Round Rock High School

Round Rock High School is a 6A 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.^[2]

History

Early History

Round Rock High School, the oldest school in Round Rock ISD, originated as a private school in 1867. RRHS was originally named Round Rock Institute when it opened. In 1888, the school was made public. In 1913, the Round Rock Independent School District was incorporated and Round Rock Institute became Round Rock High School. In 1934, there were 16 students in the graduating class. The school was, for many years, in a rural agricultural community with one non-agricultural industry, Austin White Lime Company, which quarried and processed hydrated lime.

1960s-1980s

There were few changes in the community or the school until the 1960s. New buildings were made few though. In 1964, the enrollment of RRHS was 324, but growth had begun. Hopewell Negro School closed in 1966 and students were integrated into one high school without incident. During 1974, enrollment at RRHS grew from 855 to 1,000. By 1984 there were two high schools in the district, with a total of 5,443 students, 2,508 of them at Round Rock High School.

1990s-Present

In 1994, there were three high schools in the district with a total enrollment of 6,234, and of those, 2,641 were at Round Rock High School. During the 1998–1999 school year, before the district's fourth high school was built, RRHS reached an all-time high of 3,600 students and was the largest high school in Central Texas. In 2003–2004 school year, RRISD had four high schools with a high school enrollment of 15,000 students, 3,500 of them were enrolled at Round Rock High School. As of April 2016, the total enrollment at RRHS stood at 3,066 students.^[3]

Extracurricular activities

Round Rock received national attention for its 1994-95 yearbook, believed to be the first ever released in CD-ROM format.^[4][5] The yearbook contained 2,000 photographs, 25 minutes of video and 20 minutes of audio material.^[6]

The Computer Science team won the 5A State Championship in 1998.^[7]

The Round Rock High School Drumline has won the statewide Lonestar Drumline Competition twice, first in 2007 and again in 2008, beating the next best competitor by at least 1.5 points out of 100 each time. They also won two state championships in the TCGC State Indoor Drumline Competition Marching Open Class: once in March 2009, and again in March 2010.^{[8][9][10][11]}

The newspaper and yearbook are consistently ranked among the tops in the state and nation. The 2014 Dragon yearbook was named a Gold Crown Finalist by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.^[12]

Notable alumni

• Jeffrey S. Boyd (1961-), associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court
• John Danks (1985-), starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox^[13]
• Ryan Langerhans (1980-), outfielder with Toronto Blue Jays^[14]
• Brian Gordon (1980-), former outfielder, starting pitcher for the New York Yankees
• Jordan Danks (1986-), outfielder for the Chicago White Sox

References

External links

• Round Rock HS Web Site
• District Homepage