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December 12, 2016
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SPOTLIGHT ON INSTRUCTION
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Students in Ms. Lowry's American Sign Language Two, ASL 2, classes are learning how to sing the song "Man In The Mirror" by Michael Jackson. Students voted on the song and between the two ASL 2 classes at RHS "Man In The Mirror" came out on top. Over the course of the year, Ms. Lowry's classes perform songs for other classes in the building. With this song, the class had to "gloss it" (translate) the song themselves and agree upon which signs to use. This is an interesting process for students because ASL concentrates mores on concepts rather than words. Students thought the most difficult parts of this song were the pace and memorizing what signs to use because they are not in order of the English lyrics. Make sure to check back to see the classes performing for RHS!
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.” Join us for the Winter Band Concert on Wednesday, December 14 at 7:00 pm in the RHS Auditorium. Happy Holidays from the Falcon Marching Band!
CONSTRUCTION CORNER
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Please see the video below for an update on our construction! |
ROCHESTER ROCKS CHICAGO
WINTER CONCERTS
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!!
WOMEN'S CHOIR SINGS AT DETROIT OPERA HOUSE
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Rochester High School Women’s Choir was invited to the Detroit Opera House to sing the Waltz of the Snowflakes during a performance of The Nutcracker on Friday, November 25. The singers sat in the pit with the orchestra for the first act of the performance, then watched the second act from the audience. Singing with professional musicians was such a fantastic opportunity for our students!
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!
SCHOOL STORE HOLIDAY HOURS
The Falcon's Nest, our school store at RHS, will be open to the public on Thursday, December 15, from 7-9 pm. Come in and check out our new items and pick out the perfect holiday gifts! All new items will be 15% off and last years items are 50% off!
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!**
STUGO CAN DRIVE
During the week of November 14, Rochester High School's Student Council collected cans and money for The Rochester Area Neighborhood House. The Rochester Area Neighborhood house distributes food to families in need in the greater Rochester area and the food donated by RHS was give to families over Thanksgiving weekend. Grade levels also participated in a "Penny War" and the Junior class came out on top!
ART CLUB BEAUTIFIES RHS
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Art Club painted a sports mural in construction zone of the RHS Athletic Wing.
PTSA HEALTH AND WELLNESS UPDATE
PTA FOUNDERS DAY CONTEST
Founders Day is an event held to recognize the substantial role that PTA plays locally, regionally, and nationally in supporting parent involvement and working on behalf of all children and families. The RCS 2017 Founders Day event will be Thursday, February 23, 2017 from 6-9pm in the RHS Mall. This district-wide event will celebrate the wonderful volunteers in our Rochester Community Schools and will raise the funds (via a basket raffle) necessary for the PTA to be able to award four $500 Scholarships, to one senior from each of the four RCS High Schools.
CONTEST: The 2017 Founders Day Committee would like to invite students in RCS to gain real world graphic design experience and participate in developing this year’s Founders Day event logo and supporting graphic pieces.
The 2017 Founders Day theme is: Volunteers Build Our Foundation.
Theme Colors: Construction Yellow, Black, Street Sign Green
Theme Supporting items: Construction Barrels, Traffic Cones, Hard Hats, Construction Vest, Building/Construction Materials
This theme is to be used to develop the event logo, which will then be used on the supporting pieces for Founders Day. The PTA Logo must also be incorporated into the logo artwork. This includes: event invitation, ticket order form, event ticket, program, honoree certificates, and event decoration/ signage. These items are due on specific dates and outlined below in the phases of this project. When the project is complete the student(s) will have several graphic design pieces for their portfolio and a $50 Art Supplies gift card. The gift card will be split between a student team, if necessary.
DEADLINE for ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION of Logo artwork: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 to Samantha Phillips, samantha99@comcast.net
For more information on the contest requirements and guidelines, please contact Samantha Phillips @
samantha99@comcast.net
CONTEST: The 2017 Founders Day Committee would like to invite students in RCS to gain real world graphic design experience and participate in developing this year’s Founders Day event logo and supporting graphic pieces.
The 2017 Founders Day theme is: Volunteers Build Our Foundation.
Theme Colors: Construction Yellow, Black, Street Sign Green
Theme Supporting items: Construction Barrels, Traffic Cones, Hard Hats, Construction Vest, Building/Construction Materials
This theme is to be used to develop the event logo, which will then be used on the supporting pieces for Founders Day. The PTA Logo must also be incorporated into the logo artwork. This includes: event invitation, ticket order form, event ticket, program, honoree certificates, and event decoration/ signage. These items are due on specific dates and outlined below in the phases of this project. When the project is complete the student(s) will have several graphic design pieces for their portfolio and a $50 Art Supplies gift card. The gift card will be split between a student team, if necessary.
DEADLINE for ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION of Logo artwork: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 to Samantha Phillips, samantha99@comcast.net
For more information on the contest requirements and guidelines, please contact Samantha Phillips @
samantha99@comcast.net
| Please click here to download more information regarding Founders Day Contest. |
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:
December 12, 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:
December 12, 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 their 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:
December 12, 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:
December 12, 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 their are on the list!
RHS SPORTS
