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December 19, 2016
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SPOTLIGHT ON INSTRUCTION
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Mr. Merlo's Intro to College Math students reached beyond the textbook and combined their mathematical skills and creativity in a group project. Students came together to choose a topic that interested them and researched how probability was involved in their topic. Each group then presented their findings to the class at the end of the unit; topics included: game shows, sports, genetics, and board games. Mr. Merlo's students all agreed being able to get out of the classroom and apply math to topics they find interesting was a great way to better their understanding of mathematics in the world.
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NO SCHOOL DECEMBER 22 - JANUARY 3
Due to Winter Break there will be no school from December 22, 2016 through January 3, 2017. School will resume Wednesday, January 4, 2017.
RHS STUDENTS IN THE ROCHESTER PARADE
Rochester High School’s own Sophia Shafkalis and Andrew Smith served as the Junior Grand Marshalls for the 65th Annual Rochester Hometown Christmas Parade. Both are members of the Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce Youth Leadership Project. In addition to the Marching Band and Rochester High Clubs, some of our students also participated in the parade.
FMB MARCHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND
The fully decorated and lit up 2016 Rochester High School Falcon Marching Band marched for two miles in the Sarnia Parade of Lights in Ontario on Saturday evening, December 3 for a record crowd. The FMB also marched in the Rochester Hometown Parade on Sunday, December 4 as they played “Jingle Bell Jam” and “Here We Come A Wassailing.”
CONSTRUCTION CORNER
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Please see the video below for an update on our construction! |
YEARBOOK SENIOR PORTRAITS
Attention Senior parents, the Yearbook Senior Portraits will be posted in the counseling office until December 20. Please make sure to have kids go and check out their picture to make sure the correct photo will be published as well as the spelling of their name. If there are any mistakes, please contact Mrs. Rose before December 21. If you would like to take a formal portrait in school you will be able to do this December 21 during lunch for a fee of $35.00 payable to RCS. Otherwise, portraits will be published as shown. There will be no more exceptions or extensions made for senior portraits after this date.
JUDGE NICHOLSON SPEAKS TO JUNIORS
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District Judge, Hon. Julie Nicholson of the 52-3 Judicial Distict Court visited RHS on Thursday, Devember 15 to speak to the Junior Class. Judge Nicholson comes to Rochester once a year to present her "Have to Choose" assembly. She opens up to students about the dangers of texting and driving, alcohol, drunk driving, and drugs. Thank you for taking time to help educate our students!
O-PEN
WINTER CHOIR CONCERT
WINTER BAND CONCERT
PARENT DROP OFF LOOP
Parents, with the winter upon us and traffic backing up please remember there is only a three way stop at our Walton Boulevard entrance. Incoming traffic has the right of way and does not stop. Traffic flow should continue on in to the parent loop or parking lots on either side. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
DANCE TEAM TEACHES YOUTH
The RHS Varsity Dance Team had 45 kindergarten through eighth grade kids sign up for the "Jazzy Jingle" clinic. The kids got to dance with the dance team, have dinner and do a craft, ending with a performance for their parents. So many smiles and so much fun!!
RHS LIBRARY ARTICLE DATABASES
When searching for information on the web, RHS offers our students access to trustworthy, credible resources through subscription-based sites. These sites are online database collections of thousands of published magazines, journals, books, and news sources, both print and multimedia. Each one is provided by either RHS, the Library of Michigan’s Michigan eLibrary, or Rochester Hills Public Library and all are free to our students and families.
Whether your student has a homework assignment, research project, or essay that they’re needing background information for, encourage him or her to search one of the many databases that fits their subject before going to Google or Wikipedia to find reliable, quality information sources. Download a copy of our RHS Library Article Databases sheet for web address and password information, and keep it by the computer as a reminder to make it the first place to look!
Whether your student has a homework assignment, research project, or essay that they’re needing background information for, encourage him or her to search one of the many databases that fits their subject before going to Google or Wikipedia to find reliable, quality information sources. Download a copy of our RHS Library Article Databases sheet for web address and password information, and keep it by the computer as a reminder to make it the first place to look!
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Highlighted Online Resource: Gale Virtual Reference Library
Rochester High School has a digital book collection of over 500 quality subject encyclopedias and reference books covering all areas. Types of reference information included are biographies, critical essays, literary plot summaries, geographic and cultural overviews, statistical data, reports, charts, images, and more. Information and articles within any of the books can be downloaded, printed, emailed, or saved to a student’s Google drive, and has the complete MLA citation already included. Access the Gale Virtual Reference Library and all our available online database resources of published, reliable information at tinyurl.com/rhsarticledatabases or on the RHS web page menu under Library Article Databases. |
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RHS STUDENTS INVITED TO MSBOA HONORS BAND
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Ten band students from Rochester High School were selected to perform in the MSBOA District XVI Honors Bands. Those students were Yoojin Bae, Sara Clapper, Brock Elkins, Jon Ewell, Ian Gebbie, Saloni Gupta, Mitch Lord, Sam Neely, Erica Straus, and Taehoon Song. They performed on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Dakota High School with 150 other band students from around the metro-Detroit area. Guest conductors for the Honors Bands were Dr. Joe Shively and Dr. Greg Cunningham, both professors at Oakland University. Congratulations to these 10 outstanding Rochester High School band students!
HOST AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
Calling all RHS Parents! Rochester High School has the honor of hosting 20 Chinese students who will be traveling to Detroit on an educational and cultural experience. Children from Hai’an Senior Middle School will visit RHS on Sunday, January 29 through Friday, February 3. We are seeking 10 host families to offer room and board for 2 students per family during their stay in the Rochester area. Students from China will be paired with a student at RHS and will follow their class schedule for the week. Rochester Community Schools will be planning a series of after school activities to enrich this cultural experience as well. If you are interested in an international host experience, please contact Mr. DeLuca at ndeluca@rochester.k12.mi.us
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Monday, December 19-Wednesday, December 21
Monday: Ice Out (White Out)
Tuesday: Lounge Day
Wednesday: Ugly Sweater
**There will be a toy drive benefitting Bottomless Toy Chest**
Students will be encouraged to drop off new, unwrapped toys to bins by the Main Enterance and Mall Balcony.
**Hot chocolate will be sold in the morning on all 3 days to benefit Bottomless Toy Chest!**
Monday: Ice Out (White Out)
Tuesday: Lounge Day
Wednesday: Ugly Sweater
**There will be a toy drive benefitting Bottomless Toy Chest**
Students will be encouraged to drop off new, unwrapped toys to bins by the Main Enterance and Mall Balcony.
**Hot chocolate will be sold in the morning on all 3 days to benefit Bottomless Toy Chest!**
PTSA HEALTH AND WELLNESS UPDATE
PTSA & BOOSTER MEETING DATES
Join us for our our next PTSA or Booster Meeting!
PTSA meetings take place at 7:00 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
January 26, March 30, May 11
Band Booster meetings take place at 7:30 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
January 10, March 14, April 18, May 9
Athletic Booster meetings take place at 6:00 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
January 9, February 13, March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12
Senior All Night Party Meetings take place at 7:00 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
January 23, February 27, March 20, 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 the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
January 26, March 30, May 11
Band Booster meetings take place at 7:30 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
January 10, March 14, April 18, May 9
Athletic Booster meetings take place at 6:00 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
January 9, February 13, March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12
Senior All Night Party Meetings take place at 7:00 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
January 23, February 27, March 20, 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
