Rochester Adams High School

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Rochester Adams High School
Established	1970
Type	Public secondary
Affiliation	Rochester Community Schools
Principal	Diann Flack
Students	1462
Grades	9–12
Location	Rochester Hills, Michigan USA
Mascot	Highlander
Website	[1]

Rochester Adams High School (also called Adams) is located in Rochester Hills, Michiganand is part of the Rochester Community Schools. It was established in 1970.

The school is known for its sports, such as Varsity Football, which won the State Championship in 2003. Additional extracurricular programs include cross country, track and field, soccer, wrestling, diving, volleyball, golf, tennis, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee, baseball, color guard, swimming, dance, cheerleading, band, choir, robotics, and basketball, which won their second straight District Championship in 2006.

Contents 1 Student Stats 1.1 Student to Teacher Ratio 1.2 Student Ethnicity 1.3 Student Economic Level 2 Notable Students & Staff 2.1 Students 2.1.1 Famous 2.1.2 Infamous 2.1.3 Not Famous 2.2 Notable Staff Members 3 Athletics 4 External links

[edit] Student Stats

[edit] Student to Teacher Ratio

	School	State Avg.
Students per teacher	21	18.2

[edit] Student Ethnicity

Ethnicity	School	State Avg.
White, non-Hispanic	96%	72%
Asian	1%	2%
Black, non-Hispanic	2%	20%
Hispanic	<1%	4%
American Indian	<1%	<1%

[edit] Student Economic Level

	School	State Avg.
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	1%	36%

[edit] Notable Students & Staff

[edit] Students

[edit] Famous

• Madonna (Singer)

• Charlie Sanders Jr. (brief pro football stint)

• Peter Vanderkaay (Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer)

• Amy Frazier (Professional female tennis player)

• Mike Bishop (Michigan Republican Senator)

• Mary Jo Sanders (Professional female boxer)

• Karen Moncrieff (Actor Director)

• George Zamka (NASA Astronaut (Pilot))

• Jana Kramer (Actress)

• Joe Henry (Singer/Songwriter/Record Producer)

[edit] Infamous

• Christopher Dankovich (Killed his mother by stabbing her 111 times)

[edit] Not Famous

• Danny Seikel (brief JV soccer stint, BPA member, ultimate frisbee champion on 11-17-2006)

[edit] Notable Staff Members

• Dr. Timothy Lentz (Illustrious Choir and Theatre Director of 35 years)

[edit] Athletics

State Championships and Runner-Up

Sport	Year	Champions/Runner-Up	Notes
Boys Golf	1978	State Champions
Girls Tennis	1987	State Champions
Girls Soccer	1990	State Runner-Up
Boys Golf	1990	State Runner-Up
Girls Soccer	1992	State Champions
Cheer	1995	State Runner-Up	MCAA
Baseball	1995	State Runner-Up
Cheer	1996	State Runner-Up	MCAA, MHSAA
Baseball	1996	State Runner-Up
Gymnastics	1997	State Runner-Up
Wrestling	1998	State Champions
Girls Soccer	1997	State Runner-Up
Boys Golf	1999	State Runner-Up
Wrestling	1999	State Runner-Up
Girls Golf	1999	State Runner-Up
Girls Soccer	1999	State Champions
Boys Soccer	1999	State Champions
Girls X-Country	1999	State Runner-Up
Gymnastics	2001	State Runner-Up
Boys Soccer	2001	State Runner-Up
Boys Swimming	2002	State Runner-Up
Gymnastics	2002	State Champions
Gymnastics	2003	State Champions
Football	2003	State Champions
Cheer	2004	State Runner-Up	MCAA
Gymnastics	2004	State Runner-Up
Cheer	2005	State Runner-Up	MCAA
Cheer	2006	State Runner-Up	MCAA
Girls X-Country	2006	State Champions

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Adams Football site
• Adams Basketball site
• Adams Cross Country site
• Adams Bands site
• Adams Choir & Theatre site
• Adams Robotics site
• Adams Wrestling site
• 2005 AP Test Results