Rocklin High School

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Rocklin High School
Address
Rocklin High School
5301 Victory Lane

Rocklin
,
California 95765

United States
Coordinates 38°48′51″N121°15′06″W / 38.81428°N 121.25174°W / 38.81428; -121.25174
Information
School type Public, Secondary
Established1992
PrincipalDavis Stewart
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,025 (2023-2024) [1]
Color(s)   
MascotThunder
Website rhs.rocklinusd.org

Rocklin High School is a public high school in Rocklin, California a northeastern suburb located near Sacramento, California. It is one of three high schools in Rocklin Unified School District.

Contents

Courses

Visual and performing arts

Instrumental music

As of 2018, the following music courses are offered and taught by Tom Douglass

Both Band and Orchestra have gone on trips to Hawaii and Southern California and performed at various Jazz Festivals and Band Festivals and have won countless awards.

Choir

  • Concert Choir (Non-Auditioned SSAA Ensemble open to any Female student at RHS)
  • Advanced Women's Ensemble (Auditioned Ensemble open to any female student at RHS)
  • Chamber Choir (Auditioned SATB Choral Ensemble)
  • Men's Chorale (Non-Auditioned Ensemble open to any RHS male singer) Returning to RHS 2014/15 School Year
  • Thunder Choir (Combined Choirs performing at concerts and festivals)

RHS Directors of a Vocal and Choral Activities

  • David Dick (1993–1997)
  • Ken Harned (1997–1998)
  • Maryann Spiess (1998–2000)
  • Shawn Spiess (2000–2004)
  • Meredith Hawkins (2004–2013)
  • Shawn Spiess (2013–Present)

Participation in the two advanced choirs, Advanced Women's Ensemble and Chamber Choir, is by audition only. RHS choirs perform in various school and community events, and have achieved both gold and silver levels at Heritage Music Festivals. In 2004 RHS Gone Choir was one of seven choirs chosen from around the nation to perform as the National Youth Choir at Carnegie Hall in New York City under the direction of renowned choral conductor Paul Salamunovich. In addition, RHS Honor Choir was one of the two top choirs chosen to perform on its own. In 2010, RHS Chamber Choir took home gold recognition and placed third overall at Heritage Music Festivals. The Advanced Women's Ensemble also received gold recognition and placed first in their category. The choirs at RHS have also had opportunities to perform in Hawaii, San Francisco, Los Angeles, as well as performing with the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra in Vancouver, Canada in 2002.

Theatre

Rocklin High School offers four theatre classes: Theatre I is an introductory theatre course. Theatre II/III is an intermediate, two-year course with a curriculum that alternates every other year. Theatre IV is the advanced theatre class. Technical theatre focuses on the "behind-the-scenes" aspect of theatre, including set building. Traditionally, three theatrical productions are performed each year: the Fall Play, the Winter Musical, and the Spring Comedy. The Theatre IV class participates in the Lenaea Festival at California State University, Sacramento. Cindy Toepke, who has since retired, had taught classes since the school first opened.

Dance

Four levels of Dance classes are offered, and a course in partner (ballroom) dancing. There is a performing Dance Team (previously called "Rhythm in Blue").

Other achievements

Rocklin High has an award-winning engineering program. Students used to compete annually in the SkillsUSA competitions, and have earned gold medals at the Regional, State, and National levels.

The 2005–2006 Rocklin High Yearbook placed first in the 2006 NSPA Nashville Convention Best-In-Show for the 325+ page category. [2]

It 2007, Rocklin's theatre four class won eight separate awards at the Lenaea Festival held at California State University, Sacramento.

Administration

Rocklin High School has had five principals since it was established in 1993:

David Bills stepped down as principal, and was replaced by an interim principal in January 2015. Davis Stewart took over as principal in the 2015–2016 school year.

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ NSPA – Contest Winners Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Kerry Crowley (August 21, 2019). "Giants rookie Logan Webb enjoying a whirlwind tour of debuts". The Mercury News . Retrieved August 22, 2019.
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