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April 17, 2017
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SPOTLIGHT ON INSTRUCTION
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Advanced Photography students are working in the darkroom, coating different surfaces with liquid emulsion (what creates the gloss effect on photographs). Coated surfaces may include; tiles, wood, water color paper, or fabric. Students will then project analog film (35 mm) images onto the surfaces and develop the images in the darkroom. Some students may even dye black and white photos another color and transfer that image to the surface they chose. The process, from start to finish, includes taking the photograph, developing it, cleaning the surface each student chose, applying liquid emulsion to the new surface, and then finally transferring the image. Most students used white tiles and also need to put a gel on the tile prior to applying the liquid emulsion. The entire project takes time and patience but students enjoy seeing their photographs on different objects. All level one art classes do not have prerequisites and students may take multiple art classes should they choose.
SPRING PLAY
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Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This 2-time Tony® and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters, an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance!
Show dates and times: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, April 20-22 at 7:00 pm with an additional matinee on Saturday, April 22 at 2:00 pm.
Tickets can be purchased online, please visit www.ratstheatre.org for more information. Tickets are $8.00 for Students and Seniors 60+ and $10.00 for adults. Matinee tickets are $5.00 for all seats. For Handicap tickets, please call Karen Carl at 248-726-5480. |
CONSTRUCTION CORNER
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Please see the video below for an update on our construction! |
COMMENCEMENT TICKET LOTTERY
Parents with graduating seniors! All seniors will be given six tickets for commencement at senior check out. Below is the link to the lottery for extra graduation tickets, closing on May 20. Extra tickets will be given out at senior check out. Parents can request up to four extra tickets and may enter one time per family.
www.bit.ly/rhsgradtix
www.bit.ly/rhsgradtix
SENIOR SCHOLAR OF DISTINCTION LEVEL STUDENTS
Congratulations to our soon to be graduating seniors. Academic recognitions that will be awarded at our Honors Convocation that include Scholars of Highest Distinction, Scholars of Distinction and Scholars of Achievement have been announced and are posted in the counseling office. If you have a question or concern please contact the counseling office.
Students attaining the highest level have received a composite ACT score of 32 OR SAT composite of 1450 or higher, taken four or more AP courses and have a GPA of 3.9 or higher. Acknowledgement as a Scholar of Distinction requires a 3.8-3.899 GPA, three or more AP courses and a composite ACT of 28 OR SAT composite of 1310 or higher. Scholars of Achievement have a GPA of 3.5-3.799, taken two or more AP courses, and have a composite ACT score of 26 OR SAT composite of 1240 or higher.
Students attaining the highest level have received a composite ACT score of 32 OR SAT composite of 1450 or higher, taken four or more AP courses and have a GPA of 3.9 or higher. Acknowledgement as a Scholar of Distinction requires a 3.8-3.899 GPA, three or more AP courses and a composite ACT of 28 OR SAT composite of 1310 or higher. Scholars of Achievement have a GPA of 3.5-3.799, taken two or more AP courses, and have a composite ACT score of 26 OR SAT composite of 1240 or higher.
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SCHOLARS OF HIGHEST DISTINCTION
Harrison Catlin Dipra Debnath Zachary DeLang Hope Fryer Ana Imam Hamza Kaakarli Mary Keller John Kim Julia Labban Mark Landry William Mattox Rachael Morin Shreyans Munot Ronith Murali Meghan Rhoades Andrew Smith Eugene Ninotchka Valdez Chrismaria William 
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SCHOLARS OF DISTINCTION
Hiba Abbas John Alsaigh Jasneet Aulakh Owen Bennett Audrey Bevacqua Jessica Carl Areej Chaudhry John Dubeck Kadry Elkalawozgy Sean Galer Morgan Gallagher Sean Gielow Maya Gilgenbach Madeline Halsey Kate Harding Matthew Hawke Delaney Herczeg Kevin Im Lauren Kaliszewski Melanie Kelley Angad Khatra David Kim Andrew Kohrman Jake Komer Christopher Labadie Michael Lee Avery McMillan Claire McPherson Yue Meng Michelle Mertz Megan Nakoneczny Lisa Nasiadka Christian Nguyen Maleyna Oehlberg Cameron Page Marisa Patel Roman Petrusha Louis Rolland Joshua Saluk Emily Schneider Sarah Schneider Romir Sheth Mrudula Sriram Anthony Su Tziporah Tiller Erin Williamson Shuting Yang Olivia Yee |
SCHOLARS OF ACHIEVEMENT
George Azzam Drew Boudreau Amanda Capaldi Bradley Carlson Anna Dean Andreas Eickhoff Bianca Elias Mackenzie Furgerson Kiyon Govender Andrew House John Huffman Neha Jabeen Jacob Jackson Kyle Johnson Shelby Kerre Paul Leo Amanda Lewis Anuj Malavia Mark Matynka Sarah Menad Benjamin Morrow Mary Murphy Oliver Najar Roxanne Parman Jigar Patel Jacob Perry Demetri Pliakos Margaret Roehling Emily Smith Christian Storinsky Uno Strzelichowski Kaylee Uh Ashley Wiedbusch Brandon Wright Erika Yang |
CHARITY WEEK
This week Rochester High School raised over $12,000 for Dutton Farm. Dutton Farm is a non-profit organization that serves individuals with mental, physical and emotional impairments in Oakland County, Michigan. Thank you Student Council for hosting such a meaningful week.
PERSONAL PROTECTION CLASS FOR STUDENTS
A hands-on introduction to reality based personal protection training designed for private citizens. Participants will learn the fundamentals of armed and unarmed solutions geared toward controlling personal assaults. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing. For Men & Women, ages 15 and up. Provided by MSI: Professional grade solutions for personal survival!
Register online here.
Register online here.
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Location:
Crittenton Hospital 2North classrooms 1101 W. University Dr. Rochester, MI |
Date: Wed, 05-10-2017
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Price: $25.00 Registration: OPEN |
JOIN RCS FOR THE HOMETOWN HUSTLE
Be sure to join us for the 2017 Hometown Hustle! The RCS Foundation is holding a friendly competition for your participation! The school with the MOST participants will receive a banner to display in their building and $500. Let's show the Rochester community true Falcon spirit!
| Hometown Hustle Registration Form |
HEALTH OCCUPATION STUDENT ASSOCIATION FUNDRAISER
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SECOND ANNUAL McGREGOR ELEMENTRY SCHOOL GRADUATION CLAPATHON
Dear Families of the Class of 2017,
The McGregor Community would like to extend an invitation to any Graduating Senior who attended McGregor Elementary School to participate in our High Graduation Clapathon. We started this event last year and we look forward to make it a yearly tradition. We want our students at McGregor to see the end result of students’ dedication to learning while attending Rochester Community Schools. Any student that is a former McGregor Alumnus is invited to join us in their cap and gown and walk our halls as students and staff celebrate their accomplishment. Please join us at 2:45 pm on May 26 at McGregor Elementary School.
Thank you,
Dave Pontzious
Principal
McGregor Elementary School
The McGregor Community would like to extend an invitation to any Graduating Senior who attended McGregor Elementary School to participate in our High Graduation Clapathon. We started this event last year and we look forward to make it a yearly tradition. We want our students at McGregor to see the end result of students’ dedication to learning while attending Rochester Community Schools. Any student that is a former McGregor Alumnus is invited to join us in their cap and gown and walk our halls as students and staff celebrate their accomplishment. Please join us at 2:45 pm on May 26 at McGregor Elementary School.
Thank you,
Dave Pontzious
Principal
McGregor Elementary School
PTSA & BOOSTER MEETING DATES
Join us for our our next PTSA or Booster Meeting!
PTSA meetings take place at 7:00 p.m. in room B107 at RHS on the following date:
May 11
Band Booster meetings take place at 7:30 p.m. in the band room on the following dates:
April 18, May 9
Athletic Booster meetings take place at 6:00 p.m. in room B107 at RHS on the following dates:
April 17, May 8, June 12
Senior All Night Party Meetings take place at 7:00 p.m. in room B107 at RHS on the following dates:
April 24, May 15
*There is a list of students who have paid and turned in a permission slip for the Senior All Night Party posted outside the Main Office. Please have your student stop by the Main Office to make sure they are on the list!
PTSA meetings take place at 7:00 p.m. in room B107 at RHS on the following date:
May 11
Band Booster meetings take place at 7:30 p.m. in the band room on the following dates:
April 18, May 9
Athletic Booster meetings take place at 6:00 p.m. in room B107 at RHS on the following dates:
April 17, May 8, June 12
Senior All Night Party Meetings take place at 7:00 p.m. in room B107 at RHS on the following dates:
April 24, May 15
*There is a list of students who have paid and turned in a permission slip for the Senior All Night Party posted outside the Main Office. Please have your student stop by the Main Office to make sure they are on the list!
RHS SPORTS
COACH IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Each month the Rochester Athletic Department highlights a current coach who makes a strong commitment to give our kids the best athletic experience possible. This month’s Coach in the Spotlight is Boys Head Varsity Lacrosse coach Nick Facca. Facca is currently in his fourth overall season as the head coach at Rochester High School. In his first season as the head coach for the Falcons, Facca led Rochester to its highest win total in program history, only to do it again two years later. In year two coach Facca led Rochester to their first ever playoff victory. Coach Facca has had success on the field leading the Falcons, but he takes great pride in the fact that his teams work just as hard in the classroom. This past season his team was named Academic All-State for the third straight year. Facca also volunteers at various youth levels, helping to assist young players in developing while also promoting the sport.
“Coach Facca is an outstanding coach, but even better person”, says Rochester Athletic Director Luke Beach. “Nick is such a high character person, and it shows in the way he runs his program” Beach said. “It would be difficult to find someone who dedicates themselves more to doing things the right way than Nick”, Beach added.
“Coach Facca is an outstanding coach, but even better person”, says Rochester Athletic Director Luke Beach. “Nick is such a high character person, and it shows in the way he runs his program” Beach said. “It would be difficult to find someone who dedicates themselves more to doing things the right way than Nick”, Beach added.
GIRLS GOLF LESSON OPPORTUNITY
Parents, do you have a daughter who you would like to be involved in golf? High school golf is a great sport and often leads youngsters into something they can do the rest of their lives. One of the biggest misconceptions when it comes to high school golf is that girls need to have a lot of experience or be good players already in order to come out and make the high school team. Those ideas are definitely misconceptions, especially when it comes to jv girls golf. In a typical year, we will have several players on our jv team with very little experience coming into the season.
When it comes to making the varsity team, although our team won the State Championship this past season, we graduate several good players and, most likely, will take any girl that can break 100 for 18 holes straight to the varsity team this year. In an effort to get girls out playing golf, learning the game and preparing to try out in the fall, we have an opportunity for some inexpensive group lessons with PGA Professional Larry Hamilton through the spring and summer. Larry has his own golf teaching facility in downtown Rochester and also works out of Twin Lakes. This is a great opportunity for young girls (current 5th graders and up) to get some golf instruction without having to commit to the expense of individual lessons yet.
We have some good young players who will be coming up through Rochester High in the next few years and we'd really like to keep building in order to make another State Championship run in the next several years! If you have a daughter who would be interested in attending some group lessons, please contact our Girls Varsity Coach, Jeff Haney, at jhaney@rochester.k12.mi.us. We would like to start lessons within the next few weeks and have them run through the end of the school year. For those who want to continue after that, Larry will also be running lessons throughout the summer as well. Lessons will usually be once a week (if we have enough players, we will possibly have two different time slots each week) and will cost $20. We are very excited about getting young girls involved in the game of golf and hope your daughter can join in.
When it comes to making the varsity team, although our team won the State Championship this past season, we graduate several good players and, most likely, will take any girl that can break 100 for 18 holes straight to the varsity team this year. In an effort to get girls out playing golf, learning the game and preparing to try out in the fall, we have an opportunity for some inexpensive group lessons with PGA Professional Larry Hamilton through the spring and summer. Larry has his own golf teaching facility in downtown Rochester and also works out of Twin Lakes. This is a great opportunity for young girls (current 5th graders and up) to get some golf instruction without having to commit to the expense of individual lessons yet.
We have some good young players who will be coming up through Rochester High in the next few years and we'd really like to keep building in order to make another State Championship run in the next several years! If you have a daughter who would be interested in attending some group lessons, please contact our Girls Varsity Coach, Jeff Haney, at jhaney@rochester.k12.mi.us. We would like to start lessons within the next few weeks and have them run through the end of the school year. For those who want to continue after that, Larry will also be running lessons throughout the summer as well. Lessons will usually be once a week (if we have enough players, we will possibly have two different time slots each week) and will cost $20. We are very excited about getting young girls involved in the game of golf and hope your daughter can join in.
