09/19/2016

September 19, 2016

FALL CONFERENCES 2016

Fall Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2016 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm and Wednesday, October 19, 2016 from 3:30 - 6:30 pm. We look forward to meeting parents and guardians and discussing student progress this fall!

CONSTRUCTION CORNER

Week three has left us with no bleachers and no track! Please see the video below for an update.

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS

Pictured from left to right: Mr. Wescott, Assistant Principal, Mr. Cusumano, Assistant Principal, Dipra Debnath, Cameron Page, Mark Landry, Shreyans Munot, Andrew Smith, and Mr. DeLuca, Principal

This year RHS has five National Merit Semi-Finalist Scholars. Congratulations to Dipra Debnath, Mark Landry, Shreyans Munot, Cameron Page, and Andrew Smith!

FMB IN THE BLUE STARS DRUM & BUGLE CORPS

Rochester High School Falcon Marching Band tubas marching in the Blue Stars Drum & Bugle Corps this summer. Current Senior Connor Bulka and alums Ben Bulak & Brett Bulka (left to right). The Blue Stars finished in 9th place this year in the World Class division. Congratulations, gentlemen!

ATTENTION FAMILIES OF CURRENT SENIORS

If your senior was unable to join National Honor Society last spring, you have one last opportunity to join!!

Please pick up an application from Ms. Pierce in D106 or from the counseling office. They are due September 29, 2016

"THE GREATEST SAVE" PSA CONTEST WINNERS

Four RHS students, Ari Patterson, Chris Hanson, Jordan Hudson and Alex Tilford, won a PSA contest sponsored by “The Greatest Save” organization and Major League Baseball. The PSA needed to focus on a danger facing teenagers today and these students were the regional winners, and their video went to the national competition. They received their awards at Comerica Park before a Tigers game and were later visited by Paws while they were watching the game. Ty Cobb's grandson supported the financial sponsorship here in the Detroit area.

VISION SCREENING FOR NINTH GRADERS

The Oakland County Health Division offers free vision screening by appointment at the North Oakland Health Center and South Oakland Health Center locations for all ninth grade students. Parents can call (248)424-707 to schedule an appointment.

OU FIELD TRIP FOR SOPHOMORES

SPOTLIGHT ON INSTRUCTION

Chad Zwolinski
Social Studies Teacher
Junior Class Sponsor & National Social Studies Honor Society Sponsor
Masters in Education, Bachelors in History
Seventh year at RHS
Contributing author of two different nationally recognized Advanced Placement websites that create study questions for students

AP US History Stats
426/492 RHS students have passed the AP exam in the past six years; 265 of those with a score of "4" or higher.
During the 2015 - 2016 school year 65% of passing students did so with a 4 or 5.
In 2013 101 of 105 RHS students passed the exam.
Mr. Zwolinski was selected as an AP exam reader last year.

Mr. Zwolinski's A.P. US History classes were each assigned a geographic region and had to bring in their own artifact to explain to the group. The goal of the activity was to connect Native American artifacts with their geographic cultures and be able to compare and contrast those relationships.

OUT OF THIS WORLD HOMECOMING

Homecoming week is Monday, October 3, 2016 - Friday, October 7, 2016! Below are the dates for Spirit Week!

Monday, October 3: Midnight Monday (wear all black)
Tuesday, October 4: Tropical Tuesday (wear all your fun summer colors & patterns one last time!)
Wednesday, October 5: College Day (represent your favorite school)
Thursday, October 6: NASA Appreciation Day (American/patriotic attire)
Friday, October 7: Class Color Day (wear your class t-shirt)

Homecoming Game is Friday, October 7, 2016 at 7:00 at Stoney Creek High School!
A Space themed Homecoming Dance is Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 7:00 in the Mall of Rochester High School!

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION FOR SENIORS

STUDENT PARKING

Parking permit privileges began to be enforced on Monday, September 12. Select students were given directive to park north of the white line in the staff parking lot. All other students should park in their designated lots. Students without a parking permit or parking in the wrong area may be given a ticket by Oakland County Sheriff's Office.