Anonymous
03/18/2025 09:03
Subject: Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Anonymous wrote:TIA for any info you have.
Small. You can look up data on mcps website to see demographics
Anonymous
03/18/2025 07:13
Subject: Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Unhappy 8 year anniversary to the rape incident at Rockville.
8 years ago already? My kid was a senior when it happened and I vaguely remember many kids were trying to defend the kid who did it. Honestly, it was really disgusting to hear such a thing and I’m really disappointed how the admin and former principal handled the incident.
We’re in the cluster and I didn’t realize it had been that long either!
The entire incident was handled terribly and the Super (Jack Smith at the time) was so dismissive of parent concerns.
I think it’s appalling how they decided to drop all charges for one of the people who did it, literally the worst decision I’ve seen from court. I don’t know what happened to both of the students after the incident however, since their charges had been dropped.
Anonymous
03/17/2025 09:38
Subject: Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Unhappy 8 year anniversary to the rape incident at Rockville.
8 years ago already? My kid was a senior when it happened and I vaguely remember many kids were trying to defend the kid who did it. Honestly, it was really disgusting to hear such a thing and I’m really disappointed how the admin and former principal handled the incident.
I’d imagine with the current principal and admin of that school, this situation would be 100x worse. What happened to Ms Bensen anyway?
Ms. Bensen retired after the 2020-21 year, guess she was tired of working as the principal there after almost a decade. No idea what else leading up to her retirement to be fair with you.
In all honesty, I don’t see much improvement. Rockville is already one of the most hated schools in MCPS according to DCUM forums.
I’m a parent of two students at RHS and a longtime DCUM reader, and I can assure you that most parents I know there are happy with RHS. There was a fight last week and my kids say it’s the first one they heard of in awhile. I heard that some of the other schools have several big fights a week. Rockville is not the cesspool people somehow think it is.
I think the school generally has had worse reputation after the rape incident, and I think that’s the first thing that comes to many MCPS parents’ mind when it comes to discussing about the high school. My oldest kid graduated there the same school year the assault happened.
I have not heard any updates with the new principal at the school nor the admin, but I heard the same year the school had the new principal, there was a huge increase in fights (around 1-2 a week) but I’m sure they’ve been able to crack it down.
I can see where many parents dislike the school, but honestly, my kid had a decent experience. There’s a few good clubs and athletics are nice there, but I think there should be some improvement.
Anonymous
03/17/2025 06:23
Subject: Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Unhappy 8 year anniversary to the rape incident at Rockville.
8 years ago already? My kid was a senior when it happened and I vaguely remember many kids were trying to defend the kid who did it. Honestly, it was really disgusting to hear such a thing and I’m really disappointed how the admin and former principal handled the incident.
I’d imagine with the current principal and admin of that school, this situation would be 100x worse. What happened to Ms Bensen anyway?
Ms. Bensen retired after the 2020-21 year, guess she was tired of working as the principal there after almost a decade. No idea what else leading up to her retirement to be fair with you.
In all honesty, I don’t see much improvement. Rockville is already one of the most hated schools in MCPS according to DCUM forums.
I’m a parent of two students at RHS and a longtime DCUM reader, and I can assure you that most parents I know there are happy with RHS. There was a fight last week and my kids say it’s the first one they heard of in awhile. I heard that some of the other schools have several big fights a week. Rockville is not the cesspool people somehow think it is.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 22:36
Subject: Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Unhappy 8 year anniversary to the rape incident at Rockville.
8 years ago already? My kid was a senior when it happened and I vaguely remember many kids were trying to defend the kid who did it. Honestly, it was really disgusting to hear such a thing and I’m really disappointed how the admin and former principal handled the incident.
We’re in the cluster and I didn’t realize it had been that long either!
The entire incident was handled terribly and the Super (Jack Smith at the time) was so dismissive of parent concerns.
Luckily for us, being dismissive of parent concerns is an MCPS tradition that Dr. Taylor has faithfully carried on since he has come on board as superintendent.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 21:52
Subject: Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Unhappy 8 year anniversary to the rape incident at Rockville.
8 years ago already? My kid was a senior when it happened and I vaguely remember many kids were trying to defend the kid who did it. Honestly, it was really disgusting to hear such a thing and I’m really disappointed how the admin and former principal handled the incident.
I’d imagine with the current principal and admin of that school, this situation would be 100x worse. What happened to Ms Bensen anyway?
Ms. Bensen retired after the 2020-21 year, guess she was tired of working as the principal there after almost a decade. No idea what else leading up to her retirement to be fair with you.
In all honesty, I don’t see much improvement. Rockville is already one of the most hated schools in MCPS according to DCUM forums.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 21:46
Subject: Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Unhappy 8 year anniversary to the rape incident at Rockville.
8 years ago already? My kid was a senior when it happened and I vaguely remember many kids were trying to defend the kid who did it. Honestly, it was really disgusting to hear such a thing and I’m really disappointed how the admin and former principal handled the incident.
I’d imagine with the current principal and admin of that school, this situation would be 100x worse. What happened to Ms Bensen anyway?
Anonymous
03/16/2025 12:29
Subject: Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Unhappy 8 year anniversary to the rape incident at Rockville.
8 years ago already? My kid was a senior when it happened and I vaguely remember many kids were trying to defend the kid who did it. Honestly, it was really disgusting to hear such a thing and I’m really disappointed how the admin and former principal handled the incident.
We’re in the cluster and I didn’t realize it had been that long either!
The entire incident was handled terribly and the Super (Jack Smith at the time) was so dismissive of parent concerns.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 11:52
Subject: Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Anonymous wrote:Unhappy 8 year anniversary to the rape incident at Rockville.
8 years ago already? My kid was a senior when it happened and I vaguely remember many kids were trying to defend the kid who did it. Honestly, it was really disgusting to hear such a thing and I’m really disappointed how the admin and former principal handled the incident.
Anonymous
03/15/2025 14:12
Subject: Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Unhappy 8 year anniversary to the rape incident at Rockville.
Anonymous
03/07/2025 15:09
Subject: Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Anonymous wrote:Was a former security guard at that school charged a while ago?
Supposedly it was a rumor made by many students at that school. The only reason I can assure you they did that is to get them fired from the school.
Anonymous
03/07/2025 08:56
Subject: Re:Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Anonymous wrote:Former RHS parent here—I’ve had two students graduate from Rockville and they had different experiences.
DD—went through the IB program. Most if not all of the IB teachers she had were excellent. She felt the program was extremely challenging (sometimes expressed it was too much work) but did feel extremely well prepared for college. She is now at a highly competitive private university thriving. She is a very social person and found plenty of activities at RHS and did benefit from the sports teams being less competitive.
DS—Less academically inclined than DD but more into sports. He did not do IB and went through most of HS in the regular level classes, challenging himself to the occasional honors. The regular level classes are full of behavior issues and students needing a lot of support. So we felt my son was basically ignored in those classes because the teacher’s attention went to all of the other kids. He didn’t particularly enjoy those classes because of the crazy behavior which is why he started taking honors courses. He really enjoyed the community and friends he made through sports.
I think overall RHS is a good school but yes, kids get into trouble there, just like at other schools. I’m talking to some neighbors who are teachers at other county schools, it seems like lack of discipline is something coming from the county/state, that schools have little control over.
Thank you for the details.
I have a 7th grader at Wood MS and thinking about how it will go at RHS.
It is a small school, so it’ll be easier to make the sports team for my sporty DS. He has a tight knit group of friends he has known since K and met some new friends at MS so socially he’s doing well for now. I heard they have PLTW for Bio and Engineering separate from the IB, would being in the PLTW keep students busy and find cohort as you’ve mentioned the students who are taking the IB?
Anonymous
03/07/2025 07:22
Subject: Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Was a former security guard at that school charged a while ago?
Anonymous
03/06/2025 08:09
Subject: Re:Please share your experience with Rockville High School
Former RHS parent here—I’ve had two students graduate from Rockville and they had different experiences.
DD—went through the IB program. Most if not all of the IB teachers she had were excellent. She felt the program was extremely challenging (sometimes expressed it was too much work) but did feel extremely well prepared for college. She is now at a highly competitive private university thriving. She is a very social person and found plenty of activities at RHS and did benefit from the sports teams being less competitive.
DS—Less academically inclined than DD but more into sports. He did not do IB and went through most of HS in the regular level classes, challenging himself to the occasional honors. The regular level classes are full of behavior issues and students needing a lot of support. So we felt my son was basically ignored in those classes because the teacher’s attention went to all of the other kids. He didn’t particularly enjoy those classes because of the crazy behavior which is why he started taking honors courses. He really enjoyed the community and friends he made through sports.
I think overall RHS is a good school but yes, kids get into trouble there, just like at other schools. I’m talking to some neighbors who are teachers at other county schools, it seems like lack of discipline is something coming from the county/state, that schools have little control over.
DD—went through the IB program. Most if not all of the IB teachers she had were excellent. She felt the program was extremely challenging (sometimes expressed it was too much work) but did feel extremely well prepared for college. She is now at a highly competitive private university thriving. She is a very social person and found plenty of activities at RHS and did benefit from the sports teams being less competitive.
DS—Less academically inclined than DD but more into sports. He did not do IB and went through most of HS in the regular level classes, challenging himself to the occasional honors. The regular level classes are full of behavior issues and students needing a lot of support. So we felt my son was basically ignored in those classes because the teacher’s attention went to all of the other kids. He didn’t particularly enjoy those classes because of the crazy behavior which is why he started taking honors courses. He really enjoyed the community and friends he made through sports.
I think overall RHS is a good school but yes, kids get into trouble there, just like at other schools. I’m talking to some neighbors who are teachers at other county schools, it seems like lack of discipline is something coming from the county/state, that schools have little control over.