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DEAR PROSPECTIVE ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FAMILY

At Rosehill Christian School, we sincerely believe that our children deserve to be valued, welcomed and known. RCS offers a Christian, college preparatory education for students from Preschool to 12th-grade, providing opportunities for every child to grow spiritually, intellectually, emotionally and physically. Our mission states the goal of RCS best: Rosehill Christian School provides excellence in Christ centered education as an extension of the Christian home. Every day at RCS, there are opportunities to grow and learn as children blossom into the adults

God designed them to be. With Christ at the center, we partner with parents to prepare children for the challenges of this world, so they fulfill their God-given purpose and reach their potential. If you would like your child to be a part of this exciting journey, we would be delighted to talk with you to see if Rosehill Christian School is the best fit for your children and family. We consider it a privilege to have the opportunity to minister to you and your family at Rosehill Christian School. Sincerely, Lauren Dyal Head of School

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DEAR EAGLE FAMILY

Welcome to the first-ever edition of the Rosehill Christian School VYPE Media magazine. We are appreciative of VYPE and all they do for high school sports in Texas. This magazine highlights our students in Athletics and Fine Arts and their accomplishments over the past year. It’s a blessing to serve with some amazing administrators, teachers, coaches, students and parents who love the Lord and work together to make Rosehill Christian a very special and family-oriented place. We want to win and excel in athletics but only if done with class, character and humility, while honoring our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Billy Graham quote, “A coach will impact more people in one

year than the average person will in an entire lifetime” rings so true here at our school. We have incredible coaches who build strong relationships and faith and character into our student athletes each and every day. It’s our prayer that our athletes will excel inside and outside of the athletic arena and in their Christian walk in the years ahead. We appreciate and love our Eagle family and the great support we receive each and every year. Back-to-back Henderson Cup wins as the best 3A school in TAPPS is a testimony of the excellence of all who are a part of our school. Blessings and Go Eagles! Steve Krantz Director of Athletics

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ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL HAS STELLAR 2022-23 SEASON EAGLES FLY FLY FLY EAGLES FLY: The Rosehilll Christian/VYPE 2023 End of Year Magazine.

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\\ By Matthew Ogle COOPER REFLECTS ON RENOWNED CAREER AT RCS FOLLOWING RETIREMENT AN ERA END OF

ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN IS FACED WITH A BITTERSWEET FAREWELL TO A LEGEND IN THEIR ATHLETICS’ PROGRAM. After a career that spanned two decades, earning 265 wins, 15 playoff appearances, 4 district titles, and 2 state championships, Coach Robert Cooper decided to retire at the conclusion of this year’s baseball season. He will be sorely missed, considering he quite literally built the RCS powerhouse from the ground up. “I first began coaching here in 2003 and none of this stuff (baseball facilities) was here – there was just an old cow pasture out back,” said Cooper. “We started a team that needed work to begin with, but since about 2012, I think we (Rosehill Christian) have become the gold standard for TAPPS 3A. “We’ve been competitive year in and year out, and the school has been great to us. It’s been fun – it was a good time.” Throughout his tenure at Rosehill Christian, Cooper led the Eagles to prominence – highlighted by consecutive State Championships in 2016 and 2017. “I have a lot of fond memories of that class (of 2018) that won

there’s a way to live your life – to be a kind, genuine person. “When you go across those lines, you’d better be competitive and give it your all – but at the end of the season, what have you learned? I find that out when I see these players years later, who are good all-around people and now parents and spouses. I know that Rosehill Christian – all the teachers and coaches – played a part in that. That’s what’s important.”

me, but I get to know their families and their siblings. Because it’s a small school, you really connect more and they become part of your extended family.” What was the lesson that this teacher and coach wanted to imbue his students with during his time at the school? “I’ve tried to teach them that what they do matters,” he said. “We’re a Christian school, so we’ll obviously teach them the gospel and the love of Christ. But also,

Prior to his final season, Cooper acknowledged what Rosehill Christian has meant to him. The answer still resonates, today. I’ve been here 20 years and I consider myself a teacher first,” Cooper said. “I teach history and I teach the Bible, through all different levels. The relationships that I have with some of my former players and students have been great. “I get to work with these kids for four years at a time, and they probably get tired of

it all in those two seasons,” he said. “In the first one, we played at Baseball USA and the players led all these elementary school kids out, and they asked for their autographs after the win – it was a great memory. In 2017, it was a little more difficult because everybody knew we were good, but the guys came through and won it again. “I’ve been coaching for about 30 years, and championships are hard to come by. When you get one, it’s something special.”

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\\ By Matt Malatesta WILDER’S VERSATILITY MAKES HIM TAPPS MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR JUMP PRAY, APPROACH,

So, what is his routine as he prepares to take flight? “I just look up in the sky and say a little prayer, then I start my approach and take off,” he said. “It’s a simple as that.”

of interest,” he said. “That is where I’m headed this Fall… Troy University in Alabama to jump. I’m going to compete as hard as I can and see how far it takes me.”

He and his summer track coach Kahlil Frazier went to work on his recruitment. “Coach Frazier emailed so many coaches and the Troy coaches showed a lot

AND THE TAPPS CLASS 3A ATHLETE OF THE YEAR GOES TO… AJ Wilder has been the Big Man on Campus at Rosehill Christian School since his arrival four years ago. The Class of 2023 star earned second-team, all state honors in football as a receiver, running back and linebacker. On the hardwood, he was a high-flying forward Furthermore, he was a star in the classroom, earning Academic all-state honors as well. Then came the track season. “I went into Coach Dixon’s office before the season started and told him I wasn’t going to run track this year,” Wilder said. “He just looked at me and said, ‘okay, whatever you want to do’.” The track season started, and his teammates were all working out right behind the school. He got the itch. “I missed it,” he laughed. “I think Coach knew I would be back. It was a reverse psychology-thing. The first meet I broke my person best in the long jump and away I went.” “Away he went” is an understatement. The senior broke the State long jump record (23-8.5 feet) and set the school records in the long jump, 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100 relay, respectively. But the work wasn’t done. and earned a second team, all-district nod.

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\\ By Matt Malatesta THREE-SPORT STAR LOVES TO COMPETE MERCY HAVE

ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN IS HOME TO ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC TAPPS ATHLETES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. Mercy Freeman was recently named the TAPPS 3A Female Athlete of the Year in May after earning first-team, all state honors in basketball; second-team, all-state honors in volleyball and had a tremendous junior year on the oval for track and field. “We are very competitive as a family,” Freeman laughed. “It’s healthy, though. When we were kids, we would be in the park and my parents would set up an obstacle course for me and my brothers and we would race for hours. It’s always been like that.” The three-sport athlete recognizes a common thread in her athletic prowess. “I thought about this and I’m always jumping,” she said. “In volleyball I’m going for the block or kill; in basketball I’m jumping for rebounds and in track, well you know? Jumping is my thing. I love practicing with my team in volleyball and basketball, but when I’m practicing jumps in track… I’m in my zone. I’m always trying to get better and it never gets old.” She suffered an ankle injury during the track season, which limited her dominance but the Eagles still finished second at the State Meet. The basketball team reached the State Finals and the volleyball team reached the State Semis. Another common thread for Freeman? Winning.

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Jonathan Vuong and Ethan Zavala

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ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN HAD ANOTHER PRODUCTIVE YEAR ON THE TURF DURING THEIR FALL CAMPAIGN. IN HIS DEBUT SEASON AS HEAD COACH PATRICK WALKER HAD A PLETHORA OF TALENTED ATHLETES TO WORK WITH AS THE EAGLES LOOKED TO TURN THE TIDE ON THE PREVIOUS 2022 ONE WIN AND LOPSIDED SEASON IN TAPPS DIVISION - IV. LED BY SENIORS AJ WILDER (ATH), CARLOS DAVILA (DB/WR), SAM SWAIN (TE/LB), AND ISAAC BRANDT (LB), RCS PLACED THIRD IN THEIR DISTRICT BEFORE ENTERING THE 2022 POSTSEASON. WALKER LED THE EAGLES TO AN UPSET WIN IN THE AREA CHAMPIONSHIP BY DEFEATING TEMPLE CHRISTIAN (24-17) IN OVERTIME. A WEEK LATER ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN FELL TO DEFENDING CHAMPS SHINER ST. PAUL CATHOLIC IN THE REGIONAL FINALS.

SEASON HONORS Carlos Davila

First-Team All-District WR; First-Team All-District DB; Second-Team All-State DB; Hon. Mention All-State WR AJ Wilder First-Team All-District RB; Second-Team All-State RB Samuel Swain First-Team All-District LB; First-Team All-District TE; Hon. Mention All-State LB; Hon. Mention All-State TE Ramsey Sharayha First-Team All-District K/P; Hon. Mention All-State P Isaac Brandt First-Team All-District LB; Hon. Mention All-State LB Micah Davila First-Team All-District OL; Hon. Mention All-State OL Kenny Nelson First-Team All-District RB; Hon. Mention All-State RB Blake Straten First-Team All-District DL; Hon. Mention All-State DL Trey Walker Second-Team All-District Athlete; Hon. Mention QB Landon Hargrove Second-Team All-District DL Ricky Berain Second-Team All-District LB Leo Berain Second-Team All-District RB Joseph Hext Second-Team All-District RB Zak Garcia Second-Team All-District OL Raymond Ramirez Second-Team All-District OL John Dickinson Hon. Mention All-District WR & DB Joey Bazan Hon. Mention All-District DL Stephen Dyal Hon. Mention All-District OL Michael Natale Hon. Mention All-District DB

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SEASON HONORS Kaleigh Frazier First-Team All-District/ First-Team All-State Savannah Jennings First-Team All-District/ First-Team All-State Brylee Kobza First-Team All-District/ First-Team All-State Mercy Freeman First-Team All-District/ Second-Team All-State Keely McNeill First-Team All-District

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RCS VOLLEYBALL HAS BEEN A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN RECENT MEMORY AND 2022 WAS NO EXCEPTION. A YEAR REMOVED FROM REACHING THE TAPPS 3A STATE SEMIS, THE EAGLES RETURNED TO THE COURT AS DYNAMIC AS EVER, FEATURING THE LIKES OF RETURNING STARS SAVANNAH JENNINGS, BRYLEE KOBZA, JUNIOR KALEIGH FRAZIER AND MORE. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COACH MALLORY JACKS, ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN DOMINATED THROUGHOUT THE FALL TO FINISH THE REGULAR SEASON 24-5-1, WHICH INCLUDED AN UNDEFEATED (14-0) DISTRICT RECORD AND A TRIP TO THE PLAYOFFS. THE EAGLES WOULD THEN PROCEED TO BREEZE PAST NORTHLAND CHRISTIAN (3-0) AND KEYSTONE (3-1) BEFORE ULTIMATELY BEING DEFEATED BY ROUND ROCK (3-1) IN THE STATE SEMIFINALS. GIVEN ALL THE TALENTED JUNIORS WHO’LL BE STEPPING UP IN THE UPCOMING SEASON, RCS WILL REMAIN A TEAM WORTH FEARING.

Macy McPartland Second-Team All-District McKenzie Pamphile Second-Team All-District Katelyn Edwards Hon. Mention All-District

CROSS COUNTRY

RCS COMPETED IN THEIR FINAL MEET OF THE FALL, THEY DIDN’T DISAPPOINT. INDIVIDUALLY, VUONG FINISHED THE 5K IN FIFTH PLACE WITH A TIME OF 18:14, WHILE JACKSON WYNN CAME IN 13TH (19:06), FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER BY ETHAN ZAVALA IN THE NO. 15 SPOT (19:15). AFTER ALL THE SCORES HAD BEEN TALLIED, ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN TOOK BRONZE WITH A COMPOSITE SCORE OF 110.

THE EAGLES WERE FLYING YET AGAIN, WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM TO COMPETE. GIVEN HOW MANY TOP FINISHES THEY ENJOYED DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, IT DIDN’T COME AS A SHOCK WHEN SEVERAL ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN RUNNERS, WHICH INCLUDED JONATHAN VUONG, ETHAN ZAVALA AND SENIOR JACKSON WYNN, QUALIFIED FOR THE TAPPS-3A STATE MEET IN WACO, TX. WHEN

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Alex Smith

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Aaron Evans

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THE ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN EAGLES HAD A TREMENDOUS SEASON INSIDE THEIR CAMPUS GYM AS THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM TOOK EAGLE FANS FOR A RIDE. COACH STEVE KRANTZ AND HIS TEAM ADVANCED ALL THE WAY TO THE STATE FINALS. THE BOYS HAD A SOLID SEASON AS WELL. SO, LET’S CHECK OUT SOME OF THE WINTER WONDERKIDS.

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Luke Smith

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\\ By Matt Malatesta WILSON TWINS ARRIVED WITH BANG DYNAMIC DUO THE

animator. Caitlyn loves video games and Madison like to watch K(Korean)-Dramas on Netflix. “Being a twin is pretty cool,” Caitlin said. “We play basketball all the time. There are some things she can’t do and there are some things I can’t do. We work on those things together and that gets us both better.” Caitlin has a defensive mentality, while Madison is more of a ball-handler and scorer. One thing they do share is their inspiration… their parents. Their mother played basketball at Southern University and their father played at Mississippi State in the 1990s. “They push us, but they’re also there to just give advice,” Madison said. “I’ll ask about my shot and they will say, ‘try this or that’. Stuff like that. One thing is that they are very supportive and really developed our love for basketball.” As the twins embark on their junior season in 2023 24, they have one thing in mind and that is winning a TAPPS title. “We are competitors and have some unfinished business here,” Caitlin said. “We want to leave a great legacy at Rosehill.” Here’s a scary thought. Their brother Ethan, who projects to be nearly 7-feet tall, will enroll at RCS in a year.

the same roof, they are drastically different. Caitlin has a “Type A” personality and is analytic, while Madison is more creative and artistic. Caitlin wants to be in cyber-security and Madison wants to be an

Eagles’ girls basketball program and helped lead RCS to the State Finals. The pair were first-team all-state selections as sophomores and will only improve over the summer. While they live under

CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY FOR COACH STEVE KRANTZ WHEN CAITLIN AND MADISON WILSON TRANSFERRED TO ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FROM KLEIN CAIN, A YEAR AGO. The twins had an immediate impact on the

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Silas Adams

Mercy Freeman

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SEASON HONORS Mercy Freeman First-Team All-State/All-District Caitlyn Wilson First-Team All-State/All-District Madison Wilson

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First-Team All-State/All-District Charity Montgomery Second-Team All-State First-Team All-District Alexandra Smith All-State Honorable Mention First-Team All-District Lacie Williams All-State Honorable Mention First-Team All-District Destiny Williams All-District Honorable Mention

Madison Wilson

Caitlyn Wilson

HIGH (62-40), AND BRAZOS CHRISTIAN (70-36), THE EAGLES ADVANCED ALL THE WAY TO THE TAPPS-3A STATE FINALS. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WERE NARROWLY DEFEATED IN A 57-52 HEART-BREAKER AGAINST A FORMIDABLE LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN TEAM. NEVERTHELESS, ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN WAS PHENOMENAL THIS WINTER, AND GIVEN THAT THEY’RE RETAINING THE MAJORITY OF THEIR ROSTER THROUGH THE OFFSEASON, COUNT ON THEM TO MAKE A STRONG EFFORT TO RUN IT BACK.

THE 2022-23 SEASON SAW RCS GIRLS HOOPS TAKE THEIR GAME TO ANOTHER LEVEL. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COACH STEVE KRANTZ, THE EAGLES SEEMED NEARLY UNSTOPPABLE ON THE COURT, FINISHING THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A 19-2 OVERALL RECORD TO TAKE THE NO. 2 IN THEIR DISTRICT (5-1). CAITLYN WILSON, MADISON WILSON AND JUNIOR MERCY FREEMAN WERE AMONG THE BIG NAMES FOR ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN, AS THEY PROCEEDED TO MAKE THEIR PRESENCE FELT IN THE POSTSEASON. AFTER CRUISING PAST FAITH ACADEMY (68-24), LUTHERAN

BOYS BASKETBALL

ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCED ITS FAIR SHARE OF UPS AND DOWNS THROUGHOUT THE WINTER SEASON. GIVEN THE TOUGH DISTRICT THEY COMPETE IN, WHICH FEATURES THE

LIKES OF STATE-POWERS ST. FRANCIS AND WESTBURY CHRISTIAN, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR ANY TEAM TO CONTEND FOR A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. STILL, COACH AUSTYN SMITH’S GROUP NEVER LOST THEIR RESOLVE. HEADLINED BY SENIORS AJ WILDER, AVERY BOTKIN-HENDERSON AND CALEB CATALENA, THE EAGLES PROCEEDED TO FINISH FIFTH OVERALL IN THE DISTRICT, PRIOR TO MAKING THE PLAYOFFS. SUBSEQUENTLY, RCS WAS NARROWLY DEFEATED IN A 55-52 NAIL-BITER AGAINST LUTHERAN HIGH IN THE BI-DISTRICT ROUND. WHILE THE RESULT WASN’T IDEAL, THEIR YEAR WASN’T WITHOUT ITS BRIGHT SPOTS, AND SHOULD SERVE AS A GOOD MOTIVATOR WHEN NEXT SEASON ROLLS AROUND.

SEASON HONORS Avery Botkin-Henderson Second-Team All-District AJ Wilder Second-Team All-District Calab Catalena Second-Team All-District Aaron Evans All-District Honorable Mention

Avery Botkin-Henderson

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Addison Miller

Stephen Sepulveda

Joy Edwards

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Anna Fisher

Garret Riley

Joseph Davis

Colton Walker, Leo Berian, Ricky Berian, Trey Walker

ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL HAD A STELLAR SPRING AS BOTH GOLF TEAMS WON THEIR RESPECTIVE STATE TITLES, WHILE THE TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS HAD TREMENDOUS FINISHES AT THE STATE MEET. THE EAGLE BASEBALL TEAM CONTINUED TO BUILD ON THEIR LEGACY WITH A SOLID SEASON AS WELL. HERE ARE SOME OF THE STARS OF THE SPRING.

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Josiah Starnes

Graham Freeman

Ava Spottswood

Thea Buntrock

Brody Landeros

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Joseph Hext

Kaydence Frazier

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SEASON HONORS Trey Walker First-Team All-District All-State Honorable Mention Joe Bazan Second-Team All-District Joseph Hext Second-Team All-District Cade Whitt Second-Team All-District

BASEBALL

ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BIG DOGS IN THEIR DISTRICT FOR SOME TIME NOW. THIS SPRING WAS NO EXCEPTION. FRESHMAN IF/P JOEY BAZAN HAD A SOLID HIGH SCHOOL DEBUT, MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE ON THE TEAM (.355), WHILE ALSO LEADING THE TEAM IN TOTAL HITS (22) AND RBI’S (22) FOR THE SEASON. LEADING THE EAGLES ON THE MOUND AND IN THE OUTFIELD WAS JUNIOR TREY WALKER (CF/P). THE EAGLES FOUND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SEVERAL UNDERCLASSMEN SUCH AS SOPHOMORE RICKY BERAIN (2B), JUNIOR JOE HEXT (1B), JUNIOR CADE WHITT (SS), FRESHMEN LEO BERAIN (OF/C), AND FRESHMEN STEVEN SEPULVEDA (C/P). LED BY COACH ROBERT COOPER IN HIS FINAL SEASON, THE EAGLES WENT 12-11 AND EARNED A TRIP TO THE TAPPS-IV PLAYOFFS. ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN WOULD FALL TO CENTRAL TEXAS CHRISTIAN (7-1) IN THE BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. BUT, WITH ALL THE YOUNG TALENT THAT THE TEAM IS COMPOSED OF, EXPECT RCS TO IMPROVE IN THE UPCOMING SEASON.

Cade Whitt

Trey Walker

TRACK & FIELD

REGULAR SEASON, IT WAS NO SURPRISE THAT THEY QUALIFIED FOR THE TAPPS-3A CHAMPIONSHIP. WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE, THE GIRLS TOOK SILVER AS A TEAM EVEN WITH SUPERSTAR MERCY FREEMAN NURSING AN INJURY. THE BOYS FINISHED FOURTH OVERALL. FURTHERMORE, ANTHONY WILDER WAS NAMED THE 3A MALE ATHLETE OF THE MEET, FOLLOWING HIS STATE RECORD SETTING PERFORMANCE IN THE TRIPLE JUMP AND LONG JUMP.

RCS TRACK AND FIELD HAS BECOME A BRAND WITH ALL OF THE SUCCESS THE EAGLES HAVE ENJOYED THE PAST SEVERAL SEASONS. AFTER SOME EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCES IN LAST YEAR’S STATE MEET, THE EAGLES PICKED UP RIGHT WHERE THEY LEFT OFF – TAKING THEIR TALENTS ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE GRAND STAGE. WITH THEIR STARS – AJ WILDER, MERCY FREEMAN, KALEIGH FRAZIER AND KAYDENCE FRAZIER – HAVING AN EXCEPTIONAL

SEASON HONORS AJ Wilder Won gold in the 100m, triple jump and long jump Kaleigh Frazier Won gold in the 100m and 300m hurdles Kaydence Frazier Won gold in the 200m and long jump Girls Relay Team Won gold in 4x100 and the 4x400

Boys Relay Team Won silver in the 4x100 Joy Edwards Won silver in the girls 200m Sam Swain Won silver in the shot put

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Champions with scores of 730 and 657, respectively. In addition, RCS’ Jaycee Jenkins earned the individual State Title with a score of 135, while freshman Kaden Jenkins took silver (153). Given the youth on this team, count on the Eagles returning a year from now.

COACH KRISTEN JENKINS’ TEAM WAS DOWNRIGHT UNBEATABLE IN 2023. Rosehill Christian golf dominated the links all Spring, before ultimately arriving at the TAPPS-3A State Tournament. At the conclusion of the final round, both the girls’ and boys’ teams had become State

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ROSEHILL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IS A HOLISTIC COMMUNITY THAT HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. THEIR OFFERINGS ARE FAR-RANGING FROM THE LIKES OF CHOIR, THEATRE, BAND AND FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA, JUST TO NAME A FEW. STUDENTS POUR IN COUNTLESS HOURS OF PRACTICE AND CARE AS THEY HONE THEIR SKILLS IN AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

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