Rochester High School (Michigan)

Rochester High School
Established	1955
Type	Public secondary
Affiliation	Rochester Community Schools
Principal	Wendy Shepard
Students	1794
Grades	9–12
Location	180 S. Livernois Rd., Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA
Colors	Blue and White
Mascot	Falcon
Website	[1]

Rochester High School is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States, 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 and Wilcox for $8,000. The first class graduated from Rochester High School in 1896.
Rochester High accreditation was granted in 1924.
In 1955, groundbreaking for a new building at the current location on the corner of Livernois and Walton took place and on October 31, 1956, students walked from the "Academy on the Hill" to the new Rochester High School.

The gymnasium was added in 1957.
The two-story wing (freshman hallway) was built in 1961.
The auditorium, the bridge (a.k.a. Falcon Freeway), and the swimming pool were added in 1965.
The school split to a half-day schedule to accommodate the growing student population while Rochester Adams High School was being built and completed in 1970.
In 1986, the mall enclosure, media center, cafeteria, and auxiliary gym were added.
In 1998, a courtyard was converted into four classrooms.
In 1999, the metal shop was converted into two classrooms.
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, an enhanced courtyard with a greenhouse, and a new auditorium and theater areas.

Consists mainly of students from Reuther and West middle schools.
The Falcon Marching Band has earned 16 consecutive First Division ratings from the MSBOA in District 16 marching band competitions.^{[citation needed]}
The Falcon March Band first participated in the Thanksgiving Day Parade in Downtown Detroit in November ,1993

Boys Baseball: 1991(Runner Up), 1997
Boys' Golf: 1992, 1995(Runner Up)
Boys' Soccer: 2002
Competitive Cheerleading: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997(Runner Up), 1998(Runner Up), 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008(Runner Up)
Girls' Cross Country: 1978, 1979(Runner Up), 2007
Girls' Golf: 2007(Runner Up)
Girls' Soccer: 2007(Runner Up)

v • d • e Rochester Community Schools

High Schools	Adams • Rochester • Stoney Creek • ACE

Middle Schools	Hart • Reuther • Van Hoosen • West

Elementary schools	Baldwin • Brewster • Brooklands • Delta Kelly • Hamlin • Hampton • Hugger • Long Meadow • McGregor • Meadow Brook • Musson • North Hill • University Hills

v • d • e Football Member High Schools in the Oakland Activities Association

Blue Division	Avondale • Berkley • Bloomfield Hills Andover • Ferndale • Hazel Park • Pontiac Central • Stoney Creek • Waterford Kettering • Waterford Mott

Red Division	Bloomfield Hills Lahser • Clarkston • Lake Orion • Oak Park • Pontiac Northern • Royal Oak • Troy • Troy Athens • West Bloomfield

White Division	Birmingham Groves • Birmingham Seaholm • Farmington • Farmington Hills Harrison • North Farmington • Rochester • Rochester Adams • Southfield • Southfield-Lathrup