Ripley High School

RHS is happy to welcome Mr. Chris McCorkle to the administrative team. Mr. Chris McCorkle spent the 2020-2021 school year as Principal at Sunny Hill Intermediate School in Brownsville, TN.  Prior to that, he served as the Assistant Director at the REACH Academy and Alternative Learning Center on the Sunny Hill campus.  Mr. McCorkle received his Bachelor’s Degree in History with Secondary Education from the University of Arkansas, Fort Smith. He received his Master’s Degree in Educational Theory and Practice from Arkansas State University, and his Ed.S. in Educational Leadership: Principal-ship from Arkansas State University. Mr. McCorkle has taught multiple subjects in multiple grade levels for the past nine years. He completed two years with Haywood County Schools where he taught 6th grade social studies. Before that, he taught at Ripley Middle School for four years where he provided instruction in 7th grade science and social studies.  Mr. McCorkle has also taught grades 9-12 at Waldron High School in Arkansas. At Waldron High School, he taught many different classes including: Contemporary American History, World History, Economics, Physical Science and Credit Recovery.  Chris and his family have recently moved back to Ripley, and he is excited to rejoin the Tiger family