Round Rock High School

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Round Rock High School
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Location
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201 Deep Wood Drive
Round Rock, Texas

United States
Coordinates30°30′33″N 97°41′44″W / 30.509218°N 97.695553°W / 30.509218; -97.695553Coordinates: 30°30′33″N 97°41′44″W / 30.509218°N 97.695553°W / 30.509218; -97.695553
Information
TypeHigh School
Established1867
School districtRound Rock Independent School District
PrincipalMatt Groff
Faculty209.11 FTEs[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment3,607 (as of 2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.74[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  Maroon   White
AthleticsUIL 6A
Athletics conferenceUniversity Interscholastic League
NicknameDragons
Websiterrhs.roundrockisd.org

Round Rock High School is a public high school located in Round Rock, 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.[2][3] The yearbook contained 2,000 photographs, 25 minutes of video and 20 minutes of audio material.[4]

In 1996–97, the baseball team won the 5A state championship, defeating Lubbock Monterey by a score of 7–1 in the tournament final.[5]

The Computer Science team won the 5A State Championship in 1998.[6]

The Round Rock Dragon Band 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 4 BOA Grand Nationals marching competitions:[7]

  • 2013, 4th Place Finalists, Outstanding Music in Semifinals. Score of 93.95[8]
  • 2015, 7th Place Finalists. Score of 93.0[9]
  • 2017, 12th Place Finalists. Score of 89.625[10]
  • 2019, 9th Place Finalists. Score of 90.425[11]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c School data for Round Rock H S, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Matt Schwartz. "High School Annuals Move to Multimedia - CD-ROMs bring readers action of the year". Christian Science Monitor. 1996-01-04.
  3. ^ "High school yearbook goes high-tech". Associated Press. 1995-11-08.
  4. ^ Dwight Silverman. "Yearbook to CD-ROM". The Tampa Tribune. 1995-11-17.
  5. ^ 1996-1997 5A Baseball State Results, University Interscholastic League. Accessed June 7, 2017.
  6. ^ UIL State Champion Archives Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Round Rock Dragon Band". Round Rock Dragon Band. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  8. ^ "Grand National Championships". BOA Marching Championships. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  9. ^ "Grand National Championships". BOA Marching Championships. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  10. ^ "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 2021-02-19.
  11. ^ "See the results for the 2019 BOA Grand National Championships, pres. by Yamaha marching arts event on FloMarching.com". www.flomarching.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  12. ^ "Meet Jeff". justicejeffboyd.org. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  13. ^ 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."
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Rotoworld. Accessed May 23rd, 2013.
  15. ^ Schnitker, Andrew (April 25, 2020). "James Lynch becomes Round Rock High School's first NFL draft pick". kxan.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.

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