General Information

·         Special interest clubs such as Ecology, Club Med, United Nations, Step Team, Crime Stoppers, Leo’s (in partnership with the Lions Club) FCA, Art, and Theater are active at RHS.

·         Academic competitions are offered in speech/debate, writing, history, math, science and many other academic subjects.

·         An SAT/ACT preparation course is provided free of charge during the school day and on Saturdays.

·         A partnership with the Dallas County Community Colleges promotes college preparation and includes courses that award credit at both the college and high school levels.

·         Student leadership opportunities are available with the Student Council, Class Executive Committees, Peer Mediation, Crime Stoppers, PAACK, and our Community Service elective.

·         We field competitive athletic teams in volleyball, football, golf, tennis, track, cross country, baseball, softball, hockey and swimming/diving.

·         The National Honor Society, Quill and Scroll, Tri-M (Music) and Mu Alpha Theta (Math) honor societies are active on our campus.

·         The class of 2007 earned $1.8 million in scholarships for post secondary educational opportunities.

·         RHS earned full accreditation and an exemplary designation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

·         RHS athletes advanced to regional or state competition in golf, boys basketball, and swimming/diving.

Academic Decathlon

·         The Academic Decathlon team placed 8^th in the state competition.

Baseball

·         One player received an honorable mention, three players were selected to the 2^nd team, and four players were selected to the 1^st team for District 11-3A.

Softball

·         Two team members were selected as Players of the Year in their respective positions for District 11-3A.

·         Two players were selected to each of the 1^st and 2^nd All-District teams.

Girls Basketball

·         One player was chosen for the All-District 1^st team and one player was selected as the All-District Defensive Player of the Year.

Cheerleaders

·         Six Superior ribbons and two spirit sticks were awarded during summer competition.

·         Six ladies were nominated for the All-American Cheerleader award.

·         The team was invited to perform at the NCA National Cheerleading competition in Dallas.

Orchestra

·         We had three students make the All-Region  Orchestra, with the competition including schools from Carrollton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Frisco, Southlake, Grapevine and Colleyville High Schools.

·         Sixteen students earned performance medals at District and UIL Solo and Ensemble Contests.

·         Two students advanced and earned recognition at the UIL State Solo and Ensemble Contest in Austin.

·         Both the Symphonic and Concert Orchestras received Sweepstakes Awards at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest.

·         The Festival Orchestra received Division I Best in Class and Best of Festival Trophies at the 2007 Buccaneer Music Festival in Corpus Christi.

Choir

·         The Varsity Choir earned a Superior rating in the Concert and Sight Reading competition.

Band

·         One student was selected as a member of the Las Colinas Symphony Youth Orchestra.

·         The marching band earned an Excellent rating in the UIL Marching Contest, 3^rd place in the Frisco March of Champions, and the Mayor’s Award in the Carrollton Christmas Parade.

·         19 students were selected for the All-Region Band, six for the All-Area Band, and one was chosen for the prestigious All-State Band.

·         In the first year of competition in the UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest, 10 band members earned Superior ratings and one earned an Excellent rating.

·         The Varsity Band earned a 1^st Division, Superior, rating in the Concert and Sight Reading competition.

Art

·         RHS had the highest number of students of any CFB school compete and earn statewide recognition in the annual VASE art competition.

Student Council

·         We hosted a successful Spirit Week with hallway decorations, a spirit walk, and a dance.

·         We sponsored the first RHS homecoming parade for our feeder elementary schools and the community.

·         Our community service efforts included:

o        Making over 1000 sandwiches for the Soup Mobile, a local homeless assistance program

o        Raising over $800 for the American Lung Association

o        Raising almost $400 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

o        Holding RHS’ first ever drug and alcohol awareness program titled “Every 20 Minutes.”