You won’t find a bigger fan of all things Rockvale High School than senior Sulav Rayamajhi. 

He’s lovingly known as the “Mayor of Rockvale” by his teachers, the administration and his fellow students. 

“He’s our public relations,” Principal Steve Luker said. “He’s talking to the students. He reaches out and invites people to the games. We have a large tailgate here before all the home games, and he walks through the tailgate and talks to the students and tells them about how to be a good fan at the games. I always see him at the tailgates and he’s always busy.” 

He also serves as a manager and an honorary coach for the football and girls’ basketball teams. During basketball season, you’ll find him in a suit standing beside the bench, doing anything needed to support his team. 

Sulav sat down to talk about his school, his duties and his future.

Question: What is it about Rockvale you love so much? 

“I love the sports, like when I coach football, and film, and sometimes coach girls basketball. I’m usually with the AD sometimes during baseball. I don’t coach baseball, but if they need administration supervision, I come straight there.” 

Q: How many activities are you in and how did you get involved in those activities? 

“I only do two, football and basketball. Baseball is only for sports administration when they need help with supervision. I did play football in my 10th grade year, like on the last day of school. I played in the Blue and White game. After that, when I was a junior, I decided to be a manager and coach football and then got promoted — I became the ‘Mayor’ here during my junior year.”

Q: How did you become ‘Mayor’ and what are the duties? 

“Mr. Luker gave me the job as mayor. I always check everything is OK and that no one is fighting.”

Q: Do you have a special shirt that you like to wear? 

“This shirt,” he said pointing to the shirt he is wearing. “It’s the badge of honor for Rockvale football — for varsity — Rockvale Adidas. One of my favorite coaches gave it to me, Coach Nelson. He always helps me a lot, he takes care of me. We talk together, we talk about film and games and stuff.”

Q: What do you want to do after high school? 

“I’m thinking about doing a Bachelor of Science in sports administration and also physical education, like at Tennessee Tech, but in order to do that I’ve got to get that ACT up.”

Q: Is there anything else you’d like to say? 

“I want to thank Coach Nelson for always helping me a lot; Coach Hockenberry, Coach Crutchfield and Principal Luker.”