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Rolling Meadows High School
File:RollingMeadowsHS(IL)Logo.png
Address
Map
2901 Central Rd.

Rolling Meadows
,
Illinois
60008

United States
Coordinates42°03′54″N 88°00′57″W / 42.065°N 88.0159°W / 42.065; -88.0159
Information
School typepublic secondary
Opened1971
School districtTwp. HS District 214
SuperintendentDavid Schuler[1]
PrincipalEileen Hart[2]
Faculty167[3]
Grades9—12
Gendercoed
Enrollment1,929[4]
Campussuburban
Colour(s)  purple
  white
  gold[5]
Fight songAcross the Field[citation needed]
Athletics conferenceMid-Suburban League (MSL)
MascotMilo the Mustang
NicknameMustangs
PublicationREBUS[7]
NewspaperThe Pacer[7]
YearbookThe Yearling[6]
Websitehttp://rmhs.d214.org/

Rolling Meadows High School, or RMHS, is a public four-year high school located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 214, the second largest school district in Illinois, after Chicago. The other five schools include Buffalo Grove High School, Elk Grove High School, John Hersey High School, Prospect High School, and Wheeling High School. It serves primarily central and east Rolling Meadows (east of Route 53), a significant part of Arlington Heights and a small part of Mount Prospect. Its feeder schools are South Middle School, Holmes Junior High School, Carl Sandburg Junior High School, and Our Lady of the Wayside, a private Catholic school.

Rolling Meadows High School first opened for the 1971-1972 school year.

Academics

Rolling Meadows High School, like other schools in Township High School District 214, determines GPA's on a 5.0 scale. Students receive an extra point for taking Advanced Placement classes and an extra half-point for taking honors classes. Thus an A in a non-weighted (regular) class is worth 5.0 points, an A in an honors class is worth 5.5 points, and an A in an Advanced Placement class is worth 6.0 points.

Rolling Meadows High School failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress for the 2011-2012 school year;[8] however the school is still named one of the top high schools in Illinois and is designated as a "Blue Ribbon School," by the U.S. Department of Education.[9]

Rolling Meadows High School offers 28 Advance Placement Courses. The school has seen tremendous growth in AP student undertaking. In 2012, 38% of students were enrolled in an AP course, up from 21% in 2010. Despite the large increase in AP enrollment, the AP Exam Pass Rate has remained at 70%.[10]

Apart from the other District 214 schools, Rolling Meadows High School uses Block Scheduling. There are four classes per day, which alternate between a Gold Day (ex: Math, PE, English, History) and a Purple Day (ex: Info Processing, Seminar, Science, Spanish). Each class lasts ninety minutes, with the exception of late start Thursdays, where each class is seventy-eight minutes long. The only exception is a White Day, where all classes meet. White days, however, are not common and the school has gone years at a time without having them.

Athletics

Rolling Meadows competes in the Mid-Suburban League (MSL) East Conference and Illinois High School Association (IHSA). Its mascot is the mustang.

The school sponsors interscholastic teams for boys and girls in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and water polo. Boys may also compete in baseball, football, and wrestling. Girls may compete in badminton, bowling, cheerleading, and softball. The athletic department also has a student athletic trainers group.[11]

The following athletic teams have won their respective state championship series sponsored by the IHSA.[12]

  • Archery (girls): State Champions (1977—78, 79-80)
  • Basketball (girls): State Runner-Ups (Second Place) (2012-2013)


Archery was only contested for four years. Rolling Meadows was the only team to win two state titles, and the only school to finish in the top four each year.[13]

Activities

Rolling Meadows High School offers more than 90 co-curricular activities ranging from the PACER student newspaper, to the latino outreach program ESTAMPIDA, to the DECA Business Club. The school is known to embrace the cultural diversity within the school with many culture-themed clubs. Some include the Latinos Unidos, ESTAMPIDA, Spanish Club, Italian Club, Indian Culture Club, and the French Club.[9]

Journalism

The Pacer, the student newspaper, was nominated for a national award, The Pacemaker, and received a runner-up mentioning in 2007. The Pacer comes out nine times during the school year. Class of 2010 alum Jimmy Hibsch was the 2010 Illinois Scholastic Journalist of the Year. In 2010, Mike McKenna won third place for the Sports Story of the Year at the National Journalism Education Association conference in Kansas City. The Pacer is a recurrent winner of awards such as the NISPA Golden Eagle as well as All-KEMPA ratings. It has been regarded by national judges as "nearly flawless" and "one of the best papers in the country." On March 9, 2011, Editor-in-Chief Alexandria Johnson was named the 2011 Illinois Scholastic Journalist of the Year. It was the first time in the history of the Journalist of the Year contest that two consecutive winners were from the same school. In 2012, Mike McKenna was selected as a finalist yet again for the Sports Story of the Year category at the National Journalism Education Association Conference.

Robotics

The WildStang Robotics team from Rolling Meadows, Prospect, and Wheeling High Schools, partnered with Motorola, won the 2006 Championship Chairman's Award at the FIRST Championship Event in Atlanta, Georgia. WildStang has also won the FIRST Championship Event in 2003 with team 469 from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and team 65 from Pontiac, Michigan. WildStang went undefeated and won the 2009 FIRST Championships with team 67 of Milford, Michigan, and team 971 from Mountain View, California. WildStang won the 2011 FIRST Robotics Championship in St Louis, Missouri, with team 254 of San Jose, California, and team 973 of Atascadero, California. WildStang's mentor Dan Green of Motorola won the 2007 Championship Woodie Flowers Award, the greatest honor for a mentor to receive. WildStang has won over 50 FRC awards, including 8 Regional Championships.[14] The WildStang FTC team, "MiniStang", has won the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Illinois State Championship with an undefeated record.

Music

The school has a very active music department, with its marching band, the Marching Mustangs, participating in several competitions. There are many choirs at RMHS: Concert, Madrigals/Chamber, Beginning, Advanced Women's, and Trebellious(show choir)

Rolling Meadows High School is also host to the state's largest[citation needed] jazz festival, Jazz in the Meadows. Area high school jazz bands from all over the Mid-West come to compete. The event finishes with a concert from a notable artist(s).

Student Congress

Rolling Meadows High School's Student Congress team has had members that have won state championships in 2005 and 2006, as well as the Junior State of America's 2007 Midwest Region Statesmen of the year.

Yearbook

The Yearling, the school's yearbook, is a recurring winner of the Golden Eagle award consisting of outstanding writing and photography. All of the writing and photography in the book is by student staff members.

Music & Theater

Rolling Meadows High School is also host to the state's largest[citation needed] jazz festival, Jazz in the Meadows.

DECA Business Club

Rolling Meadows High School is known to have a small DECA Chapter with numerous awards to students at the regional, state, and national level.[15] The DECA Chapter has earned the "Super-Star Chapter" award on numerous occasions for actively seeking new members and highlighting the business education opportunities at RMHS.[16]

Pop culture

Rolling Meadows High School was used as a set for shoots of the music video for punk band's Rise Against song, Make It Stop (September's Children). Tim McIlrath, the band's frontman is alumni from Rolling Meadows High School.

Notable alumni

Notable staff

References

  1. ^ Office of the Superintendent of District 214; accessed 26 January 2013
  2. ^ Office of the Superintendent, Rolling Meadows High School].
  3. ^ RMHS staff directory; accessed 3 June 2009[dead link].
  4. ^ a b 2008 Illinois School Report Card; accessed 3 June 2009[dead link].
  5. ^ IHSA school profile for Rolling Meadows HS; accessed 22 December 2008
  6. ^ Yearling yearbook homepage; accessed 3 June 2009[dead link]
  7. ^ a b RMHS student activities; accessed 3 June 2009[dead link]
  8. ^ "ROLLING MEADOWS HIGH SCHOOL: AYP Information". Illinois Interactive Report Card. Northern Illinois University. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  9. ^ a b Hart, Eileen. "Parent Resources Homepage". Parent Resources. Rolling Meadows High School. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Rolling Meadows High School". Best High Schools. U.S. News. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  11. ^ Rolling Meadows HS Athletics: list of sports and athletic activities; accessed 22 December 2008[dead link]
  12. ^ Rolling Meadows HS State Athletic Records; ihsa.org; accessed 22 December 2008
  13. ^ IHSA Girls Archery team results, by year
  14. ^ "FIRST Robotics Team Website".
  15. ^ Knappik, Allison. "Congratulations to RMHS DECA Chapter". Latest News. Rolling Meadows High School. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  16. ^ "Superstar Chapters". Illinois DECA. Illinois DECA. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  17. ^ Mask, Teresa (28 December 1999), "Crossing Centuries: Our Suburbs — Celebrities have roots in local communities", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL, USA), retrieved 23 May 2010, Most recently Cole portrayed Mike Brady in the "Brady Bunch" movies. Cole was born in Park Ridge in 1956. He graduated from Rolling Meadows High School in 1974 and in 1997 was honored as a distinguished alum.[dead link]
  18. ^ Willingham, Sara (22 July 1999), "Schmack's curve straightens out baseball path", Rolling Meadows Review, It was the route Schmack took to get where he is today: one of six relievers for the Chicago White Sox's AA club, the Birmingham Barons. Schmack graduated from Rolling Meadows High School in 1991. He was an average two-year varsity member who played first base most often
  19. ^ Maciaszek, Marty (29 August 2003), "Schmack's relentless pursuit leads to big-league career", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL, USA), Persistent. It's the perfect word to sum up Brian Schmack. There aren't many people who would have gone to the lengths Schmack has to continue his baseball career. He went from rarely used as a junior pitcher in high school all the way to a No. 5 starter as a senior at Rolling Meadows in 1991.
  20. ^ Aaron Williams stats & bio; basketball-reference.com; accessed 1 January 2009
  21. ^ Reynolds, Dave (18 October 2010). "Where Are They Now? Jim Lindeman". Peoria Journal Star (Peoria, IL, USA). Retrieved 12 July 2011. Where he is today: ... Jim is a physical education teacher, the head varsity baseball coach and assistant freshman basketball coach at nearby Rolling Meadows High School
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