RHS Prom Week SPIRIT DAYS:
Monday, April 29 - Y2K (Early 2000’s Fashion)
Tuesday, April 30 - Teacher/Student Swap Day (Students dress like a teacher and teachers dress like students)
Wednesday, May 1- National Decision Day (Seniors wear college/career choice. Junior- Freshmen wear Orange and Blue.)
Thursday, May 2 - Iconic Duos
Friday, May 3 - Teacher Institute Day (No Student Attendance)
Good Luck to the RHS Science Olympiad Team. The Rockets participate in the STATE FINALS in Champaign, Illinois on Saturday. Good Luck to Coaches Molly Godar, Rhonda Goad and RHS Rockets - Ellie Gegen, Mark McDonald, Mairead Zuver, Suna Tabag, Collin Steele, Luke Gribbins, Lemuel Chan, Lacy Steck, Claire Carley, Gabriella Winkler, Hannah Rollins, Ben Stalets, Soren Transue, Elise Preston, Hannah Hillis.
Rochester High School Girls and Boys Track and Field Invitational is today. Field Events begin at 3:00 p.m. Running Events begin at 4:00 p.m. It’s SENIOR DAY! Come out and support our ROCKETS!
Congratulations to RHS Head Varsity Baseball Coach Matt Carlson. Coach Carlson won his 400th career baseball game as Varsity Coach of the Rockets on April 9. RHS is PROUD OF YOU!
Good Luck to the RHS Academic Challenge Students participating in the State Finals Competition at Eastern Illinois University tomorrow. Coaches Cindy Boyer and Sarah Peters; Students participating at State - Suna Tabag, Maria Olson, Lacey Steck, Caroline Nichols, Tucker Loy, Ellie Gegen, Collin Steele, Mairead Zuver, Mark McDonald, Neve Wilbur, Lemuel Chan, Canon Bruce, Sophia Njapa, and Truman Schudel.
Today is the day! We hope you'll join us for the 7th annual Central Illinois STEM Fair. It's tonight (Wednesday, April 10th) from 6 - 8 PM in the RAC (Rochester Athletic Center)! It's a great day to be a Rocket!
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, all freshmen, sophomores and juniors will take the PSAT 9, PSAT 10 or SAT at school as a part of the State of Illinois testing requirement. This year, the test has moved to a digital format. All students will use their school-issued Chromebooks to take the test. In order to have a successful testing day, we need students to make sure they bring the following items to school on April 10:
1. Fully charged Chromebook and charger (there will be a limited amount of loaner Chromebooks available).
2. An approved calculator. There’s a graphing calculator built into the app, but students can bring their own if they like.
3. Pen and/or pencil (scratch paper will be provided).
4. Water.
A reminder school is out April 1-5. Have a SAFE and HAPPY SPRING BREAK! We have shared some of the artwork from our Senior Spring Fun Day today at RHS!
Congrats to our Girls and Boys Track INDOOR STATE FINALISTS: Girls 4 X 800 Relay - placed 7th overall - Natalie Nichols, Jillian Conlon, Ashley Zeibert, Brooke Zeibert with a time of 10:00; Brooke Zeibert - 1600 meters - placed 8th overall with a time of 5:16; Jack Arends - 800 meters - placed 6th overall with a time of 2:00.
WEAR DARK GREEN on FRIDAY. Mr. Hawkins FAVORITE COLOR! In celebration of Assistant Principal’s Week at RHS, we will ALL wear “DARK GREEN” tomorrow for our FAVORITE Assistant Principal - Mr. Hawkins.
In celebration of Assistant Principal’s Week at RHS, we will ALL wear “RED” tomorrow for our FAVORITE Assistant Principal - Mr. Hawkins. We are wearing “RED” for his FAVORITE Soccer Team which is Arsenal. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO MR. HAWKINS!
THANK YOU MR. HAWKINS! Please help us recognize Mr. David Hawkins during Assistant Principal Appreciation Week. Make sure to THANK him for all he does for us at RHS!
The Softball, Baseball and Girls Soccer Games scheduled for today have been postponed and will be rescheduled.
THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the RHS Blood Drive! We had 81 first-time donors and collected 84 units of blood. That's 252 potential lives saved! Great work Rochester High School.
The Rochester Music Department presents its Annual Spring Concert TODAY, Thursday, March 21 beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium. Admission is free, and everyone is cordially invited to attend and listen to amazing music by our High School Concert Choir, Madrigals, Vocal Jazz, and Concert Band.
We hope you will participate in World Down Syndrome Day, TOMORROW, THURSDAY, MARCH 21 by wearing your most colorful and/or mismatched socks!
In support of Rushville-Industry Schools, please wear PURPLE and GOLD on Thursday and Friday.
Congratulations to our Rochester High School CACC Students of the Month - Sabrina Udell (Cosmetology), Dylan Estes (Fire Science), Anna Deen (Nursing Assistant) and Olivia Wheeler (Nursing Assistant).
RHS Robotics State Finals results - The team performed well at the state meet on Friday and Saturday. The team made it to the quarterfinal round before elimination, farther than any previous Rochester team has advanced. Congratulations on a great season to Seniors: Truman Schudel, Lemuel Chan, Jenny Stevens and Haley Freeman; Sophomores: Alex Graff, Jaelyn Watts and Austin Thompson; Freshman: Sean Arras; and Junior High members: Mason Cousins and Ilsa Zuver.
RHS Drama Department presents The One Act Play - 13 Ways to Screw Up Your College Interview and Back To The 80’s The Musical on March 8-10. Get your tickets now! Your phone will be your ticket to get into the event. Links to each performance for TICKETS are on the DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS - Adults $10.00 and Senior/Student $8.00.