Congratulations to the Rock Island Debate team for their outstanding performance at Saturday’s tournament. Competing against the top programs in the state, the Rocks took home three team trophies and three additional individual medals. Leading the way for the Rocks was the team of Olivia Seidlitz and Haleigh Laud who finished the day with a perfect 4-0 record while taking home first-place honors in the JV/sophomore division of Public Forum. In the Novice/freshman division of Public Forum, the team of Sage Ray and Ethan Ignatius finished 2nd overall while the team of Myaels Hoffeditz and Maddie... Read More

The Rocks wrestled at Wharton Field House last night in the Western Big Six Conference Tournament, taking 2nd as a team, finishing just behind Quincy. Individual placers were Mauricio Parker (3rd), Truth Vesey (1st), Merrick Stockwell (3rd), Daniel McGhee (1st), Antonio Parker (1st), Amare Overton (1st), Rowan Stockwell (3rd), and Andrew Marquez (1st).  Read More

The Rock Island High School Girls’ Wrestling Team took 9th out of 33 teams today at the IHSA Regional! Placing in the top 6 and moving on to Sectionals are Lucy Mass (4th), Sanaa Hampton (3rd), and Courtney Walls (2nd).    Read More

The Rock Island Rocks battled today at the Bob Lueders invite in Clinton, IA against top ranked wrestlers from IL, IA, and WI. The team took 7th out of 21 and individual placers were Mauricio Parker (4th), Truth Vesey (2nd), Merrick Stockwell (5th), Daniel McGhee (1st), Temar Hudson (7th), Antonio Parker (6th), Amare Overton (1st), and Andrew Marquez (2nd).  Read More

The Rock Island Rocks wrestlers took 2nd place at the Jim Boyd Invitational at Riverdale. Taking first place were Truth Vesey, Daniel McGhee, Amare Overton, and Andrew Marquez. Winning lower weight Outstanding Wrestler was Daniel McGhee, and the upper weight Outstanding Wrestler was Amare Overton! Antonio Parker took 2nd, Merrick Stockwell and Temar Hudson took 5th, and Taven Richardson took 6th.  Read More

Rock Island High School Seniors have been named Illinois State Scholars! The State Scholars are honored annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for exceptional academic achievement. The students represent approximately the top ten percent of high school seniors from 737 high schools across the state of Illinois. Honorees are chosen based on a combination of exemplary ACT or SAT test scores and sixth-semester class rank. Congratulations to the following students: – Jackson Bennett – Kal Boswell – Jett Brandt – Leah Conner – Eva Essman – Dah... Read More

Congratulations to the following musicians from Rock Island High School who have been selected by audition for this year’s ILMEA All-State Festival in Peoria (January 24-27)! They will be rehearsing and performing with student-musicians from all over the state of Illinois. All-State Vocal Jazz Kal Boswell (12) Bass Noemi Figueroa-Salinas (11) Alto All-State Chorus Nathan Anderson (9) Tenor 1 Lauren Groene (12) Soprano 1 Nyx King (11) Alto 1 All-State Honors Chorus Thom Elliott Jr. (11) Tenor 2 Carly LeMaster (12) Soprano 2 Tyler Whitten (10) Bass 2 All-State Band Joseph Brown... Read More

Mark your calendar for Rock Island High School’s annual Course & Activity Showcase! Rocky students (and current 8th graders) and your families are invited to come out and learn about all of the classes, programs, and extracurricular activities Rocky has to offer! There will also be mini-sessions, run by our school Counselors and Academic Community Business partners.    Read More

Rock Island High School’s Fall Play was selected for State! Rock Island High School’s 2023 Fall Play, Pure as the Driven Snow is headed to the Illinois High School Theatre Festival. The Illinois High School Theatre Festival hosts over 4,000 high school students for a weekend of workshops and performances. This year, our students will get to do two performances for festival attendees. Congrats!  Read More

This week is National Apprenticeship Week! We want to celebrate our Rock Island High School students who are enrolled in the U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship Program and thank our community partners who are employing them for these apprenticeships. These students attend RIHS in the morning and work in the afternoon at local businesses. Over intersession and summer break, they work full-time. After completion of the Registered Apprenticeship, these students have the opportunity to pursue additional certifications or degrees in the nursing or welding field. They also have... Read More