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March 27, 2017
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SPOTLIGHT ON INSTRUCTION

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  • Stefanie Shooks
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Group Social Studies from Alma College, Master's Degree in Instructional Technology from Saginaw Valley State University
  • Twelfth Year at RHS
  • Teaches Algebra 1 and A.P. Statistics
  • Algebra 1 Teacher Leader, Freshman Class Advisor, Mentor Team Co-Advisor, and HOSA Advisor
Over the past few weeks students in Ms. Shooks’s Algebra 1 class have been investigating quadratic functions.  The students have used many different methods to find the solutions of quadratic equations: graphing, factoring, using square roots, and using the quadratic formula. As a culminating activity, students worked in small groups to identify and differentiate multiple features of quadratic functions and present their findings to the class. They will use their knowledge about which ways parabolas can open, how to find the solutions, and how transformations affect parabolas when they are graphed.

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.
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

CONSTRUCTION CORNER

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​Please see the video below for an update on our construction!

SPRING BREAK

There will be no school Monday, April 3 through Friday, April 7 due to Spring Break. 

HIGH SCHOOL TESTING DATES

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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.
Please click here to see pictures from the RHS & SCHS Charity Ball!

RHS BANDS PERFORM WITH SIXTH GRADERS

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​The Sixth Grade Bands from Reuther and West Middle Schools came to Rochester High on Wednesday, March 22 for a collaborative performance with the RHS Wind Ensemble and White Jazz Band. Over 300 RCS students performed on this concert! Each band performed three selections on their own and then combined for two selections as a mass band. The Reuther MS Band is under the direction of Erin Holden, the West MS Band is under the directions of Robert Kroll and the Rochester High School Bands are under the direction of David A. Uhrig. Congratulations to all the performing students on their outstanding performance!

RHS BPA PLACES AT STATE COMPETITION

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​Rochester High School’s Business Professionals of America (BPA) win big at the State Leadership Conference in Grand Rapids March 16 – 19.  First place honors go to Katherine Lee in Payroll Accounting and 1st place for Jade Kim in Extemporaneous Speech.  The Broadcast News Production Team (Tej Seth, Rami Sbahi, and Yash Kumar) received a 2nd place and Yash Kumar received a 2nd place in Banking and Finance and Rami Sbahi also received a Bronze medal in Business Spelling.  Delna Sholapurwalla received a 3rd place in Fundamental Spreadsheet and a Bronze in Financial Math and Analysis.  Kartik Soni received a 4th place in Advanced Spreadsheet and a 7th place in Database Applications.  Vamsi Bidthanapally received a Bronze medal in Business Meeting Management Concepts.
 
All of these students now qualify for the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida May 10-14. Congratulations to all of our winners and good luck in Orlando.

CONGRATULATIONS TO RHS CHOIRS!

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RHS Choirs performed above average at choir festival! Concert choir received a score of 95/120, one point away from the highest rating possible. Chorale and Chamber Choir received the highest rating- Excellent- with 112/120 points and 118/120 points. Chamber Choir scored the highest of the day! Chorale and Chamber will now move on to perform at the State Choir Festival on April 24. Great job Falcon Singers!

ROCKit PROM DRESS EVENT

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SPRING PLAY

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!
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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.

RHS AT MSBOA STATE & SOLO ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL

Congratulations to all the Rochester HS band students that performed at the MSBOA State Solo & Ensemble Festival at Stoney Creek HS on Saturday! 6 chambers ensembles earned 5 1st Division Ratings and 1 2nd Division Rating. 17 soloists and 5 duets also performed. Our highest rated soloists were Connor Bulka (tuba)-96, Kane Phillips (alto sax)-96, Cameron Page (bass clarinet)-93 & (clarinet)-90, Joshua Saluk (piano)-92, Lizabeth Desmet (flute)-91, Taehoon Song (clarinet)-91, Elizabeth Kowalczyk (alto sax)-90, and Noah Lee (clarinet)-86.

NHS APPLICATIONS

Attention Parents of Sophomores and Juniors interested in NHS!
The National Honor Society Application can be found here (http://tinyurl.com/falconNHSapp17) beginning Monday, March 20. 
Applications are due Thursday, April 13.  Students will be notified by April 21.  

JOIN RCS FOR THE HOMETOWN HUSTLE

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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. Let's show the Rochester community true Falcon spirit!
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STUGO COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Student Council members volunteered at the Hamlin Elementary Fourth Grade Health Fair. RHS students informed elementary kids on making healthy decisions and choices regarding food, physical safety, and oral hygiene. 

BORROW eBOOKS AND AUDIOBOOKS - FOR FREE

The next time your son or daughter is looking to select their next book to read, have them take a look on our RCS subscription to OverDrive, the online library eBook borrowing system. We currently subscribe to hundreds of titles covering all grade levels and interests, ranging from classics to the latest young adult fiction.
Take a look at http://rochesterk12.lib.OverDrive.com and sign in with your student's school computer login ID and password. Once signed in, start by clicking on Collections, and browse the High School collection. You can also use the left-side menu to narrow down the choices by interest level, reading level, eBook or audio format, and more.
eBooks on OverDrive are readable from almost any type of device through either a web browser or the OverDrive app and can be downloaded for offline reading. Download our helpful how-to guide here for more details.
In addition, take a look at the collection available through Rochester Hills Public Library's subscription too! Go to http://rochester.OverDrive.com and sign in with your public library card number. Between the two different collections, your child is bound to find his or her next favorite book! And speaking of finding new favorites, try this web site for ideas: http://whatshouldireadnext.com.

PTSA HEALTH AND WELLNESS

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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:
May 11

Band Booster meetings take place at 7:30 p.m. in the RHS Media Center on the following dates:
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:
April 17, 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:
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

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CHEER TEAM STATE CHAMPIONS

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They say great programs don’t rebuild, they reload, and that’s exactly what Rochester did this season. After going undefeated last season and capturing their 18th total state championship, the Falcons knew they had their work cut out for them. This seasons team would be very young compared to last year’s, but they were up for the challenge. Led by a strong senior class consisting of Zy Turner, Hope Fryer, Sam Ellison, Megan McMurray, Sydney Asuncion, Morgan Libby, Adriana Nikaj, and Mattea Sykes, Rochester set their sites on state title number nineteen. Rochester started the season by winning the first OAA Red competition of the season, and then saw a few struggles that come with having a young team. However, Rochester would find their way in early February, and would go onto win 5 straight competitions before heading to the state finals. Rochester would win the Lake Orion Invitational, the OAA Red Cahmpionship, the Delta Plex Inviational, and both District and Regional titles. On Friday it was all on the table, and Rochester never flinched. The Falcons won round one with a first round score of 236.5, which placed them ahead of Stevenson and powerhouse Grandville. In the second round Rochester would again lead all scorers with a 231, and the third round saw the Falcons achieve a wire-to-wire lead to finish with a final score of 789.02. This is Rochester’s 14th MHSAA State Championship, and 19th overall. Rochester wins their first back-to-back state title since 2007.
Please click here for some pictures of the event!

CORSETTI PLACES FIFTH AT STATES

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The Falcon Boys Swim and Dive Team competed this weekend at the MHSAA Division 2 State Finals at Eastern Michigan University. Competing for the Falcons were senior divers Ryan Maloney and Griff Losh as well as senior swimmer Hamza Kaakarli and sophomores Isaac Steenson, Ian Green and Peter Corsetti.
The divers completed their season with Maloney finishing 22nd and Losh finishing 30th. The medley relay team of Corsetti, Green, Steenson and Kaakarli finished 32nd overall. 
​Peter Corsetti brought home two all-state finishes, finishing 5th in the 100 free in school record pace at 47.19! He also finished 5th in the 200 free with a personal best time of 1:43.45! Corsetti brought the Falcons to a tie for 19th place in the state!

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