Rochester Adams High School

Not to be confused with Rochester High School (Michigan).

Rochester Adams High School (also known as Adams High School, Adams, or AHS) is a public high school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and is part of the Rochester Community Schools district.

Rochester Adams High School
Location
3200 West Tienken Road Rochester Hills , MI 48306 United States
Coordinates	42.695881°N 83.197366°W / 42.695881; -83.197366
Information
School type	Public high school
Established	1969 (building opened in 1970)
School district	Rochester Community Schools
Superintendent	Nicholas Russo
Principal	Luke Swanson[1]
Faculty	68.80 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,539 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	22.37[2]
Color(s)	Brown and   Gold
Athletics conference	Oakland Activities Association
Nickname	Highlanders
Newspaper	The Kilt
Website	Rochester Adams High School

Student assessments
2021–22 school year[3] Change vs. prior year[3]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %	28.4 / 26.3
Proficient %	34.3 / 34.3
PR. Proficient %	13.1 / 31.7
Not Proficient %	24.2 / 7.7
Average test scores
SAT Total	1164.9 ( −7)

Academics

Rochester Adams High School has been accredited by the Cognia or its predecessors since 1971.^[4]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,586 students enrolled for 2018-19 was:

• Boys - 51.6%
• Girls - 48.4%
• Native American/Alaskan - 0.4%
• Asian - 15.1%
• Black - 4.0%
• Hispanic - 4.1%
• Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.1%
• White - 72.4%
• Multiracial - 3.9%

4.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.^[2]

Athletics

Adams has various boys and girls sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons.^[5]

	Fall	Winter	Spring
Boys	Cross Country Soccer Tennis Football	Basketball Skiing Wrestling Hockey Swim/Dive	Baseball Lacrosse Golf Track & Field
Girls	Swim/Dive Cross Country Golf Volleyball Cheerleading	Basketball Skiing Cheerleading Gymnastics	Soccer Lacrosse Softball Tennis Track & Field

Notable alumni

Entertainers and musicians

• Tommy Clufetos (born 1979), drummer for Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent^[6]
• Joe Henry (born 1960), singer/songwriter/record producer^[7]
• Robert Hurst (born 1964), jazz musician^{[citation needed]}
• Jamison Jones, actor^{[citation needed]}
• Jana Kramer (born 1983), actress/singer^[8]
• Madonna (born 1958), entertainer/singer/actress/producer^[9]
• Karen Moncrieff (born 1963), actress/director^{[citation needed]}
• Christopher Yost (born 1973, class of 1991), screenwriter^[10]

Athletes

• Michelle Berube (born 1966), USA Olympian at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.^[11]
• Amy Frazier (born 1972), professional female tennis player^[12]
• Shawn Hare (born 1967), former professional baseball player ^[13]
• J. P. Reese (born 1980), professional MMA fighter^[14]
• Mary Jo Sanders (born 1974, class of 1992), professional female boxer^[15]
• Jacob Trouba (born 1994), defenseman and captain for the New York Rangers^[16]
• Alex Vanderkaay (born 1986), NCAA swimming champion in the 400-yard individual medley^[17]
• Peter Vanderkaay (born 1984), Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer^[17]
• Katherine Vibert (born 1999), Olympic Silver Medalist and 2019 World Champion in weightlifting.^[18][19][20]

Other

• Mike Bishop (born 1967), former^[21] U.S. Representative from Michigan's 8th congressional district^[22]
• George D. Zamka (born 1962, class of 1980), NASA astronaut^[23]
• David Shaw (American football) (Born 1972), American football coach who is currently the passing game coordinator for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL)^[24]