Rock Hill High School (Texas)

Rock Hill High School
Address
Map
16061 N Coit Rd, Frisco, TX 75035
Information
Motto"Grounded by Tradition, Soaring to New Beginnings"
Established2020
School districtProsper Independent School District
PrincipalTerry Mouton
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,497 (2021-2022)
Student to teacher ratio15:1
Color(s)    Electric blue and Black
Athletics conferenceUIL Class 6A
MascotBlue Hawk
Websitehttps://www.prosper-isd.net/rockhill

Rock Hill High School is a public high school in Frisco, Texas in the United States. Although the school is located in Frisco, it mostly serves students from Prosper and McKinney. Rock Hill is currently one of three high schools in Prosper ISD, the others being Prosper High School and Walnut Grove High School.[1]

History[edit]

Before the opening of Rock Hill High School, there was only one high school in Prosper ISD: Prosper High School. Due to the rapidly increasing number of students in Prosper ISD, the district began construction of a second high school in the summer of 2018.[2] The district spent over $200 million dollars on the construction of the school, the most ever spent on a high school in Texas at the time.[3] This school was named Rock Hill High School, and opened in the 2020-2021 school year.

The southern and eastern parts of Prosper ISD's school zone were designated to Rock Hill's new attendance zone. Students already attending Prosper High School who lived in the Rock Hill school zone had the choice of staying at Prosper High School or transferring to the new Rock Hill High School. Rising seniors and juniors set to attend either school were given the opportunity to choose which school to attend. Because the school opened during the coronavirus pandemic, students also had the option of either attending school in person or taking lessons virtually. This was exclusive to the 2020-2021 school year.

Rock Hill opened as a UIL Class 5A school but was reclassified as a 6A school starting from the 2022-2023 school year. It was one of the smallest 6A schools in the state in terms of enrollment.[4]

With Walnut Grove's confirmed opening, some Rock Hill students were rezoned for Walnut Grove. Rising seniors were given the option to continue attending Rock Hill, even if they lived within Walnut Grove's attendance boundaries. Rising freshmen, sophomores, and juniors were not given this option.[5] In the 2022-23 school year, Rock Hill's first principal, Dustin Toth, stepped down from his position in order to become the first principal at Walnut Grove instead. Assistant principal Terry Mouton replaced Toth as Rock Hill's principal.[6]

Controversy[edit]

Rock Hill High School is located on Coit Road, which is one of the most congested and busiest roads in the entire state.[7] Many students must cross this road when getting to and leaving the school. During regular school zone hours, there are crossing guards who protect students from accidents. Outside of school zone hours, especially in the evening where student athletes and marching band members need to go out of school, there are no guards, and cars travel at unreduced speeds. In late 2022, a student was crossing the road late at night after practice and was hit by a car in a hit and run.[8] Although the student was not seriously injured, this raised some concerns among the students and the board members about the safety of the roads.[9]

Athletics[edit]

As of the 2022-23 school year, Rock Hill High School is a part of 6A Region 1 District 5. Other schools in this district are Allen High School, Denton Braswell High School, Denton Guyer High School, Little Elm High School, McKinney High School, McKinney Boyd High School and Prosper High School.

Rock Hill has official teams in these sports:

Rock Hill Varsity Football Competitive Record
Season Place in District Regular Season Record Playoff Round Playoff Record
2020-2021 8th 1-7 (2 games cancelled) Did not qualify Did not qualify
2021-2022 5th 5-5 Did not qualify Did not qualify
2022-2023 6th 3-7 Did not qualify Did not qualify

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Rock Hill's first program wins in each sport were on the following dates:

  • Baseball - March 16th, 2021 (against Sherman HS, 6-5)[12]
  • Boys Basketball - December 22nd, 2020 (against McKinney North HS, 56-41)[13]
  • Girls Basketball - December 15th, 2020 (against Sherman HS, 59-42)[14]
  • Football - November 20th, 2020 (against Lake Dallas HS, 34-28)[15]
  • Boys Soccer - January 8th, 2021 (against Central Catholic HS, 1-0)[16]
  • Girls Soccer - January 22nd, 2021 (against Sherman HS, 4-0)[17]
  • Softball - March 8th, 2021 (against Sherman HS, 11-2)[18]
  • Volleyball - September 29th, 2020 (against Princeton HS, 3-0)[19]

Other Organizations[edit]

  • Band
    • Marching Band
Rock Hill Marching Band Competitive Record
Season Place in Area Place in State Other Competitions
2020-2021 Did not enter Did not enter N/A
2021-2022 6th Did not qualify
  • 2nd in Plano East Marching Invitational
  • 11th in BoA Waco Regionals
2022-2023 8th Did not qualify
  • 1st in Plano East Marching Invitational
  • 7th in BoA North Texas Regionals
  • 31st in BoA San Antonio Super Regionals
2023-2024 12th Did not qualify
  • 2nd in Plano East Marching Invitational
  • 6th in BoA North Texas Regionals
    • Color Guard
    • Jazz Band
  • Theatre
  • Choir
  • Media
  • Debate Team
  • Drill Team (Rockettes)
  • Orchestra
  • eSports
    • Rocket League Team[20]
  • Bollywood Dance Team
  • Step Team (Elite Hawks)
  • HOSA-Future Health Professionals

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Walnut Grove High School / Homepage".
  2. ^ Luna, Nicole (2018-07-18). "Prosper ISD starts construction on 97-acre high school within Frisco city limits". impact. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  3. ^ "Rock Hill High School". Pogue Construction. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  4. ^ "UIL Reclassification and Realignment 2022-2024" (PDF). University Interscholastic League.
  5. ^ Rao, Kalyani. "Breaking news: 'Walnut Grove' high school to open ahead of schedule, proposed zoning announced". Eagle Nation Online. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  6. ^ "Walnut Grove Principal Named". PISD Communications. October 21, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Batheja, Aman (2012-09-07). "Fort Worth Stretch Sets the Pace in List of State's Most Congested Roads". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  8. ^ Hawkins, Briahn (December 7, 2022). "Juvenile hit by wanted hit-and-run driver, Frisco police say". wfaa.com. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  9. ^ Turner, Jacob. "TxDOT provides updates on US 380". Hill Top Times. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  10. ^ Inc, ScoreStream. "The Prosper Rock Hill Blue Hawks". ScoreStream. Retrieved 2023-04-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "Softball playoffs: Prosper Rock Hill, Mansfield Lake Ridge advance to state for first time". Dallas News. 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  12. ^ Inc, ScoreStream. "Prosper Rock Hill defeats Sherman 6 to 5". ScoreStream. Retrieved 2023-04-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ Inc, ScoreStream. "Prosper Rock Hill defeats Mckinney North 56 to 41". ScoreStream. Retrieved 2023-04-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ Inc, ScoreStream. "Prosper Rock Hill defeats Sherman 59 to 42". ScoreStream. Retrieved 2023-04-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ Inc, ScoreStream. "The Prosper Rock Hill Blue Hawks". ScoreStream. Retrieved 2023-04-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ Inc, ScoreStream. "Prosper Rock Hill defeats Central Catholic 1 to 0". ScoreStream. Retrieved 2023-04-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  17. ^ Inc, ScoreStream. "Prosper Rock Hill defeats Sherman 4 to 0". ScoreStream. Retrieved 2023-04-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  18. ^ Inc, ScoreStream. "Prosper Rock Hill defeats Sherman 11 to 2". ScoreStream. Retrieved 2023-04-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  19. ^ Inc, ScoreStream. "Prosper Rock Hill defeats Princeton 3 sets to 0". ScoreStream. Retrieved 2023-04-18. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  20. ^ "UGC Esports | Blue Hawk RL Overview". UGC Esports. Retrieved 2022-09-13.

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