Rocky Mountain High School (Colorado)
| Rocky Mountain High School (Fort Collins, Colorado) | |
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Rocky Mountain High School logo
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Fort Collins, Colorado United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°32′48.02″N 105°5′59.84″W / 40.5466722°N 105.0999556°WCoordinates: 40°32′48.02″N 105°5′59.84″W / 40.5466722°N 105.0999556°W |
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| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | The Lobo Way |
| Established | 1973 |
| School district | Poudre School District |
| Principal | Craig Woodall |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | Class of 2010: 568, Class of 2011: 515, Class of 2012: 527, Class of 2013: 493, Class of 2016; 678 |
| Number of students | 1900 |
| Color(s) | Cardinal red and yellow gold |
| Athletics | 5A |
| Mascot | Lobo |
| Website | Rocky Mountain High School |
Rocky Mountain High School (RMHS, Rocky) is one of four public high schools in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. Its colors are cardinal red and gold and its mascot is the lobo, or wolf. The school serves roughly 2000 students, mostly from south, west, and central Fort Collins. Rocky Mountain High School opened at its current location in 1973 and was expanded in 1994.
Rocky Mountain High School was founded in 1973. Its student body was made up of sophomores and juniors originally from Fort Collins High School and Poudre High School. The campus was made of three separate buildings. In 1994 to 1995, the school's campus was redesigned to make one large building from the original three separate ones. A new media center, theatre, a vocal music room, a larger commons area, and a large fitness center were added during this remodel. In 2005, an auxiliary gym and multipurpose room were added. Rocky started as a three-year high school, but as part of a grade reconfiguration in Poudre School District, it became a four-year high school. The class of 2009 had 692 seniors, the largest senior class the school has ever had.
Rocky Mountain High School runs on a 4 by 4 block schedule with four classes a day. At the semester, courses that would typically last an entire year such as math or science end and are replaced with a new class. Advanced Placement classes are available. The school also participates in the CU Succeed program, which allows high schoolers to take classes for college credit. Juniors and seniors can also take college level courses at the local Front Range Community College.
During the 2015-16 school year, the Alternative Cooperative Education program at Rocky Mountain constructed a GeoDome, a geodesic growing dome that allows students with barriers to employment to practice career skills. They learn not only practical skills in gardening, construction and business management, but valuable soft skills like communication and collaboration.
The school also has a robust film program, which provides students with skills to express themselves, become visually literate and appreciate culture.
Since its opening in 1973, Rocky Mountain High School has been involved in many sports and academic competitions. Some of the most widely recognized of their extracurricular activities are the athletic, the speech and debate, and the music programs.
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