Join us for our very own PACK THE GYM Night at Rochester High School!
Our Unified Basketball team will take on the Tenino Beavers in an exciting league matchup at 6:00 PM. Admission is free, and we would love to see our community fill the stands in support of these athletes.
Unified Basketball, in partnership with Special Olympics, brings together students with and without intellectual disabilities to compete side by side—building inclusion, teamwork, and friendships through sport.
Let’s pack the gym and show our Warrior pride!
Our Unified Basketball team will take on the Tenino Beavers in an exciting league matchup at 6:00 PM. Admission is free, and we would love to see our community fill the stands in support of these athletes.
Unified Basketball, in partnership with Special Olympics, brings together students with and without intellectual disabilities to compete side by side—building inclusion, teamwork, and friendships through sport.
Let’s pack the gym and show our Warrior pride!
We are proud to celebrate Brooklyn Alfonso, a senior at Rochester High School, who has signed with Saint Martin's University to compete in track and field as a javelin thrower!
Brooklyn will graduate in June with her associate degree from Centralia College, an incredible accomplishment—and will begin studying exercise science at Saint Martin’s this fall.
We are so proud of Brooklyn’s hard work and dedication, both in the classroom and in athletics. Congratulations on this exciting next chapter—we can’t wait to see all you accomplish!
We are proud to share that RHS student Bruce Phillips has been named Video Game Programming Student of the Quarter at New Market Skills Center!
Bruce represents the high school with excellence through his hard work, dedication, and outstanding contributions to the program. His recent Unity game projects are among the best in the class, and he is currently programming enemy behaviors for a regional SkillsUSA team project.
Congratulations, Bruce! We are proud of you and this well-deserved recognition.
Please join us in congratulating our RHS wrestlers who have qualified to compete at the Mat Classic: Kenna Pratt, Chris Tartios, Maddox Rogers, Bella Crawford, Maddox King, Jayleen Totten, Liam Walter, and Josh Long.
📍 Where: Tacoma Dome
📅 When: Friday 2/20 & Saturday 2/21
⏰ Time: Wrestling begins at 9:00 a.m. both days
We are proud of their hard work and dedication and wish them the very best as they represent our school and community on the state stage!
📍 Where: Tacoma Dome
📅 When: Friday 2/20 & Saturday 2/21
⏰ Time: Wrestling begins at 9:00 a.m. both days
We are proud of their hard work and dedication and wish them the very best as they represent our school and community on the state stage!
Last week, Rochester High School freshman Bree Benner served as a page in the Washington State Senate. Bree was sponsored by Senator Jeff Wilson (R), District 19. She shared that the best part of the experience was seeing the inner workings of the state legislative process and getting hands-on experience.
We’re proud to celebrate students who take initiative and explore opportunities like this — congratulations, Bree!
We’re proud to celebrate students who take initiative and explore opportunities like this — congratulations, Bree!
February District Newsletter: https://rochestersdwa.edurooms.com/engage/rsd/newsletters/rsd-community-newsletter-feb-2026
Congratulations to Hadley Hughes, Rochester High School senior, on being selected as the Boys & Girls Club of Thurston County Youth of the Year! Hadley delivered a powerful speech tonight in front of hundreds of people and will now advance to the State Youth of the Year Competition. As Thurston County Youth of the Year, she has also earned a one-year, full scholarship to a Washington State college. The Youth of the Year program builds communication, goal-setting, and team-building skills, and Hadley is a shining example of that impact. She’s been part of the Rochester Boys & Girls Club since she was five years old and credits the program for helping build the confidence she carries today. Rochester is proud of you, Hadley. You represent our community with heart, compassion, and leadership.
Boys Basketball – Last Home Game & Senior Night! Join us as our boys basketball team takes on the Grizzlies in their final home game of the season TONIGHT—and help us celebrate Senior Night! We’ll be honoring our basketball players, managers, choir, band, and bowling seniors.
Game Times:
C Squad – 5:30 PM @ GMES,
JV 5:30 PM @ RHS
Varsity – to follow at RHS - Senior recognition will take place just before the varsity game.
Come out and show your support for our players and seniors on their big night!
FBLA State Qualifiers!
Congratulations to 12 of our FBLA students who have earned their way to the FBLA State Competition in April through their outstanding performances at competition. We are so proud of their hard work and dedication!
Individual & Team State Qualifiers include: Claire Hawes • Naomi Hayden • Zachariah Hubbard • Brooklynn Lane • Ariel Maekawa • Connor Rapp • Jayleen Totten • Lizeth Venegas • Chloe Verd • Lillianna Young - Plus team events in Broadcast Journalism, Graphic Design, and Sales Presentation.
Please join us in congratulating these students when you see them—best of luck at State!
Congratulations to 12 of our FBLA students who have earned their way to the FBLA State Competition in April through their outstanding performances at competition. We are so proud of their hard work and dedication!
Individual & Team State Qualifiers include: Claire Hawes • Naomi Hayden • Zachariah Hubbard • Brooklynn Lane • Ariel Maekawa • Connor Rapp • Jayleen Totten • Lizeth Venegas • Chloe Verd • Lillianna Young - Plus team events in Broadcast Journalism, Graphic Design, and Sales Presentation.
Please join us in congratulating these students when you see them—best of luck at State!
Last Saturday, our welding fabrication teams traveled to Sierra Pacific in Shelton to compete—and they did an great job!
🥈 2nd Place (very likely headed to State!): Treven Hammack, Zane Sherwood, Dillon Lewis
🥉 3rd Place: Easton Pratt, Collin Murphy, Wesley Dahl
🏅 4th Place: Carson Wallis, Hunter Roberts, Raysen Rozar
Congratulations to all of our students for representing our district so well!
🥈 2nd Place (very likely headed to State!): Treven Hammack, Zane Sherwood, Dillon Lewis
🥉 3rd Place: Easton Pratt, Collin Murphy, Wesley Dahl
🏅 4th Place: Carson Wallis, Hunter Roberts, Raysen Rozar
Congratulations to all of our students for representing our district so well!
This week is National School Counseling Week, a perfect time to recognize the counselors who play an important role in our schools. They support students academically, socially, and emotionally to help our students be prepared to learn. Thank you to all our school counselors for the important work you do with our students every day!
Students in our Native Education Club at the high school spent a Saturday working with the Chehalis Tribe's Heritage and Culture Program to create regalia that represents personal and community identity. Hannah and Kyler Johnson worked so hard on their projects! Thank you to the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation for providing such a meaningful opportunity for our students.
Game Night at RHS! Tonight marks the last Lady Warriors home basketball game of the season, and it’s a special one! We’ll be recognizing our six senior cheerleaders for their dedication and spirit before the varsity game. Please join us in celebrating these seniors and all they’ve given to RHS!
Your Lady Warriors as they take on our rivals, the Tenino Beavers.
🕠 JV tips off at 5:30 PM
🏀 Varsity game to follow
🎉 Senior recognition will take place just before the varsity game
Let’s pack the gym and show our Warriors and cheerleaders some love!
#WarriorPride #SeniorNight #GoWarriors
Your Lady Warriors as they take on our rivals, the Tenino Beavers.
🕠 JV tips off at 5:30 PM
🏀 Varsity game to follow
🎉 Senior recognition will take place just before the varsity game
Let’s pack the gym and show our Warriors and cheerleaders some love!
#WarriorPride #SeniorNight #GoWarriors
Update on Yesenia Carbajal-Mendez: She earned 2nd place at the district level for the Voice of Democracy competition! We are incredibly proud of her dedication, talent, and the way she represented our school and community. Congratulations, Yesenia, on this amazing achievement!
Congratulations to 16 RHS students who maintained perfect attendance throughout first semester. Nice work Brayden Arsenault, Davin Barberg, Madison Baker, Gabriel Encarnacion Tolentino, Jonathn Garrison, Kimber Harris, Jedani Herrera Cisneros, Malakye Hutchings, Evan Jenkins, Gavin Moore, Jayden Ojeda, Katelyn Scheirbeck, Cheyanna Sharp, Ryan Trent, Ethen Torres-Flowers, and Noah Van Lierop.
Your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed—great job staying engaged and showing up every day!
Your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed—great job staying engaged and showing up every day!
Girls Bowling Champs! The Rochester High School girls bowling team closed out the 2025–26 season with a win over Centralia on Thursday, January 22, and celebrated Senior Night for Natalie Southard. Natalie led the Warriors with a standout 212 game—the highest individual game by any Rochester athlete this season!
With the victory, the Warriors clinched the 1A/2A/3A Evergreen Conference League Championship, taking the top spot from long-time league champions W.F. West.
Next up: League Tournament on January 27, followed by Districts on January 30. Congratulations to our Warriors—well done!
With the victory, the Warriors clinched the 1A/2A/3A Evergreen Conference League Championship, taking the top spot from long-time league champions W.F. West.
Next up: League Tournament on January 27, followed by Districts on January 30. Congratulations to our Warriors—well done!
REMINDER! There will be no school on Friday, January 23, due to semester break. We hope our students and staff enjoy the day!
Congratulations to one of our high school students, Yesenia Carbajal-Mendez, for earning 1st Place in the Voice of Democracy competition through the Tenino VFW! Her outstanding speech has now advanced to the district-level competition. We are so proud of Yesenia's achievement and wish her the very best of luck as she moves on. Way to represent our school and community!
The Special Eduation Parent Advisory meets Tuesday (1/20) at 5:00 pm in the District Office.
Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose work continues to inspire service, equality, and respect for all. This day serves as an opportunity to reflect on his message and the importance of kindness, justice, and community.
School will resume on Tuesday, January 20. We hope our students, families, and staff have a meaningful day of reflection.
School will resume on Tuesday, January 20. We hope our students, families, and staff have a meaningful day of reflection.
