Randolph High School (Texas)
| Randolph High School | |
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| Address | |
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Building 1225 Perimeter Road Randolph AFB, Texas 78150 United States |
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| Coordinates | 29°31′40″N 98°17′44″W / 29.527655°N 98.295561°WCoordinates: 29°31′40″N 98°17′44″W / 29.527655°N 98.295561°W |
| Information | |
| School type | High School |
| Founded | 1962 |
| School district | Randolph Field ISD |
| Principal | Dr. Mark Malone |
| Staff | Amanda Bauer, Associate Principal |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | ~350 |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Silver and Blue |
| Mascot | Ro-Hawk |
| Feeder schools | Randolph Middle School, Randolph Elementary School |
| Website | http://www.rfisd.net/default.aspx?name=03.home |
Randolph High School, part of the Randolph Field Independent School District, is located on Randolph Air Force Base in Universal City, Texas a suburb of San Antonio. It serves approximately 350 high school students and employs approximately 40 high school teachers and other support staff. Randolph High School was established in 1962, and was the first high school located entirely within an existing Air Force Base.
In 2005 Randolph High School was ranked the 15th-best high school in Texas by the Texas Education Excellence Project. it is a multiple-time Texas Education Agency Exemplary School, most recently in 2010 and 2009.
Beginning in 2003 students were issued 1:1 laptop computers for classroom and personal use during the school year, but had to return their computers before the end of the year. In 2011, the school purchased Promethean Boards for every classroom and in 2013 the school received a DODEA grant to provide all students and teachers with Apple iPad Air tablets.
From 2007 to 2008, the school underwent construction to renovate the gymnasium and add a one-million-dollar fine arts center. The fine arts center was named the Richard L. Wilson Fine Arts Center in 2009 for the schools most successful band director from 1995 to 2008. Wilson's bands never placed lower than first place in more than 35 marching band competitions and he led the marching bands to seven consecutive appearances in the bi-annual State Marching Contest.
In 2015, the school district received a grant to construct a new high school, located directly behind the current high school. The new high school is scheduled for a July 2016 opening.
In addition to the core classes, courses include Sociology, Spanish language, Business Computers, Video Tech, Music Theory, Sports Medicine, and several advanced placement (AP) courses.
The school competes in Class AAA athletics (previously AA, but in February 2014 as part of a comprehensive restructuring, AA was renamed as AAA).
The Ro-Hawks currently fields teams in football, cross country, volleyball, basketball, powerlifting, swimming, tennis, golf, baseball, softball, & track & field.
The girls track and field team placed 7th in 2005 and then won the 2A State Championship three consecutive times in 2006,2007,and 2008, making it the first high school in the San Antonio area to repeat since 1989. In 2009,the team took their first 2nd place title. In 2012, the team won their 4th state championship in girls track and field.
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