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April 2, 2018
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NO SCHOOL MARCH 30 - APRIL 6
There will be no school March 30 - April 6 with classes resuming April 9 due to Spring Break. Be see the below schedule for the week when we return from Spring Break.
SPOTLIGHT ON INSTRUCTION
Students in Mrs. Matthews’ AP U.S. Government and Politics have been learning about the Supreme Court, it’s functions, traditions and procedures. Throughout this unit of study, students participated in a Moot Court (Mock Supreme Court), nine justices were nominated and confirmed from the class, justices used the Rule of Four to select the docket. Each hour, the justices selected 2 cases for oral arguments. Cases included: Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Heien v North Carolina, and National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v Becerra. Supreme Court Justices created constitutional and legal questions to ask to students who performed as a legal team arguing for 30 minutes for either the petitioner or respondent. The justices then met in private to vote and prepare the majority and dissenting opinions. Students did a wonderful job!
To wrap up the unit and get in the spirit of March Madness, students created a 44-team bracket. Pitting 44 landmark supreme court cases they learned in October. Students were asked to reflect and evaluate the significance of each case, and determine the National Champion of Supreme Court Cases. So far, Marbury v Madison and US v Nixon have been bracket favorites!
To wrap up the unit and get in the spirit of March Madness, students created a 44-team bracket. Pitting 44 landmark supreme court cases they learned in October. Students were asked to reflect and evaluate the significance of each case, and determine the National Champion of Supreme Court Cases. So far, Marbury v Madison and US v Nixon have been bracket favorites!
SAT/PSAT INFORMATION
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JOIN STUDENT COUNCIL NEXT YEAR
Applications for next year's student council leadership class are now available for interested freshmen, sophomores or juniors. Student Council Leadership at Rochester High School is an amazing experience for your child and they can be involved in a program that are among the top 5% of student councils in the state of Michigan. Applicants can pick one up outside of Ms. Cusmano's Room C103. Applications are due by 2:30 pm on April 20th. Please see Ms. Cusmano (kcusmano@rochester.12.mi.us)
SNHS JOINS WITH THE PULSERA PROJECT
Spanish National Honor Society is participating in the Pulsera Project again this year! For those who do not know what the Pulsera Project is, Spanish NHS members will be selling beautiful and colorful bracelets, which are homemade from artists in Nicaragua and Guatemala. Each bracelet is $5 and ALL the money we raise will be given back to these countries to support their educational programs. Spanish NHS members will be selling the pulseras before and after classes and during lunch from Monday, April 16th until Friday, April 27th. More information can be found at http://www.pulseraproject.org/.
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RHS ART STUDENTS WIN NATIONAL COMPETITION
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Congratulations to Samuel Schroeder and Lincoln Balmer for winning National Scholastics Art and Writing Awards. Last winter, students from across the country and places abroad submitted nearly 350,000 works of art and writing to the 2018 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Almost 19,600 works earned regional Gold Keys and advanced to national adjudication in NYC. Of those Gold Key works, just 3,259 received National Medals. Samuel and Lincolns work are part of the top 1% of art pieces submitted to the 2018 Scholastic Awards! We are so proud to have two national winners this year. Samuel won a National GOLD KEY for his photograph “Happy Meal” , and Lincoln won national SILVER KEY in the competition, for his piece title “Between Us”. Gold key work will be shipped and put on display at Carnegie Hall in New York city. The National Ceremony will take place at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, June 7th. As part of winning national awards the young artists received scholarship money from the art college they will be attending in the fall. Lincoln Balmer will attend Savannah College of Art and Design and Samuel Schroeder will be attending the College for Creative Studies.
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Congratulations to Samuel Schroeder on receiving 1st place for his photograph title “Happy Meal” in this years Wayne State Tri-County Art Exhibit. Samuel won a $4,000 scholarship and $150 gift card for his outstanding photography. Mrs. Huvaere also took home a teacher of the year award from Wayne State, along with a generous gift card to Dick Blick Art Supply for her class to spend.
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PRACTICAL LAW PRESENTERS
Over the past few weeks Practical Law classes have had the opportunity to hear engaging presentations from FBI Special Agents, a US Air Marshal, and from Oakland County Sergeant John Ashley, our former school liaison officer. These presentations give students insight into each of their law enforcement careers, learning about their individual journey into each field and exciting stories on the job. During the presentation students have the opportunity to ask questions and get feedback. Earlier this semester students also heard presentations from Deputy Curtis, our school liaison officer, as well as Deputy Batzloff on Crash Reconstruction and the dangers of drinking & driving and texting & driving.
ATTENTION SENIORS: HONORS CONVOCATION MAILING
Senior parents please be on the lookout when you return from spring break for our Honors Convocation mailing. The documents enclosed will need to be returned to the counseling office.
2018 HOMETOWN HUSTLE
ROCHESTER ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STUDENTS PROUDLY PRESENETS:
THE UNINVITED
April 19-21, 2018
Rochester High School Auditorium
Tickets are general admission
$8.00 for Student/Seniors
$10.00 for Adults
$5.00 Saturday Matinee, All seats
Seeking to escape the demands of life in London, Pam Fitzgerald and her brother, Roddy, an aspiring playwright, discover a charming house in the west of England, overlooking the Irish Sea. The house, Cliff End, has long been empty, and they are able to purchase it at a suspiciously low price. The reason is soon apparent: The house has an unsavory reputation. Fifteen years earlier a murder may or may not have occurred by the gnarled tree that can be viewed from the parlor window. Slowly the Fitzgeralds begin to sense the evil spirit that still inhabits the house. Soon visits from the village doctor, the local gossip, and a former governess, reveal stories of the beautiful Mary Meredith, who once lived in the house and of the striking, Carmel, who posed for a painting that led to her destruction. With the help of Mary's daughter, Stella, and a séance arranged by an actress friend of the Fitzgeralds, Cliff End is forced to reveal its dark secrets.
Buy your tickets at the door or online at http://bit.ly/RATStix.
For more information, please visit the RATS website at www.ratstheatre.org.
Rochester High School Auditorium
Tickets are general admission
$8.00 for Student/Seniors
$10.00 for Adults
$5.00 Saturday Matinee, All seats
Seeking to escape the demands of life in London, Pam Fitzgerald and her brother, Roddy, an aspiring playwright, discover a charming house in the west of England, overlooking the Irish Sea. The house, Cliff End, has long been empty, and they are able to purchase it at a suspiciously low price. The reason is soon apparent: The house has an unsavory reputation. Fifteen years earlier a murder may or may not have occurred by the gnarled tree that can be viewed from the parlor window. Slowly the Fitzgeralds begin to sense the evil spirit that still inhabits the house. Soon visits from the village doctor, the local gossip, and a former governess, reveal stories of the beautiful Mary Meredith, who once lived in the house and of the striking, Carmel, who posed for a painting that led to her destruction. With the help of Mary's daughter, Stella, and a séance arranged by an actress friend of the Fitzgeralds, Cliff End is forced to reveal its dark secrets.
Buy your tickets at the door or online at http://bit.ly/RATStix.
For more information, please visit the RATS website at www.ratstheatre.org.
CONGRATULATIONS BPA
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Congratulations to the Rochester BPA club who competed at the State Conference last weekend in Grand Rapids. 32 members qualified to compete in various business office events. Results are as follows:
Computer Programming Concepts = Kartik Soni (Bronze), Business Spelling – Rami Sbahi (Gold) and Rishma Balakrishnan (Bronze), Payroll Accounting – Katherine Lee (1st Place), Personal Financial Management – Katherine Lee (2nd Place), Advanced Office Systems – Afrah Ansari (5th Place), Spreadsheet Applications – Jongbu Park (3rd Place), Java Programming – Rami Sbahi (2nd place), and Karan Arora (3rd place), and our Economic Research Team (Alex Korb, Kishan Shan, Karan Arora, and Vamsi Bithanapally) earned a 1st place.
Six of the students will be competing at the National Conference in Dallas, Texas in May. Great job Rochester!
Computer Programming Concepts = Kartik Soni (Bronze), Business Spelling – Rami Sbahi (Gold) and Rishma Balakrishnan (Bronze), Payroll Accounting – Katherine Lee (1st Place), Personal Financial Management – Katherine Lee (2nd Place), Advanced Office Systems – Afrah Ansari (5th Place), Spreadsheet Applications – Jongbu Park (3rd Place), Java Programming – Rami Sbahi (2nd place), and Karan Arora (3rd place), and our Economic Research Team (Alex Korb, Kishan Shan, Karan Arora, and Vamsi Bithanapally) earned a 1st place.
Six of the students will be competing at the National Conference in Dallas, Texas in May. Great job Rochester!
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YEARBOOK SALES HAVE ENDED
2018 yearbook sales have officially ended. To be placed on a wait list, pleas email Mrs. Huvaere directly for more information. Jhuvaere@rochester.k12.mi.us
RCS SPARKLE AWARDS
Congratulations to the following Rochester High individuals for receiving an RCS Special Education Sparkle Award.
Luke Beach
Manon Clavette
Amy Cosentino
Kelly Crawford
Kathleen Davis
Tarra Dodge
Paul Duffy
Steve Fox
Frank Gollon
Jeff Haney
Jeff Hughes
Renee Kavalar
Kristine Kehren
Angela Lowry
Amy Oppat
Christiana Phillips
Jacqueline Rylko
Erin Slomka
Keith Torok
Chantal Wolanin
Luke Beach
Manon Clavette
Amy Cosentino
Kelly Crawford
Kathleen Davis
Tarra Dodge
Paul Duffy
Steve Fox
Frank Gollon
Jeff Haney
Jeff Hughes
Renee Kavalar
Kristine Kehren
Angela Lowry
Amy Oppat
Christiana Phillips
Jacqueline Rylko
Erin Slomka
Keith Torok
Chantal Wolanin
FALCON FRIENDSHIP GAME ACTIVITY
Ms. Cosentino's class made tye-dye green t-shirts for spirit week with the money raised from the Falcon Friendship Basketball Game!
YOUTH LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
FREE PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY HELP
Professor Koppen from Oakland University will be in the RHS Media Center Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4:00 for students who would like extra help with Physics and Chemistry.
SAT PREP - ESSAY WRITING
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PTSA HEALTH AND WELLNESS UPDATE
RHS DANCE TRYOUTS
PTSA FOUNDERS DAY A SUCCESS AT RHS
Rochester High School is honored to host the PTA Council Founders Day event every year. Congratulations again to the RHS honorees on their night and thank you to three past Council Presidents and RHS parents (Jennifer Berwick, Amy Schuster, Kari WIlliams) for attending the event.
SENIOR ALL NIGHT PARTY (SANP) NEWS
Congratulations to our February ticket raffle winners! Ashok Dodaballapur, Rahul Kizcahakkoottayil, Justin McCaslin, and Steven Salkowski. See you at the SANP!
Buy your ticket NOW for a chance to win! Everyone^ who has purchased their ticket by the first of each month through June will be entered in a drawing to win a $10 gift card to Tropical Smoothie. Four winners will be selected each month -- are you feeling LUCKY? The only way to enter is to buy your SANP ticket today! Pay online or send in a check payable to Rochester Community Schools, memo RHS SANP along with the permission slip to the Main Office.
Attention winners: If you have not yet picked up your gift card go to the Main Office to claim your prize.
^Prior winners excluded from future drawings.
Why go to the SANP? Students enjoy a fun celebration at Dave & Buster's the night of their graduation ceremony until 5:00 the next morning. The entire class can celebrate together in a safe environment. The $95 ticket includes bus transportation from/to the school, food & beverages, a variety of games & entertainment, and a chance to win BIG prizes including microwaves, TVs, mini fridges, printers and more! Your senior won't want to miss this amazing event! Questions? Contact Kari Willimas at karilee_williams@yahoo.com or 248-933-6228.
Attention Parents: We need your help! You can help us make the 2018 SANP even better with your donations. We need BASKETS -- a variety of shapes and sizes are needed to package and display our raffle prizes. If you have any baskets we can use, contact Anne Crites at anne.crites@mcc.edu or 248-978-2975 to make arrangements for your basket(s) to be collected. We are also seeking donations of items to add to our assortment of PRIZES such as video games, phone accessories, Vera Bradley -- anything appealing and/or useful for a student after high school graduation. GIFT CARDS to popular stores and eateries would also be welcome. Let us know what you can contribute for our event on the sign-up at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f45aaae2fa6f85-senior. If you'd rather make a monetary donation to support the RCS Senior All Night Party events, please contact Mary Beth Johnson at marybeth.johnson7@gmail.com. Donations are tax deductible and will be split between all three Rochester high schools unless a certain school is specified.
We need JUNIOR & SOPHOMORE parents, too! Get in on the action now so you will be prepared to continue the amazing tradition for your child's graduation class.
Please join us at the next SANP meeting on Monday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center.
Questions? Contact Kari Williams at karilee_williams@yahoo.com or 248-933-6228.
Buy your ticket NOW for a chance to win! Everyone^ who has purchased their ticket by the first of each month through June will be entered in a drawing to win a $10 gift card to Tropical Smoothie. Four winners will be selected each month -- are you feeling LUCKY? The only way to enter is to buy your SANP ticket today! Pay online or send in a check payable to Rochester Community Schools, memo RHS SANP along with the permission slip to the Main Office.
Attention winners: If you have not yet picked up your gift card go to the Main Office to claim your prize.
^Prior winners excluded from future drawings.
Why go to the SANP? Students enjoy a fun celebration at Dave & Buster's the night of their graduation ceremony until 5:00 the next morning. The entire class can celebrate together in a safe environment. The $95 ticket includes bus transportation from/to the school, food & beverages, a variety of games & entertainment, and a chance to win BIG prizes including microwaves, TVs, mini fridges, printers and more! Your senior won't want to miss this amazing event! Questions? Contact Kari Willimas at karilee_williams@yahoo.com or 248-933-6228.
Attention Parents: We need your help! You can help us make the 2018 SANP even better with your donations. We need BASKETS -- a variety of shapes and sizes are needed to package and display our raffle prizes. If you have any baskets we can use, contact Anne Crites at anne.crites@mcc.edu or 248-978-2975 to make arrangements for your basket(s) to be collected. We are also seeking donations of items to add to our assortment of PRIZES such as video games, phone accessories, Vera Bradley -- anything appealing and/or useful for a student after high school graduation. GIFT CARDS to popular stores and eateries would also be welcome. Let us know what you can contribute for our event on the sign-up at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f45aaae2fa6f85-senior. If you'd rather make a monetary donation to support the RCS Senior All Night Party events, please contact Mary Beth Johnson at marybeth.johnson7@gmail.com. Donations are tax deductible and will be split between all three Rochester high schools unless a certain school is specified.
We need JUNIOR & SOPHOMORE parents, too! Get in on the action now so you will be prepared to continue the amazing tradition for your child's graduation class.
Please join us at the next SANP meeting on Monday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center.
Questions? Contact Kari Williams at karilee_williams@yahoo.com or 248-933-6228.
SENIOR GRADUATION SIGNS
| 2018 Senior Graduation DVD/Lawn Signs |
2017 - 2018 MEETING DATES
PTSA Meetings will be held in the Media Center at 7:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) on the following dates:
May 9
Athletic Booster Meetings will be held in the Media Center at 6:00 p.m. on the following dates:
April 16, May 14, and June 11
Band Booster Meetings will be held in the Band Room at 7:30 p.m. on the following dates:
April 17, May 8, and June 12
Senior All Night Party Meetings will be held in the Media Center at 7:00 p.m. on the following dates:
April 16, and May 14 (starts at 7:30 p.m.)
May 9
Athletic Booster Meetings will be held in the Media Center at 6:00 p.m. on the following dates:
April 16, May 14, and June 11
Band Booster Meetings will be held in the Band Room at 7:30 p.m. on the following dates:
April 17, May 8, and June 12
Senior All Night Party Meetings will be held in the Media Center at 7:00 p.m. on the following dates:
April 16, and May 14 (starts at 7:30 p.m.)
RHS SPORTS
CONGRATS TO RHS POWERLIFTERS
Destiny Stock and Adama Danpollo earned 4th and 2nd place in their respective weight classes at the 2018 powerlifting state finals. Rochester's Varsity Girls placed 10th Overall as a team at the state competition. We are very proud of the overall performance by Destiny and Adama!!!
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 has been very good over the last 15 years, we would most likely take any girl that can break 100 for 18 holes straight to the varsity team. 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 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 soon after spring break 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. Larry will be setting up times each week that people can sign up for and I will put you in touch with him to do that. There are other good professionals in the area as well that would be great to work with. Please get in touch and we'll help in any way we can. 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 has been very good over the last 15 years, we would most likely take any girl that can break 100 for 18 holes straight to the varsity team. 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 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 soon after spring break 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. Larry will be setting up times each week that people can sign up for and I will put you in touch with him to do that. There are other good professionals in the area as well that would be great to work with. Please get in touch and we'll help in any way we can. We are very excited about getting young girls involved in the game of golf and hope your daughter can join in.
