Rowland High School

Monday - 5/4

AP Testing

Baseball vs. Northview (VR) - Home

Baseball vs. Northview (FR & JV) - Away

Softball vs. West Covina (VR) - Home

Tuesday - 5/5

AP Testing

Baseball vs. Northview (VR) - Away

Baseball vs. Northview (FR & JV) - Home

District Choral Festival - 6:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center

Softball vs. Northview (VR) - Away

Wednesday - 5/6

AP Testing

District Choral Festival - 6:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center

Thursday - 5/7

AP Testing

Athletics Parent Night - 7:00 p.m. in the Gym

Friday - 5/8

AP Testing

Pop Show - 7:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center

Saturday - 5/9

Pop Show - 7:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center

*For times, updates, and more information, go to our Calendar*

This past weekend, our Rowland High Esports team competed in the CIF State Championship Final for League of Legends.

Our team led by seniors Jude Ocaranza, Steven Tomlinson, Kevin Zhao, Bryan Yao Wen Chen, and Michael Liu, defeated Sunny Hills High 2-0 in a best of 3 match to become back-to-back CIF State champions! Our team competed all season long with 38 schools from California for the state title. Please congratulate these seniors if you have them in class on their successful season.

55 students accompanied Mrs. Taylor (FCCLA Advisor) to attend the 79th annual California Family, Careers, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) State Leadership Conference held April 23–26, 2026. Approximately 70 chapters, including about 1,200 FCCLA competitors, members, advisors, administrators attended from across the state. FCCLA members competed for over $700,000 dollars in cash and scholarships in 21 events in leadership and career development areas.

The Rowland chapter included the following: 3 outgoing State officers, 4 outgoing Region officers, 2 newly elected Region officers, and a total of 48 competitors and 2 members who already earned a spot at Nationals as a TOP 20 team for their WEBSITE DESIGN challenge. Here are the following results in their events respectively:

** Level 2 = Freshman/Sophomores

** Level 3 = Juniors/Seniors

In addition to these great results, Mrs. Taylor would like to recognize the following students on their current and future leadership positions as Region Officers of the Los Angeles and Orange County high schools respectively…

*Newly Elected REGION 9 OFFICERS for NEXT YEAR 2026-27:

• Alfred Chow - 11th grade - President

• Ethan Cheng - 11th grade - VP of Finance

Here are the final results and competitors, please help me congratulate them on a job well done! Our next stop is Washington, DC on July 5 - July 10, 2026 for those who qualified to attend and compete at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference!

Chapter Service Project Display:

Level 3 - Melissa Barragan, Haley Chow, Alexandra Montoya - 1st Place*

Entrepreneurship:

Level 2 - Daniel Escobar, Cayden Chen, Kaden Cheng 1st Place*

Event Management:

Level 2 - Azura Silva, Allison Chang 1st Place*

Level 3 - Casey Sun & Simin Chen 2nd Place*

Focus on Children:

Level 2 - Lillian Kuo 1st Place* (out of 15 competitors)

Level 3 - Yongxuan Kang - 5th Place (out of 17 competitors)

Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation:

Level 3 - Janie Zhou, Doris Tseng, Yessenia Martinez - 2nd place*

Level 3 - Alfred Chow & Syeira Shew - 3rd place

Job interview:

Level 3 - Isabella Tran - 2nd place* (out of 15 competitors)

Nutrition and Wellness:

Level 2 - Sofie Tran, Ashley Phung - 2nd Place*

Level 2 - Sophia Chang, Jada Solio - 1st Place*

Level 3 - Joy Ho & Eugenia Lam - 1st Place* (scored 97)

Level 3 - Amaya Blue and Natalie Magnye - 2nd Place* (scored 93)

Level 3 - Harrison Lucero - 3rd Place* (scored 90)

Personal Finance:

Level 2- Amberly Taylor - 1st Place*

Level 3 - Aiden Yio - 1st Place*

Professional Presentation:

Level 2 - Stella Cellis, Kayleen Din, Aiden Dominguez - 2nd Place*

Public Policy Advocate:

Level 3 - Sara Chor, Wan Ling Lin, Victoria Peng - 1st Place*

Honorable mention:

Makayla Olazo, Jasmin Lo, Jessica Xiao, Sarah Jung, Joanna Gao, Alexa Montoya, Audrey Gonzales

Wan Ting Wu, Jiale Yang, Xiulan Chen, Scarlett Li, Ethan Cheng, and Azaleah Oriondo.

I want to take a moment to recognize and THANK our outgoing State Officers — Seniors Aiden Ho and Anna Lee, and Junior Rebeca Guevara-Galo — for their incredible dedication to FCCLA. Through 4 years of service for our seniors and 3 years for Rebeca, they have demonstrated leadership, commitment, and a true passion for supporting members and advisors across the state. Their impact on this organization will be felt long after their terms have ended.

Please join me in congratulating all of our competitors for their AMAZING work during the State meetings and throughout the entire school year!

And now… we look ahead — Next stop: NATIONALS! This summer, Washington, D.C. will host the National FCCLA Conference and Competitions as we also celebrate our country’s 250th anniversary. We are excited to see our students continue to excel, represent us with pride, and strive for top honors once again!

This season was one of the most successful in our track and field program’s history. Both our boys and girls teams finished undefeated in league competition, earning the title of Valle Vista League Champions.

We saw outstanding performances at some of the most competitive meets in the state. Damien Arrieta qualified for and competed at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational, while our boys shuttle hurdle relay team competed at the Mt. SAC Relays and set a new school record. Eunice Vandenberg also broke the school record in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles.

Our program showed tremendous depth, with 23 student-athletes traveling to San Diego to compete at the Mt. Carmel Invitational. At the Big Meet in Moreno Valley, both our boys and girls teams captured team championships, highlighting our strength across all events.

We had numerous league champions who also qualified for CIF, including our girls 4x100 relay team of Reese Tao, Vienna Lin, Maryssa Ballesteros, and Eunice Vandenberg; Vienna Lin in the 100-meter hurdles; Ben Situ in the 400; Malana Wien in the 800; Marlon Lugartos in the 200; and Eunice Vandenberg in both the 200 and 300 hurdles. In the field events, Morgan Witt and Damien Arrieta won high jump, Lukas Escobar won pole vault, and Bryce Johnson won both long jump and triple jump. Our boys 4x400 team of Marlon Lugartos, Damien Arrieta, Caleb Benjamin, and Ben Situ, along with our girls 4x400 team of Vienna Lin, Kim Phung, Evie, and Malana Wien, also earned league titles.

Our depth was especially evident in our second- and third-place finishers who qualified for CIF. On the boys side, qualifiers include the 4x100 relay team of Manny, Marlon Lugartos, Nico, and Lawrence; Damien Arrieta in the 110 and 300 hurdles; Caleb Benjamin in the 800; Ben Situ in the 200; Jacob Juarez in the 3200; and Max Rochin and Jeovany Delgado in discus. On the girls side, qualifiers include Malana Wien and Savanna Pablo in the 1600, with Savanna also qualifying in the 3200; Eunice Vandenberg in the 100 hurdles; Vienna Lin in the 300 hurdles; Maryssa Ballesteros in the 200; Kim Phung in the 800; Bella Hastings in discus; and Reese Tao in the pole vault and high jump.

Also placing in the top three were Natalia Garcia in the 400 meters and Reese Tao in the 100 meters, who narrowly missed CIF qualification due to time standards.

Overall, this was a season defined by excellence, depth, and record-breaking achievement. Congratulations to all of our student-athletes and coaches on an incredible year.

Auditions for the RHS Dance Team & Crew are just a few weeks away!!!!

Come join our team! Our competitive dance team has something for everyone. The styles we do include Hip Hop, Jazz, Pom, Bollywood, Contemporary, and so much more! We compete at local, state championship, and national competitions throughout the year, and our team members perform at a professional dance venue for at least one major performance a year!

Student / Parent Informational Meeting - MONDAY May 18, 2026 @ 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Learning Day - TUESDAY May 19, 2026 @ 3:45 PM - 7:00 PM

Audition Day - WEDNESDAY May 20, 2026 @ 3:45 PM - 8:00 PM

Please see flyer & Scan code for Details.

Location: RHS Dance/Choir Room

If you have any additional questions you can reach out to our Head coach at Danielle.askelid@rowlandschools.org

This year we were so thrilled to announce that for the 2026 - 2027 school year we will be expanding our dance program offerings and will now have separate class periods for Dance I and Dance II classes. If you are interested in our dance program, or are a current student in our program, please read through the following updates on each class level and the requirements to take the courses.

DANCE 1 - "Foundations of Dance"

Course Description: In this course students will learn fundamental technical movement for various dance genres (jazz, ballet, hip hop, contemporary, musical theater dance, & composition / choreography), basic terminology, historical basis, performance technique, and more. The students will also participate in the winter and spring dance concert performances.

Requirements: There is NO audition required to be in Dance 1. Students of ALL levels and experience can enroll in Dance 1.

DANCE 2 - "Performance Studies & Progressions in Dance"

Course Description: This is an intermediate/advanced skills dance course. In this course students will build upon the fundamental technical movement for various dance genres (Jazz, ballet, hip hop, contemporary, musical theater dance, & composition / choreography, etc.) basic terminology, historical basis, performance technique, and performance studies. The students will also participate in the Winter & Spring dance concert performances.
Requirements: ALL Students who wish to enroll in Dance 2 MUST complete and pass an audition. Students who wish to enroll in Dance 2 must be above a beginner level dancer moving into intermediate/advanced. (*Note: All students who make the Dance Team will be automatically enrolled in Dance 2, it is a requirement of being on the team.)
Audition Dates & Requirements: All students auditioning for Dance 2 must attend the following 3 dates AND must print and complete the Dance 2 audition sheet. (*NOTE - IF YOU ARE AUDITIONING FOR DANCE TEAM YOU DO NOT NEED TO FILL OUT THE AUDITION SHEET - you will turn in your team audition packet instead.)

1. Monday 5/18/26 @ 7PM to 8PM - Meeting in the Dance/Choir Room
2. Tuesday 5/19/26 @ 3:45PM to 7PM - Learning Day in the Dance/Choir Room
3. Wednesday 5/20/26 @ 3:45PM to 8PM - Audition Day in the Dance/Choir Room

(*On Wednesday, it is likely you will finish much earlier than the listed end time.)

Junior and senior girls interested in participating in Powder Puff are encouraged to get involved! Be sure to stop by the ASB office to pick up your application and secure your spot. Don’t miss this fun and exciting opportunity to represent your class and be part of a great tradition.

As the school year comes to a close, ASB will no longer accept checks. Beginning Monday, May 4, payments will be accepted by cash or credit card only.

The Rowland Unified School District is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in district programs and activities, District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, reproductive health decision-making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

The District's Equity Compliance and Title IX Officer is Dr. Kevin Despard, Director of Human Resources: 1830 S. Nogales St. Rowland Heights, CA 91748 | (626)854-8378 | kdespard@rowlandschools.org. The District's Section 504 Coordinator is Mr. Jason Garcia, Director of Student Services: 1830 S. Nogales St. Rowland Heights, CA 91748 | (626)935-8283 | jasongarcia@rowlandschools.org.