Rocky Mountain High School (Colorado)

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Rocky Mountain High School (RMHS, Rocky) is a public high school 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
One of Rocky Mountain High School's academic logos
Address
1300 West Swallow Road Fort Collins, Colorado 80526 United States
Coordinates	40°32′48″N 105°6′0″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	The Lobo Way
Established	1973 (52 years ago) (1973)
School district	Poudre School District
CEEB code	060588
Principal	Craig Woodall
Staff	103.13 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Number of students	2,056 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	19.94[1]
Color(s)	Cardinal red and yellow gold
Athletics	5A
Mascot	Lobo
Website	rmh.psdschools.org

History

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.

Notable alumni

• Andy Burns - 2008 graduate; Baseball player.
• Jackson Cluff - MLB shortstop
• Rick Dennison - former linebacker, Denver Broncos^[2] NFL Assistant Coach.
• Marco Gonzales - 2010 graduate; Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners; Colorado Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year Recipient^[3]
• Katie Herzig - Grammy award-nominated singer/songwriter^[4]
• Estelle Johnson - WPSL player
• Korey Jones - CFL player^[5]
• Derek Vincent Smith - electronic music producer and front man of Pretty Lights Live.