Round Rock High School is a public high school located in

Round Rock, Texas Round Rock is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, in Williamson County (with a small part in Travis County), which is a part of the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Its population is 119,468 as of the 2020 census. The city straddles the Bal ...

, a suburb of North Austin. Founded in 1867, it is the oldest high school in the

Round Rock Independent School District Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD) is a school district headquartered in the city of Round Rock, Texas, United States. As of 2022, the school district serves over 48,000 students, prekindergarten through grade 12. District bounda ...

. As of 2021, it is the largest high school in the

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area by student enrollment. Round Rock High School is designated by the UIL as a 6A school.

Extracurricular activities

Round Rock received national attention for its 1994-95

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, believed to be the first ever released in

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format. The yearbook contained 2,000 photographs, 25 minutes of video and 20 minutes of audio material. In 1996–97, the baseball team won the 5A state championship, defeating Lubbock Monterey by a score of 7–1 in the tournament final. The Computer Science team won the 5A State Championship in 1998. The Round Rock Dragon Band is a musical ensemble made up of wind and percussion instruments. The Dragon Band marched in the 2015

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. The band has also attended 5 BOA Grand Nationals marching competitions: * 2013, 4th Place Finalists, Outstanding Music in Semifinals. Score of 93.95 * 2015, 7th Place Finalists. Score of 93.0 * 2017, 12th Place Finalists. Score of 89.625 * 2019, 9th Place Finalists. Score of 90.425 * 2021, 16th Place Semi-Finalists. Score of 88.450

Notable alumni

* Jeffrey S. Boyd, associate justice of the

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(MLB)

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* Brian Gordon,

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and

Jordan Danks Jordan Cooper Danks (born August 7, 1986) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies. Early life Danks graduated from Round Rock High Scho ...

(MLB)

John Henson (basketball) John Allen Henson (born December 28, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he was a two-time ACC D ...

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* James Lynch,

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(NFL)

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* Mason Thompson,

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References

External links

Round Rock HS Web Site

District Homepage
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