Rosemount High School

Rosemount High School is a public four-year high school in Rosemount, Minnesota, United States, founded in 1918. The school is part of Minnesota Independent School District 196 (Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District). The school competes in the South Suburban Conference of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL).[3]

Rosemount High School
Address
3335 142nd Street West Rosemount , Minnesota 55068-4006 United States
Coordinates	44°44′41″N 93°07′57″W
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Pride in the Past Performance in the Present Promise in the Future
Established	1918
Principal	Peter Roback
Teaching staff	116.80 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	2,413 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.66[1]
Color(s)	Navy Blue & Gold
Athletics conference	South Suburban Conference
Nickname	Fighting Irish
Website	www.district196.org/rhs/
[2]

Academics

As of the 2018-2019 school year Rosemount High School offered 19 Advanced Placement classes and 9 College In the Schools (CIS) Courses.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,112 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:

• Male - 53.3%
• Female - 46.7%
• Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
• Asian/Pacific islander - 6.4%
• Black - 6.3%
• Hispanic - 4.3%
• White - 81.7%
• Multiracial - 0.9%

In addition, 17.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunches.[2]

Athletics

Rosemount is a charter member of the South Suburban Conference, which was started in 2010.[4] They joined after deciding to leave the Lake Conference, which later became the Classic Lake Conference.

Notable people

Faculty

• Kurt Bills, economics and political science teacher, as well a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 2012 Republican Party of Minnesota Nominee for United States Senator
• Craig Kusick, Former major league baseball player, former baseball coach and physical education teacher[5]
• Bob Sadek, Former University of Minnesota quarterback and physical education teacher[6]

Alumni

• Robert M. Boche, Wisconsin State Assemblyman[7]
• JT Brown, professional hockey player, Tampa Bay Lightning right wing (2008)[8]
• Tom Compton, offensive lineman, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons including participation in Super Bowl LI, and Minnesota Vikings as of 2018 [9]
• Pat Garofalo, Minnesota state representative (1989)[10]
• Tom Preissing, professional hockey player, Colorado Avalanche (1997)
• Mike Richman, MMA fighter for Bellator (2003)[11]
• Lona Williams, producer of films including Drop Dead Gorgeous (1985)

References

1. "Rosemount High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Rosemount Senior High". ed.gov. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
3. "Welcome to the Minnesota State High School League".
4. http://www.southsuburbanconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=184
5. "The Obit For Craig Kusick". The dead ball era. 2006-09-28. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
6. "Obituary: Bob Sadek, longtime teacher and coach". Minneapolis Star Tribune. 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
7. The State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Legislative Reference Bureau. 1970. p. 63.
8. Stensaas, Brian (November 27, 2007). "Rosemount's JT Brown: Experience, goals pile up". Star-Tribune. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
9. Shaughnessy, Mike (May 4, 2012). "Compton goes to Washington with a chance to prove himself". Sun This Week. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
10. "Rep. Pat Garofalo Announces Run for Re-election". Minnesota House of Representatives. January 6, 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
11. Rogers, Andy (April 11, 2013). "Rosemount MMA fighter has best season yet". Suns This Week. Retrieved March 13, 2014.