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.
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Academics
Rochester Adams High School has been accredited by the Cognia or its predecessors since 1971.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1,539 students enrolled for 2023-24 was:
Boys - 49%
Girls - 51%
Native American/Alaskan - 0.1%
Asian - 16.8%
Black - 2.7%
Hispanic - 6.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.1%
White - 70.6%
Multiracial - 3.3%
5% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch.
Athletics
Adams has various boys and girls sports in the fall, winter, and spring seasons.
Notable alumni
Entertainers and musicians
Tommy Clufetos (born 1979), drummer for Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent
Joe Henry (born 1960), singer/songwriter/record producer
Robert Hurst (born 1964), jazz musician
Jamison Jones, actor
Jana Kramer (born 1983), actress/singer
Madonna (born 1958), entertainer/singer/actress/producer
Karen Moncrieff (born 1963), actress/director
Christopher Yost (born 1973, class of 1991), screenwriter
Athletes
Michelle Berube (born 1966), USA Olympian at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.
Amy Frazier (born 1972), professional female tennis player
Shawn Hare (born 1967), former professional baseball player
J. P. Reese (born 1980), professional MMA fighter
Mary Jo Sanders (born 1974, class of 1992), professional female boxer
Jacob Trouba (born 1994), defenseman and captain for the New York Rangers
Alex Vanderkaay (born 1986), NCAA swimming champion in the 400-yard individual medley
Peter Vanderkaay (born 1984), Olympic Gold Medalist swimmer
Katherine Vibert (born 1999), Olympic Silver Medalist and 2019 World Champion in weightlifting.
Other
Mike Bishop (born 1967), former U.S. Representative from Michigan's 8th congressional district
George D. Zamka (born 1962, class of 1980), NASA astronaut
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)