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]
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 |
Information | |
Type | High School |
Established | 1867 |
School district | Round Rock Independent School District |
Principal | Melanie Escalante |
Faculty | 209.11 FTEs[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 3,501 (as of 2018-19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.74[1] |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) | Maroon & white |
Nickname | Dragons |
Website | rrhs |
Extracurricular activities
Round Rock received national attention for its 1994-95 yearbook, believed to be the first ever released in CD-ROM format.[3][4] The yearbook contained 2,000 photographs, 25 minutes of video and 20 minutes of audio material.[5]
In 1996–97, the baseball team won the 5A state championship, defeating Lubbock Monterey by a score of 7–1 in the tournament final.[6]
The Computer Science team won the 5A State Championship in 1998.[7]
Notable alumni
- Jeffrey S. Boyd, associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court[8]
- John Danks, Major League Baseball (MLB) starting pitcher[9]
- Ryan Langerhans, MLB outfielder[10]
- Brian Gordon, MLB outfielder and starting pitcher
- Jordan Danks, MLB outfielder
- John Henson (basketball), National Basketball Association (NBA) center
- James Lynch, National Football League (NFL) defensive tackle[11]
References
- School data for Round Rock H S, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 12, 2020.
- Diana Dworin. "Rapid growth tests high schools - Growth tests Round Rock High School". Austin American-Statesman. 1997-06-19.
- 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. 1995-11-17.
- 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
- "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."
- "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.
- 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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