During the two years of renovation, RHS students attended Northwood High School.

[12] The Echoes literary magazine and the Rampage both won the 2009 American Scholastic Press Association publication awards in their respective categories.

[13] In 2009, Rockville was the only high school in the nation to receive press passes to the inauguration of president Obama.

In 2008, two students received the Courage in Journalism Award for publishing a package of stories about gangs and violence.

[16] The Montgomery County Board of Education cut the funding for the pipe band after the 2016–17 school year.