High school in the United States
Round Rock High School | |
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Location | |
201 Deep Wood Drive Round Rock, Texas United States | |
Coordinates | 30°30′33″N 97°41′44″W / 30.509218°N 97.695553°W / 30.509218; -97.695553 |
Information | |
Type | High School |
Established | 1913 |
School district | Round Rock Independent School District |
Principal | Matt Groff |
Faculty | 219.44 FTEs |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 3,740 (as of 2023-2024) |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.04 |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Maroon White |
Athletics | UIL 6A |
Athletics conference | University Interscholastic League |
Nickname | Dragons |
Website | rrhs |
Round Rock High School is a public high school located in Round Rock, Texas, a suburb of North Austin. Founded in 1867, it is the oldest high school in the Round Rock Independent School District. As of 2021, it is the largest high school in the Greater Austin area by student enrollment.
Round Rock High School is designated by the UIL as a 6A school.
Extracurricular activities
Round Rock received national attention for its 1994-95 yearbook, believed to be the first ever released in CD-ROM format. The yearbook contained 2,000 photographs, 25 minutes of video and 20 minutes of audio material.
In 1996–97, the baseball team won the 5A state championship, defeating Lubbock Monterey by a score of 7–1 in the tournament final.
The Computer Science team won the 5A State Championship in 1998.
The Round Rock Dragon Band and Color Guard is a musical ensemble made up of wind and percussion instruments. The Dragon Band marched in the 2015 Rose parade. The band has also attended 6 BOA Grand Nationals marching competitions:
- 2013, 4th Place Finalists, Outstanding Music in Semifinals. Score of 93.95
- 2015, 7th Place Finalists. Score of 93.0
- 2017, 12th Place Finalists. Score of 89.625
- 2019, 9th Place Finalists. Score of 90.425
- 2021, 16th Place Semi-Finalists. Score of 88.450
- 2023, 8th Place Finalists. Score of 90.625
Notable alumni
This article's list of alumni may not follow Misplaced Pages's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (May 2016) |
- Jeffrey S. Boyd, associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court
- John Danks, Major League Baseball (MLB) starting pitcher
- Ryan Langerhans, Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder
- Brian Gordon, Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and starting pitcher
- Jordan Danks, Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder
- John Henson (basketball), National Basketball Association (NBA) center
- James Lynch, National Football League (NFL) defensive tackle
- Mason Thompson, Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher
- Jarrett Allen, National Basketball Association (NBA) center
References
- ^ School data for Round Rock H S, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 17, 2024.
- 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.
- Dwight Silverman. "Yearbook to CD-ROM". The Tampa Tribune. November 17, 1995.
- 1996-1997 5A Baseball State Results, University Interscholastic League. Accessed June 7, 2017.
- UIL State Champion Archives Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- "Round Rock Dragon Band". Round Rock Dragon Band. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- "Grand National Championships". BOA Marching Championships. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- "Grand National Championships". BOA Marching Championships. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- "See the results for the 2017 Bands of America Grand National Championship, presented by Yamaha marching arts event on FloMarching.com". www.flomarching.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- "See the results for the 2019 BOA Grand National Championships, pres. by Yamaha marching arts event on FloMarching.com". www.flomarching.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- "Grand National Championships" (PDF). BOA Marching Championships. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- "Meet Jeff". justicejeffboyd.org. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- Danny Davis. "Diamonds are for her brothers, but Danks also a gem" Archived November 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, 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 - Toronto Blue Jays - 2016 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2013., Rotoworld. Accessed May 23, 2013.
- "Brian Gordon Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- "Jordan Danks Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- "John Henson | Milwaukee Bucks". www.nba.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- Schnitker, Andrew (April 25, 2020). "James Lynch becomes Round Rock High School's first NFL draft pick". kxan.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- "Mason Thompson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- "Jarrett Allen | Cleveland Cavaliers". www.nba.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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Round Rock ISD | |
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The district operates schools in Williamson and Travis counties As of 2016 all RRISD high schools are wholly or partially in Williamson County |
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