Rochelle Township High School
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Rochelle Township High School, commonly referred to as RTHS, is a secondary school located in Rochelle, Illinois. Originally built in 1918, with nearly a dozen additions built on over the next 80 years, the entire edifice was razed in 2006 upon the completion of a new building, located about a mile north of the old one.
RTHS is the only school operated by Rochelle Township High School District 212 (this leads to a somewhat unusual situation whereby the school has both a principal and district superintendent with general authority over one school). The district includes portions of Ogle, Lee, and DeKalb counties. Approximately one-half of the students come from Rochelle Community Consolidated District 231, which includes the middle school and elementary schools from Rochelle proper. The remaining student population comes from a variety of other elementary school districts in the area.
Oddly, despite its name, the school is located in Flagg Township; there is no township named "Rochelle" within Ogle County.
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[edit] Sports
[edit] Football
Rochelle has historically been a football powerhouse. For over forty years, Rochelle's teams (known as the Rochelle Hubs) competed in the North Central Illinois Conference. Over the course of the 1977 season, Rochelle became the first team in conference history to shutout the entire conference.
In 2006, after winning nine consecutive conference championships, Rochelle left the NCIC to join the newly formed Western Sun Conference. The hope was that the Hubs would receive more recognition playing in a more competitive conference. The first year in the WSC indeed yielded a more competitive season; the Hubs finished only one game over .500 and in fourth place in the conference.
[edit] Other sports
Rochelle has typically been weak in most other sports. For years, this was alleged to be at least in part due to the school's inferior facilities. The construction of a new school may hold some hope for the future.
[edit] Alumni
Probably the most famous graduate of RTHS is Joan Allen, Academy Award-nominated actress and member of the class of 1974.
[edit] Administration
The current principal is Mr. Richard (Jamie) Craven; the district superintendent is Dr. Doug Creason.
[edit] External Links
Official School Site[1]
