Rocky Mountain High School

Rocky Mountain High School (Fort Collins, Colorado)
Rocky Mountain High School Logo The Lobo Way
Location
Fort Collins, Colorado United States
Coordinates	40°32′48.02″N 105°5′59.84″W / 40.5466722°N 105.0999556°W / 40.5466722; -105.0999556Coordinates: 40°32′48.02″N 105°5′59.84″W / 40.5466722°N 105.0999556°W / 40.5466722; -105.0999556
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1973
School district	Poudre School District
Principal	Tom Lopez
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	Class of 2010: 568, Class of 2011: 515, Class of 2012: 527, Class of 2013: 493
Number of students	2100
Color(s)	Cardinal Red and Yellow Gold
Athletics	5A
Mascot	Lobo[disambiguation needed ]
Website	Rocky Mountain High School

Rocky Mountain High School (abbreviated RMHS, also known as Rocky) is one of four public high schools in Fort Collins, Colorado. Its colors are cardinal red and gold and its mascot is the lobo,^{[disambiguation needed ]} or wolf. The school serves roughly 2000 students, mostly from south / west/ central Fort Collins. Rocky Mountain High School opened at its current location in 1973 and was expanded in 1994.

History

Rocky Mountain High School was founded in 1973. Its student body was made up of sophomores and juniors originally from Fort Collins High School and Poudre High School. The campus was made of 3 separate buildings. In 1994 to 1995, the school's campus was redesigned to make one large building from the original 3 separate ones. A new media center, theatre, a vocal music room, a larger commons area, and a large fitness center were added during this remodel. In 2005, an auxiliary gym and multipurpose room were added. Rocky started as a three-year high school but, as part of a grade reconfiguration in Poudre School District, Rocky became a four-year high school. The class of 2009 is the largest senior class Rocky Mountain High School has ever had, consisting of 692 seniors, still holding the record as of today.

Academics

Rocky Mountain High School runs on a 4 by 4 block schedule with four classes a day. At the semester, courses that would typically last an entire year such as math or science end and are replaced with a new class. The students all share a common lunch.

Rocky has a large Advanced Placement program. The school also participates in the CU Succeed program, which allows high schoolers to take classes for college credit at Rocky. Juniors and seniors can also take college level courses at the local community college, Front Range Community College.

Notable Accomplishments

Since its opening in 1973, Rocky Mountain High School has been involved in countless sports and academic competitions. Some of the most widely recognized of their extracurricular activities are the school's athletic programs, the speech and debate programs, and the outstanding music program.

In 2006, RMHS senior Colin West won first place nationally in U.S. Extemporaneous speaking with the National Forensics League.^[1]

The baseball team, coached by Scott Bullock, also won the CHSAA (Colorado High School Activities Association) State Championship back to back to back to back years in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.

In 2009, as part of the High Plains Hockey League, Rocky Mountain Varsity Hockey took home the state championship.

The Rocky Mountain Highlighter, the school's prestigious newspaper, is regarded as one of the top student newspapers in the nation due to its numerous Pacemaker awards.^[2]

Performing arts

Rocky Mountain High School is known for its performing arts department. Many of Rocky's musical ensembles have received honors in music festivals such as CHSAA and Colorado Music Educators Association.^{[citation needed]}

Notable Alumni

Katie Herzig - Grammy award nominated singer/songwriter
Jason White - MLB prospect drafted by the Orioles in 2007
Franklin Ryk - Mr. Basketball of Colorado in 2002
Andy Burns* - 2008 Grad, University of Kentucky, MLB prospect drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 2008
Jake Stewart - 2009 Grad, Stanford University, MLB prospect drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2009
Marco Gonzales* - 2010 Grad, Gonzaga University, MLB prospect drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 2010

Colorado Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year Recipient*

References

External links

• Official Page