted Fresta Valley Christian Academy and came...
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Rappahannock County High School 2009 graduate Dean Hogan is no stranger to hard work and stressful schedules. But, as his undergraduate career comes to a close, there is no winding down for this student-athlete.
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To learn the story of their own backyards, a group of Rappahannock County High School juniors recently trekked the hallowed ground of historic sites in Rappahannock County, accompanied by noted historian Art Candenquist and senior Robert Yowell.
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Last Saturday (Nov. 10) turned out to be an especially lovely day for Rappahannock County High School’s Julia Wood, who finished third among 129 young women in the VHSL state cross country championships and earned a bronze medal.
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Halloween was far from frightening for freshman cross country runner Julia Wood, who treated her Panther teammates that day to a second place finish in the Region B Championships in Charlottesville.
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After weeks of pouring themselves into the act of acting, Rappahannock’s Drama Club realized its dream of being the first in school history to advance to the Region B competition.
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Panther varsity football seniors play the last game of their high school careers and treat their fans to a dramatic 42-30 homecoming victory against St. John’s Saints High School last Friday night.
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On the heels of an Oct. 2 win over Central (3-1), Rappahannock’s Lady Panthers traveled to Strasburg last Thursday (Oct. 4) to challenge their perennial Bull Run District volleyball nemesis, the Rams. In a volley-duel, the Panther varsity team celebrated a momentum-building 3-1 victory to bring their record to 3-5 in district play. “It pretty much felt amazing...
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One win, one tough week for Lady Panthers The Lady Panthers ended a tough week with three consecutive matches and posted two losses and a win. At home last Tuesday (Sept. 25), the ladies fell to George Mason, 3-0. “The girls started out strong,” said coach Courtney Atkins, “but somewhere along the way, our...
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Last Wednesday (Sept. 5), Panther varsity cross country pushed through a hot, humid day to first place wins for the boys and girls teams who faced Luray and Fresta Valley.
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The Panthers prowled to their first coed varsity cross country competition last Wednesday (Aug. 15) at Eastern View High School in Culpeper. Though it was a preseason scrimmage, it presented Rappahannock with a solid challenge – racing against Eastern View and Liberty, two double-A schools. The Panthers took on their much larger opponents and...
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Union First Market Bank went back to school on May 30, when Sherry Cillo, vice president and senior branch manager, stepped into Bradley Weeks’ economics and personal finance class at Rappahannock County High School. During her 45-minute presentation, she introduced students to basic banking services from a banker’s perspective: savings and checking accounts, how to...
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On a warm Sunday evening (June 3), Rappahannock County High School seniors donned their caps and gowns for their first formal farewell ceremony – the 62nd annual Baccalaureate service.
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Commitment was the night’s theme at Rappahannock County High School’s annual Spring Sports Awards last Thursday (May 31) in the RCHS auditorium. Athletic Director Jim Swindler teamed with the coaching staff and Kurt Streu’s culinary crew to host the event. Strue’s students prepared and served a fabulous meal to the estimated 350 in attendance....
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“Visible,” the Rappahannock County High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes club, and their sponsors, invite you and your family to attend the 62nd annual Baccalaureate Service. The public service is 7 p.m. Sunday, June 3, in RCHS Auditorium. Included in the program are: speeches from the 2012 student leadership, music from the Panther Band, student vocalists, an...
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Rappahannock County High School’s Lady Panther varsity soccer team stood strong on their home turf Monday (May 21) to secure a first-round Bull Run District playoff win (1-0) against William Monroe’s Dragons. These rivals have met on two previous occasions this season, both resulting in dramatic overtime decisions with split results. The first half remained...
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Rappahannock County High School’s co-ed varsity track team took the field of competition in Strasburg on May 18. At day’s end, Josh Jones and Seth Wayland both qualified for regionals when they placed among the top six runners in their individual races. Jones and Wayland ran in the second-fastest heat of their events and put...
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Rappahannock County High School squared off against perennial league winners George Mason and Clarke; JP girls soccer are conference champs.
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RCHS shines at Technosphere Rappahannock’s Technology Student Association (TSA) earned their Panther pride last Friday (May 4) at the Technosphere state competition in Richmond. Adam Carter and Amber Dodson won first place with their paired debate about technology’s impact on food supply, environment and other related issues. The team of Peyton Bailey, Adam Carter,...
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Over the past week, Panther varsity boys’ soccer battled for position in the Bull Run District and still found time to reveal their inner integrity by, once again, giving back to their community.

The boys are no strangers to service. 
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In the 2012 women’s soccer season, athletes in the Bull Run District find themselves in an epic battle amongst the state’s most competitive Single A teams and Junior Panther girls soccer hosted its last regular season game on Friday, April 27, when they took on Shenandoah Valley for a 3-0 triumph.
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Lady Panthers v Cougars and Monroe, Panther varsity matches, and track stars.
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More than 1,000 students participated in the Governor’s Challenge in Economics and Personal Finance this year. Rappahannock County High School was one of 12 teams who qualified for the Economics Division, and one of 12 that qualified for the Personal Finance Division.
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