Rocori High School

Rocori High School is a high school that educates three Minnesota towns, whose names form the acronym "Rocori": Rockville, Cold Spring, and Richmond. The school is located in central Minnesota about twenty miles southwest of St. Cloud. The school is most known for a school shooting that left two students dead. It is also noted for having the first Winter Drumline/Indoor Percussion ensemble in history.

Rocori also have a long lasting tradition of excellence in sports as well. The Spartans boys basketball team has made it to the state tournament 14 times in the schools 39 years of existence, winning it in 1988, and placing third in 2007. The basketball team has also only had 2 losing seasons in their history. Their Head coach Bob Brink has won more than 850 games in his career, second all time in Minnesota state high school history (in front of him is Bob McDonald of Chisholm).

The Spartans baseball team has also made the state tournament 5 times, winning it in 1992, runner-up in 1991, and consolation championship in 2007. Notable baseball players for the Spartans are:Dave OerhleinSteve Huls (Drafted by the Minnesota Twins)Jon Dold (Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds)Eric Decker (Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers)The future looks bright for Spartan Athletics, as the class of 2010 has already completed a undefeated season and a CLC championship in basketball, and a CLC championship in baseball. This group won the state MSF baseball tournament when they were 13, and took third in the state MBT tournament in the big class when they were 15. Also and most recently they won the 2008 VFW baseball state championship in Perham. With the recent move down to 2A in baseball, it is almost indefinite that this group will win a state championship on the field and on the Court.