Rochelle Township High School, commonly referred to as RTHS, is a secondary school located in

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. RTHS is the only school operated by Rochelle Township High School District 212. The district includes portions of

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counties. Approximately one-half of the students come from Rochelle Community Consolidated District 231, which includes the

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and elementary schools from Rochelle proper. The remaining student population comes from a variety of other elementary school districts in the area. Despite its name, the school is located in ''Flagg'' Township; there is no township named "Rochelle" within Ogle County, nor anywhere else in the

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, for that matter.

History

RTHS was originally built in 1918, with nearly a dozen additions built on over the next 80 years, the entire edifice was replaced in 2004 with a new building, located about a mile north of the old one.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 893 students enrolled in 2018-2019 was: *Male - 51.8% *Female - 48.2% *Native American/Alaskan - 0.4% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 0.4% *Black - 2.1% *Hispanic - 35.5% *White - 59% *Multiracial - 2.5%

Athletics

The colors of the RTHS Hubs are purple and white. For most of its history, the Rochelle Hubs competed in the

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. Rochelle was a founding member of the NCIC in 1929, but left the conference in 2006 for the newly formed

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. This affiliation was short lived, and from 2011 to 2019, the Hubs competed as members of the

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. Then, for the 2019-2020 school year, they joined the

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with Sycamore, LaSalle-Peru, Ottawa, Morris, Sandwich, Plano, and Kaneland. The following IHSA sanctioned sports are offered at RTHS: *Baseball (boys) *Basketball (boys & girls) *Bowling (boys & girls) *Competitive cheer (girls) *Competitive dance (girls) *Cross country (boys & girls) *Football (boys) *Golf (boys & girls) *Soccer (boys & girls) *Softball (girls) *Tennis (boys & girls) *Track and field (boys & girls) *Volleyball (girls) *Wrestling (boys)

Other sanctioned interscholastic competitors

Besides athletics, RTHS competes in IHSA events in the following: *Bass fishing *Band *Scholastic bowl *Speech *Vocal music

Notable alumni

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(1974), actress * Stan Campbell, lineman for 1952 and 1957 NFL champion Detroit Lions * Scot Hollonbeck, wheelchair racer

References

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