Rochester High School (Michigan)

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Rochester High School
Established	1955
Type	Public secondary
Affiliation	Rochester Community Schools
Principal	Wendy Shepard
Students	1794
Grades	9–12
Location	Rochester Hills, Michigan USA
Website	[1]

Rochester High School is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and is part of the Rochester Community Schools. It was established in 1955.

[edit] History

In 1889, Rochester's first high school, known as the "Academy on the Hill", was built on Fourth St. and Wilcox St. for $8,000. The first class graduated from Rochester High School in 1896. In 1955, groundbreaking for a new building at the current location on the corner of Livernois Rd. and Walton Blvd. took place and on October 31st, 1956, students walked from the "Academy on the Hill" to the new Rochester High School.

A complete renovation of Rochester High took place in 2001, which included upgrades to the main office, counseling offices, weight room, pool, gymnasium, the addition of computer labs and photography lab, theater and vocal area, additional science labs, new locker banks, enhanced courtyard with a greenhouse, and a new auditorium and theater areas. This school holds the distinction of being the oldest of the three high schools in the RCS school district