Rochester Adams High School (also known as Adams High School, Adams, or AHS) is a

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located in

Rochester Hills, Michigan Rochester Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 76,300. It is the 14th-largest city in Michigan. The area was first occupied by settlers of European descent in 1 ...

, and is part of the Rochester Community Schools district.

Academics

Rochester Adams High School has been accredited by the Cognia or its predecessors since 1971.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,586 students enrolled for 2018-19 was: *Boys - 51.6% *Girls - 48.4% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.4% *Asian - 15.1% *Black - 4.0% *Hispanic - 4.1% *Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.1% *White - 72.4% *Multiracial - 3.9% 4.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.

Athletics

Adams has various boys and girls sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons.

Notable alumni

Entertainers and musicians

Tommy Clufetos Tommy Clufetos (born December 30, 1979) is an American session drummer most noted for his work with Black Sabbath during their Black Sabbath Reunion Tour, which highlighted their new album '' 13''. He also toured with them on their final tour. ...

(born 1979), drummer for

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath were an English rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy met ...

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent *

Joe Henry Joseph Lee Henry (born December 2, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He has released 15 studio albums and produced multiple recordings for other artists, including three Grammy Award-winning albums. Early life H ...

(born 1960), singer/songwriter/record producer * Robert Hurst (born 1964), jazz musician *

Jamison Jones Jamison Jones (born February 15, 1969) is an American actor, known for his leading roles in the films ''He Was a Quiet Man'' and '' The Wretched'', and as a regular cast member on ''General Hospital'', and in the ''Fox series 24''. He originated ...

, actor *

Jana Kramer Jana Rae Kramer (born December 2, 1983) Gives birthplace as Detroit, Michigan, of which Rochester Hills is a suburb. is an American country music singer and actress. She is known for her role as Alex Dupre on the television series ''One Tree Hil ...

(born 1983), actress/singer *

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...

(born 1958), entertainer/singer/actress/producer *

Karen Moncrieff Karen Moncrieff (born December 20, 1963, in Sacramento, California) is an American actress, director and screenwriter. She is best known as the writer and director of critically acclaimed movies ''Blue Car'' and ''The Dead Girl'' '. Movies ...

(born 1963), actress/director *

Christopher Yost Christopher Lee Yost (born February 21, 1973) is an American film, television, animation, and comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe with '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013) and '' Thor: Ragnarok'' ( ...

(born 1973, class of 1991), screenwriter

Athletes

* Michelle Berube (born 1966), USA Olympian at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. *

Amy Frazier Amy Frazier (born September 19, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won eight singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour. On February 27, 1995 she achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 13, while ...

(born 1972), professional female tennis player *

Shawn Hare Shawn Robert Hare (born March 26, 1967) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Hare played four seasons in MLB, appearing in 64 games from 1991 to 1995 with the Detroit Tigers, New York Mets and Texas Rangers. Professional base ...

(born 1967), former professional baseball player * J. P. Reese (born 1980), professional MMA fighter *

Mary Jo Sanders Mary Jo Sanders (born January 13, 1974) is an American retired professional boxer. She is also daughter of NFL Hall of Famer, Charlie Sanders. In a highly anticipated bout in 2008 with Holly Holm Holly Rene Holm (born October 17, 1981) is a ...

(born 1974, class of 1992), professional female boxer *

Jacob Trouba Jacob Ryan Trouba (born February 26, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and captain of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Trouba was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round, ninth overall, of th ...

(born 1994), defenseman and captain for the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

Alex Vanderkaay Alex Vanderkaay (born June 21, 1986) is an American competition swimmer. At the 2007 World University Games, Vanderkaay won the silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley (IM). At the 2009 World University Games, he won the gold medal i ...

(born 1986), NCAA swimming champion in the 400-yard individual medleyGoodwin, Marvin
"LOCAL SWIMMING: Vanderkaay brothers to host Fitter and Faster Tour"
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'', September 30, 2009. Accessed September 12, 2017. "Peter and Alex Vanderkaay are one-half of the Vanderkaay brood, which includes Christian, 27, and Dane, 19, who competes for the University of Michigan team, just as his brothers did.... All are Rochester Adams High School graduates, and all swam with the Oakland Live Y'ers swim club while growing up in Rochester Hills." *

Peter Vanderkaay Peter William Vanderkaay (born February 12, 1984) is an American former competition swimmer who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events and is a four-time Olympic medalist. He was a member of the United States Olympic team in 2004, 2008, ...

(born 1984), Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer

Other

* Mike Bishop (born 1967), former U.S. Representative from

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George D. Zamka George David "Zambo" Zamka (born 1962) is a former NASA astronaut and United States Marine Corps pilot with over 3500 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft. Zamka piloted the Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' in its October 2007 mission to t ...

(born 1962, class of 1980), NASA astronaut *

David Shaw (American football) David Lorenzo Shaw (born July 31, 1972) is an American football coach. He served as head coach of the Stanford Cardinal football team from 2011 to 2022. Shaw was the team's offensive coordinator for the entire tenure of his predecessor, head c ...

(Born 1972), Former american football coach for the

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team"Shaw played high school football at Rochester Adams High School in

while his father coached for the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

References

External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Michigan Educational institutions established in 1970 High schools in Oakland County, Michigan 1970 establishments in Michigan Schools in Rochester Hills, Michigan