Round Rock High School

Infobox School
name=Round Rock High School
type=Public
location=300 Lake Creek Drive Round Rock, Texas
country=USA
students=2,219
established=1867
district=Round Rock Independent School District
grades=9 through 12
colors=Maroon and White
principal=
mascot=Dragon
website=http://www.roundrockisd.org/rrhs

Round Rock High School is a 5A high school within the Round Rock Independent School District in Round Rock, Texas. During the late 1990s, it was the largest high school in Central Texas. [Diana Dworin. "Rapid growth tests high schools -Growth tests Round Rock High School". "Austin American-Statesman". 1997-06-19.]

Five Middle Schools feed into this school:
*Chisholm Trail Middle School
*C.D. Fulkes Middle School
*Cedar Valley Middle School
*Hopewell Middle School
*Walsh Middle School

Campus

Round Rock High School (RRHS) is located in the suburban community of Round Rock, which is north of Austin, Texas. The community is largely composed of business, technical, and professional employees who commute to jobs in and around Austin, Texas.Fact|date=November 2007

History

Round Rock High School (originally named Round Rock Institute) was a private school when it opened in 1867. In 1888, the school was made public. The area in which Round Rock High School is located (about 26 miles north of the state capitol) was a rural community, having only one non-agricultural industry. In 1934, there were 16 students in the graduating class. In 1964, 324 students graduated. In 1974, the total enrollment at RRHS rose from 855 to 1000. 1984, 2508 students were enrolled at Round Rock High School. The community, along with students, grew rapidly over the years. Today there are four high schools in the district and around 10,000 high school attendees.

Awards and recognition

The school's David Carlin was recognized as "Texas Assistant Principal of Year" in 1995. [Daniel J. Vargas. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAD978733B73CED&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Round Rock High's Carlin honored as Texas Assistant Principal of Year"] , "Austin American-Statesman", January 5, 1995. Accessed November 6, 2007.] Brandy Haney was named National High School Coach of the Year in 1993. [Butch Hart. "Gymnastics instructor named top US coach". "Austin American-Statesman". 1993-09-23.]

Football

Round Rock High School was recently rated by USA Today's analyst, Ken Massey, as the number 24 varsity football team in the nation. This, however, is a preseason ranking for the 2008-2009 season. [ Massey, Ken. "Massey/Ratings". USA Today. 8/21/08 (http://highschools.usatoday.com/usatoday/massey.cfm)]

Block Schedules

Round Rock High School uses block scheduling, a type of academic scheduling in which each student has fewer classes per day for a longer period of time. There are eight blocks divided into two sets of four, which are attended on alternating days. [Daniel J. Vargas. "90-minute classes OK'd by Round Rock trustees". "Austin American-Statesman". 1994-06-01.]

Extracurricular Activities

The band and orchestra program at Round Rock High School often does well in competitions, consistently placing well in UIL competitions.Fact|date=November 2007

The forensics program at RRHS has had a history of success in Cross-Examination Debate. Numerous students have reached state and national levels throughout the school's past. Round Rock High School has qualified for TOC, TFA, and UIL many times.Fact|date=November 2007

In 1995, sophomore Abbi Fuchs won the Texas slalom skiing championship for her age group. [Butch Hart. "Round Rock skier takes state honors". "Austin American-Statesman". 1995-12-15.] The school's baseball team won a Texas class 5A state championship in 1997. ["A deserving victory". "Austin-American Statesman". 1997-06-10. ]

Round Rock received national [Matt Schwartz. "High School Annuals Move to Multimedia -CD-ROMs bring readers action of the year". "Christian Science Monitor". 1996-01-04.] ["High school yearbook goes high-tech". Associated Press. 1995-11-08.] attention for its 1994-95 yearbook, believed to be the first ever released in CD-ROM format. The yearbook was produced by Electric Tours Group of Round Rock, Texas, and contained 2,000 photographs, 25 minutes of video and 20 minutes of audio material. [Dwight Silverman. "Yearbook to CD-ROM". "The Tampa Tribune". 1995-11-17.]

The Current Issues and Events team typically does very well in UIL competition and won the 5A state championship in 1991, 1993, 1999, 2005 and 2006.

Notable alumni

*John Danks (1985-) starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. [Danny Davis. [http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/highschool/10/30/1030danks.html "Diamonds are for her brothers, but Danks also a gem"] , "Austin American-Statesman", October 30, 2007. "John Danks, who graduated in 2003, just finished his first complete season as a starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox."]
*Ryan Langerhans (1980-), right fielder with Washington Nationals. [ [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/L/Ryan-Langerhans.shtml Ryan Langerhans] , The Baseball Cube. Accessed November 6, 2007.]
*Season Two cast of "High School Reunion", a reality TV series [Dalton Ross and Ken Tucker. "What to Watch". "Entertainment Weekly". 2004-03-12.]

References

External links

* [http://schools.roundrockisd.org/rrhs/ Round Rock HS Web Site]
* [http://www.roundrockisd.org/home/index.asp?page=312 Round Rock High School Page on the Round Rock ISD website.]
* [http://www.roundrockisd.org/ District Homepage]
* [http://209.184.141.5/rrhs/alumni/defaultalumni.html RR Alumni]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/tx/5875 GreatSchools.net survey]
* [http://www.lawcash.com/attorney/4955/city-round-rock-round-rock-independent-school-district-lawsuit.asp Lawsuit by students over arrests at immigration protests]