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ABOUT OUR SCHOOL Rosemount High School is a modern, well-equipped comprehensive public high school with an enrollment in excess of 2000 students in grades 9 through 12. Campus and building features include: The Independent School District 196 School Board of Education requires a student to earn a minimum of 66 trimester credits in grades 9 through 12 to graduate. Students must also pass the Minnesota Grad tests in reading, mathematics and written composition. In most cases, the maximum number of credits that can be earned is 84. The typical student graduates with approximately 77 credits. REQUIRED COURSES English/Language Arts - four years (12 credits), including one course in literature, speech and composition COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM Rosemount High School offers more than 400 different trimester courses in eleven subject areas, along with a full range of special education courses, work program alternatives, vocational electives, mentor program and the Minnesota Post-Secondary Enrollment Option. Many of these courses are designed to meet the needs of students across a broad range of abilities, interests and post-high school aspirations. ADVANCED PLACEMENT, HONORS & COLLEGE IN THE SCHOOLS COURSES
MARKING SYSTEM/CLASS RANK The school year at RHS is divided into three marking periods or trimesters, each approximately 12 weeks long. The daily schedule is comprised of seven forty-nine minute periods. The grade point average is calculated on a 4.0 system in which:
Class rank is cumulative from the beginning of ninth grade and is based on the final grades in all trimester classes. A student may choose to take one course each trimester for a pass/no credit mark. Class rank is figured officially only at the end of each academic school year. Advanced Placement and Honors courses are not weighted. The median senior class GPA is 2.8785. Honors ranking is an alternative ranking system designed to encourage students to take the most rigorous courses of which they are capable of taking. Students who earn a grade of “C” or better in a minimum of 23 trimester core Honors Courses, labeled Honors, Advanced Placement or College in the Schools, in grades 9 – 12 (6 per year in grades 9, 10 and 11 and 5 in grade 12) will have an Honors Rank. For qualifying students, both the Regular Class Rank and the Honor Rank are listed on report cards and transcripts. PRE-COLLEGE TESTING ACT (mean scores)
COLLEGE ENROLLMENT The majority of our graduates, 90%, attend a two- or four-year college following graduation. COCURRICULAR PROGRAMS Academic Organizations: Students may participate in academic based competitions in Academic Quiz Bowl, Chess Team, Math Team, Mock Trial, Odyssey of the Mind and Science Olympiad. Arts and Activities: Over 30 different and unique arts programs, clubs and activities are offered at RHS including debate, music, student publications, speech, student government, theatre, and a variety of specific interest based clubs. RHS programs for dance, drama, instrumental music, literary arts and vocal music are recognized by the MN Alliance for Arts in Education for “Excellence in Arts Education.” RHS is the only school in MN to receive recognition in five programs. Participation in many of these programs occurs in the Lake Conference and Region 3AA of the MN State High School League. A number of programs and student participants have earned state and national honors. Athletics: Rosemount High School offers 30 different interscholastic athletic activities at five competitive levels. RHS is a member of the Lake Conference Association and Region 3AA whose members are among the finest competitive programs in MN. The RHS Athletic Leadership Team provides opportunities for student leadership, individual and team goal setting and chemical use awareness. Each year RHS athletes have been honored by receiving All-Metro, All-State and All-American honors. Honors Organizations: Active chapters of the National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, National Forensic League, National Spanish Honor Society, National French Honor Society, National German Honor Society, Tri M and International Thespian are found at RHS. Students may also earn an “Academic Letter” for academic achievement. RHS student athletes are awarded “academic pins” for maintaining a distinctive grade point average. FACULTY AND STAFF The school has 120 talented, dedicated and involved certified educators, 61% of whom hold a master’s degree or higher. The average teaching experience of the faculty is 15 years. The pupil-teacher ration is 24.25 to 1. More than 70% of the faculty members are involved in co-curricular activities. COMMUNITY AND PARENTS Rosemount is a suburban community located 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, 15 miles from the Mall of America and the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. The City of Rosemount is one of the communities served by Independent School District 196, which covers an area of 110 square miles in northern Dakota County. ISD 196 has 3,400 employees who serve 108,000 residents and over 28,000 students in 31 schools. Major business, research centers and industries in the area include: Flint Hills Refining, Northwest Airlines, Cray Research, Unisys, Control Data, Thompson West, the University of MN Agricultural Research Station, and Lockheed-Martin. Involved parents and community members provide a tremendous foundation of support for Rosemount High School. Booster clubs, parent visits, district curriculum committees, school business partnerships, Parent Educational Forums, Parent Communication Network, a Site Council composed of parents and students, and overwhelming attendance at parent-teacher conferences are examples of the commitment which contributes to education excellence at RHS.
RHS ADMINSTATIVE TEAM
John Wollersheim, Principal RHS GUIDANCE COUNSELORS Kathleen Colbert A
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Rosemount High School
3335 142nd St. W.
Rosemount, MN 55068
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