Rockwall High School

Rockwall High School is a high school that is part of the Rockwall Independent School District located in Rockwall, Texas.

Rockwall High School
Address
901 Yellowjacket Lane

Rockwall, Texas 75087

United States
Coordinates32.90517°N 96.45823°W / 32.90517; -96.45823
Information
TypeHigh School/secondary school
School districtRockwall Independent School District
PrincipalKevin Samples[1]
Teaching staff145.24 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,684 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio18.48[2]
Color(s)    Orange and white
WebsiteRockwall High School Website

The average class size is around 600 and the school achieves an average graduation rate of 98%[3]

Athletics

The high school offers baseball, basketball, golf, cross country, gymnastics, soccer, track and field, football, powerlifting, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling. In the 2015 season, the Yellowjacket football team went undefeated in district play and ended up 10–4 in the overall season.[4] The wrestling team won state championships in 2001 and 2002. Daniel Shofner won the individual wrestling heavyweight state championship in 2005. The girls varsity basketball team won the state championship in 2007 after a perfect 40–0 season. In 2011, they achieved second place in the state. In 2005 the baseball team lost to Humble Kingwood 10–5 in the State Championship Game. Rockwall's High School Football Team won the 1963 2A Football State Championship by a score 7–6 against Dulles at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas.[5][6] In 2017 the RHS Girls Gymnastics Team won State by a margin of Five-eighths of a point over San Angelo Central High School April 28–29 in Odessa, TX. The Lady Jackets finished with 230.4 team points to Central's 229.875.[7]

The Academic Decathlon team is known as one of the top teams in both Texas and the nation. In 2014, Rockwall won first place in the state of Texas and first place in the nation among public schools (3rd overall).

The school shares the Wilkerson Sanders Memorial Stadium with Rockwall-Heath High School.

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

References
  1. "RISD names Samples as new RHS principal". Rockwall Herald-Banner. July 11, 2018.
  2. "ROCKWALL H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  3. "Rockwall High School in Rockwall, TX - Niche". K-12 School Rankings and Reviews at Niche.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  4. "Rockwall High School Football". MaxPreps.com.
  5. Fox, Ann (September 16, 2014). "Rockwall's 1963 state champs take walk down memory lane". Rockwall County Herald Banner.
  6. Kelly, Chuck. "1963 AA State Championship Game, Dulles vs. Rockwall". The Old Sugar Land Club House.
  7. "RHS Girls Win state gymnastics title". Rockwall County Herald Banner. April 30, 2017.
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  12. Strauch, Nate (November 10, 2013). "Hall shaped by life's events, his wife". Herald Democrat. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  13. "The Bold & The Beautiful Star WINSOR HARMON Forges Deal With PAID, INC. for Merchandising, Fan Experience Packages, Web Site". Bloomberg.com. January 22, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  14. Millican, Tina; Smith, J.J. (August 12, 2013). "Former RHS baseball star Roger Kieschnick gets 2 hits in SF Giants debut". The Rockwall News. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  15. "If Football Is King, Then Todd Dodge Is a Prince in the Lone Star State". New York Times. August 20, 2006. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
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