Round Rock High School

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Round Rock High School
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Round Rock High School
201 Deep Wood Drive
Round Rock, Texas

United States
Coordinates 30°30′33″N97°41′44″W / 30.509218°N 97.695553°W / 30.509218; -97.695553
Information
Type High School
Established1913
School district Round Rock Independent School District
PrincipalMatt Groff
Faculty221.30 FTEs [1]
Grades 9 – 12
Enrollment3,773 (as of 2022-23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.05 [1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  Maroon   White
AthleticsUIL 6A
Athletics conferenceUniversity Interscholastic League
Nickname Dragons
Website rrhs.roundrockisd.org

Round Rock High School is a public high school located in Round Rock, Texas, a suburb of North Austin. Founded in 1867, it is the oldest high school in the Round Rock Independent School District. As of 2021, it is the largest high school in the Greater Austin area by student enrollment.

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Round Rock High School is designated by the UIL as a 6A school.

Extracurricular activities

Round Rock received national attention for its 1994-95 yearbook, believed to be the first ever released in CD-ROM format. [2] [3] The yearbook contained 2,000 photographs, 25 minutes of video and 20 minutes of audio material. [4]

In 1996–97, the baseball team won the 5A state championship, defeating Lubbock Monterey by a score of 7–1 in the tournament final. [5]

The Computer Science team won the 5A State Championship in 1998. [6]

The Round Rock Dragon Band and Color Guard is a musical ensemble made up of wind and percussion instruments. The Dragon Band marched in the 2015 Rose parade. The band has also attended 6 BOA Grand Nationals marching competitions: [7]

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ Matt Schwartz. "High School Annuals Move to Multimedia - CD-ROMs bring readers action of the year". Christian Science Monitor . 1996-01-04.
  3. ↑ "High school yearbook goes high-tech". Associated Press. 1995-11-08.
  4. ↑ Dwight Silverman. "Yearbook to CD-ROM". The Tampa Tribune . 1995-11-17.
  5. ↑ 1996-1997 5A Baseball State Results, University Interscholastic League. Accessed June 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ UIL State Champion Archives Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Round Rock Dragon Band". Round Rock Dragon Band. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  8. ↑ "Grand National Championships". BOA Marching Championships. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  9. ↑ "Grand National Championships". BOA Marching Championships. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  10. ↑ "See the results for the 2017 Bands of America Grand National Championship, presented by Yamaha marching arts event on FloMarching.com". www.flomarching.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
  11. ↑ "See the results for the 2019 BOA Grand National Championships, pres. by Yamaha marching arts event on FloMarching.com". www.flomarching.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
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