Total integration was achieved in 1967, with the closing of Elm Street High School.

The team of 1950 beat Valdosta High School for the state title and went on to beat Holyoke High School in the Peanut Bowl, giving them bragging rights as National Champions.

[3] Every spring the advanced acting class performs at a GHSA one-act play competition.

In October 2008, the Rockmart High School Thespians placed first at the Region AA One Act Competition with their performance of Godspell.

The RHS Thespians then took the show to the State AA One Act Competition and placed third out of four schools.

[4] In 2013, Rockmart Thespians placed first in the State AAA One Act Competition with a production of the thriller When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?.