For the week of May 25th, 2020
​Happy Memorial Day!
Due to not having classes on Memorial Day, May 25th, 1st and 2nd hours will be meeting on Tuesday, May 26th.   Please check with your teacher if you have any questions.     

Quick Links


​​​​Need Help?
Ask our School 
​Psychologist!
 Mrs. Greve, our school psychologist, is another RHS resource to provide social/emotional resources to families and connect with students and parents. Please click on the picture on the right to connect with Mrs. Greve.

2020 Commencement Speaker

Seniors! One of the highest honors at Rochester High's commencement ceremonies is the opportunity for one student from the graduating class to address his/her fellow graduates one last time.  Although we are not yet sure what graduation will look like we do know this will be an important component to our ceremony.  To apply please upload your written speech and a video of you giving your speech.  Your speech will be reviewed by a panel of RHS staff.  The speech should be around 3-4 minutes. (Seniors only)
 
Here is the link to apply: https://forms.gle/XC1FHJuvZ1p25w6J

Night with the Stars (5.15.20)

Senior Farewell

Class of 2020 Honor Boy and Girl 

Senior FAQ

  • Books: Textbook and other equipment return dates and instructions will be announced at a later date. Please hold onto these things until further notice. 
  • Medication: Please contact the attendance secretary, Mrs.Clavette, to arrange curb side pick up for your medication left at RHS. Pick up times will be held on Monday, May 18th and Tuesday, May 19th.
  • Senior Refunds: Any questions regarding Senior refunds should be directed to the club or event sponsor.  Once the sponsor confirms refund information and it is submitted to the Business Office, we expect processing to take approximately three weeks.
  • Senior Cords & Cap and Gowns: If you have honor cords, medals, cap and gown orders or any other regalia that has still not been picked up, please reach out to Mr. Wescott and arrange for a pick up time with him. 

Vote for the Greatest Save!

 For the fifth year in a row Rochester High has won the "Greatest Save" PSA contest, sponsored by Kindervision Major League Baseball. Seniors Camden Williams and George Muntean produced the winning spot, which you can see and vote for in the national finals by following this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020natTeenPSA
Please vote and support these Falcon seniors!

FEDS Senior Class of 2020

Senior Spotlight

 Rochester HS Band Senior Class of 2020

 2020 Yearbook Update

12th grade- Books will be mailed directly to your home. You can expect them to arrive in early June. If your address has RECENTLY changed please notify jhuvaere@rochester.k12.mi.us ASAP!
 
9th-11th grade: Students will receive their yearbooks in the fall when we return to school.
 
A VERY Limited number of books are available for purchase on the Jostens website. Use link below to purchase.
https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1063472/Rochester-High-School/
 
Questions?
EMAIL Mrs. Huvaere
jhuvaere@rochester.k12.mi.us

Congratulations FEDS!


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 Congratulations to the FEDS for winning the Chairman’s Award at the District Center Line Event!
The Chairman’s Award is the most prestigious award at FIRST, it honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the mission of FIRST. It was created to keep the central focus of FIRST Robotics Competition on the ultimate goal of transforming the culture in ways that will inspire greater levels of respect and honor for science and technology, as well as encouraging more of today’s youth to become science and technology leaders. The Chairman’s Award is presented to the team judged to best exemplify the true meaning of FIRST through measurable impact on participants, school, and community at large with emphasis on promoting science and technology through FIRST programs.
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The FIRST Robotics Competition is not about machines; it is about the experience of people working together toward a shared goal.
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This is the third year that the FEDS have submitted the essays and prepared the presentation material for the Chairman’s award. All that hard work finally paid off and we won after a virtual judging of the Center Line Event submissions!  The FEDS Mentors and Students would like to thank Rochester High School’s administration for supporting all the FTC and FLL teams meeting in our school.  This enabled the FEDS to spread the message of FIRST to all of our feeder schools, resulting in thousands of outreach hours and dozens of new FIRST teams. We’d also like to thank RCS, our sister teams in Rochester United (CyberCats & AdamBots), and all of our generous sponsors!  

Chairman's Video

 Junior Ambassador/Executive Youth Board

Neighborhood House: Junior Ambassador/Executive Youth Board
 
Overview
In an effort to help prepare area youth to become future leaders and responsible, caring citizens, Neighborhood House offers local students the opportunity to sit on our Junior Ambassador/Executive Youth Board. This board is responsible for setting the agenda and leading the Neighborhood House Youth Committee. Neighborhood House is looking for outstanding high school students in the greater Rochester community who are willing to serve a one- year term in this youth leadership capacity within the Neighborhood House organization.
 
The following schools may have one representative on the Executive Youth Board:
  • Rochester High School
  • Adams High School
  • Stoney Creek High School
  • Avondale High School
  • At-Large
One Junior Ambassador will be appointed from the Executive Youth Board to serve as the Board’s chairperson. Together this organization will collaborate with the Neighborhood House Executive Director, Board of Directors and other staff in an effort to gain experience in areas of leadership, civic responsibility, community service, public speaking, fundraising, marketing, and fund development.

Please click the link below to view the application and more information.
2020_packet__002_.pdf
File Size: 346 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

​Update for Juniors

 
May 26 
Join Zoom Meeting
https://rochester-k12-mi-us.zoom.us/j/96087334431?pwd=YVlWUXQ3dUJHTEdCUjZLUENnRENLQT09 
Meeting ID: 960 8733 4431
Password: 395564
May 28 
https://rochester-k12-mi-us.zoom.us/j/94598452945?pwd=ci9wSkZpOTZDZWlIUEhPeThGZFN1UT09
​Meeting ID: 945 9845 2945
Password: 957293
Update on College Applications
HS Counselors will be hosting a Zoom meeting to offer guidance in applying to colleges, recommendations,
​choosing a college,
admission deadlines and more!
Students are welcome to join and ask questions.

​Join either session:
Tuesday May 26, 2020 at 1-1:30pm
OR
Thursday May 28, 2020 at 1-1:30pm

Student Council Ballet 2020-21

The official ballot for the RHS student council for the 2020-2021 school year:  https://forms.gle/Bw6gg85g7Xkhzuc9A 
Throughout the ballot you will be selecting people from your grade to represent you throughout the year. Think about selecting the people from your grade that you think have the qualities to lead the school.

Academic Center Virtual Drop In Hours

Hello Falcon Family,
 The Academic Center drop in service has gone virtual. Jeff, George and I have been practicing our Zoom skills and we are ready to open our virtual door to help support students. We are offering Academic Center drop in hours every T/Th starting at 11:00. We are able to open up multiple “chat” rooms depending on what students need. Please share this with your students. Below you will find the Zoom meeting ID and password that we will be using T/Th until the end of the school year.
 
Academic Center Drop In Hours T/TH at 11:00
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98548270388?pwd=WnE1MHBDSk8yQkVNZ0FuQU1raHExUT09
Meeting ID: 985 4827 0388
Password: 0J89Hc

Who's Your Falcon Awards

College Application or Personal Statement Questions?
​Ask Mrs. Schrems!

Any junior looking for guidance with writing their college application essay/personal statement can contact Mrs. Schrems at jschrems@rochester.k12.mi.us from now until the end of August. She is able to brainstorm ideas with you over zoom, read/edit drafts and work with you until you have a finished product you are proud of!

2020-21 NHS Office Elections


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​ Congratulation to the new 2020-2021 National Honor Society Officers
 
Senior President:  Dana William
Senior Vice President: Soja Kureekkattil
Senior Treasurer: Stephanie Glaspie
Senior Secretary: Alyssa Hart
Junior Vice President: Holly McDonald
Junior Secretary: Mayu Seguchi
 
Mrs. Messing and Mrs. Cosentino would like to thank all the members that ran for an office. Your speeches were all fantastic and we look forward to a productive and exciting year. 

NHS Math Application

 Join Math NHS! We're accepting 2020-2021 Sophomores through Seniors who are passionate about Math and want to celebrate and there that passion with others. The application is open starting now through June 15th. Current members will have to re-apply.
https://forms.gle/oBBApT8xdGaB1cqR8

Join Science NHS!
The Rochester High School Science NHS chapter is now accepting applications for the 2020/2021 school year!
Science NHS is sponsored by Mrs. Slomka and meets on the 1st Monday of each month after school at 2:40 or Tuesday before school at 7:15 am in D132. Members will collaborate to bring science opportunities to the community by participating in events such as Science Fairs at elementary schools, Dinosaur Hill fossil excavation, supporting other science clubs at RHS (EX. Science Olympiad & HOSA), setting/cleaning up labs for science teachers before and after school, growing plants in courtyard, Virtual Autopsy experience, mini-lessons for elementary school students and Inviting local scientists to speak with the members of SNHS, and tutoring science students. Members must be entering their junior or senior senior year and/or be enrolled in their third year of science.
Interested students may apply using this link: bit.ly/rocsnhs
Submissions will close on May 30th, 2020.

​Update on Remote Learning

​Dear RCS Families and Staff Members,
Welcome back from spring break! As you are aware, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the state of Michigan continues to be on a “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order from the governor. All school buildings are closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.   
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In compliance with the executive order, RCS has submitted a plan for remote learning to Oakland Schools, our local intermediate school district, and the plan has been approved. Therefore, we will continue with the same remote learning schedule for secondary students that we have used since March 20. Click here to view online class access codes. 

Our goal is to provide meaningful learning opportunities for students based on their current course schedule. Students are encouraged to complete the activities/tasks provided by teachers. Attendance will be taken. A student will be counted as “attending” whenever there is teacher contact, such as an assignment returned, participation in a class meeting, an email, etc. 

Calendar dates for the remainder of the year:
  • Remote School Resumes:  April 13, 2020
  • Final Day for Seniors:  May 15, 2020
  • Memorial Day - no classes: May 25, 2020
  • Final Day for all students:  June 5, 2020
*Support hours are reserved for contact with counselors, learning consultants, teacher consultants, speech pathologists, social workers, psychologists, interventionists,  or special education therapists.
Teachers will post material or email students by 8:00 a.m. each day that a class period is in session.
We anticipate teachers will include material such as notes, videos, instruction, class discussions, or provide other learning opportunities.

Expectations of Secondary Students:
  • Check the district’s student email accounts and/or Remind texts daily about coursework, lessons, and/or content.  Students should receive information from teachers based on the schedule of daily interactions above.
  • Use proper netiquette for online learning (see below).
  • Attendance will be taken; you are encouraged to participate as much as you can.
  • No letter grades will be given during remote learning. Students will receive feedback on submitted work, and work may be graded on a pass/fail basis.
  • At the end of the semester, students will receive a G (pass/credit) or an H (fail/no credit). This will be based on the participation and the work submitted. This will not impact a student’s GPA either positively or negatively.
  • If a student does not understand something, he/she can contact the teacher the same day, if possible. Please understand teachers may not be able to respond right away.
  • We ask for patience if a student does not receive communication from a teacher on the day of the class. 
 Netiquette Reminders:
  • Use respectful behavior and language.
  • Stick to appropriate topic discussions.
  • Wear school appropriate clothing when attending meetings via video.
  • Be honest. Do not plagiarize or copy others’ work.
  • Treat others online as you would want to be treated in person.

​For all technology questions, including the need for devices, please go to the front page of the district website at www.rochester.k12.mi.us, and click on the large red tab titled "Click here for Information on Remote Learning," or click HERE.

​Updates for AP Students

 
Important Information for AP testing
There has been a lot of information provided by College Board to students who are taking an upcoming online AP test.  Below are important resources for students and families:
 
The first of this process is for students to check the email address they have on file with College Board (in their AP account).  This is the email that testing information is sent to.
After confirming your email address, the most comprehensive document to read on testing is here.  It is long, but very detailed.  Most questions can be answered if you read though this testing guide thoroughly:
 https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-testing-guide-2020.pdf?SFMC_cid=EM305178-&rid=47388674
 
On testing day this checklist is suggested for students to follow. 
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/pdf/ap-student-exam-day-checklist.pdf
 
Please review these videos and links below and if there is still confusion, families can call the AP College Board customer service line:  1-888-225-5427
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNs9nK006xI&list=PLoGgviqq4844oyQviUHOOddAaMOdDAqpk&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHZ2zpqlZNE&list=PLoGgviqq4844oyQviUHOOddAaMOdDAqpk&index=3&t=0s
Rochester Schools Counseling Google site (with comprehensive AP information included)
https://sites.google.com/a/rcs-k12.us/rcs-high-school-counseling/home
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​Food Service Update

Rochester Community Schools food services will not be distributing meals on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25. 
Families will receive four days of meals on Wednesday, May 20. The next food distribution date after Memorial Day will be Wednesday, May 27. 
To sign up for the food service program, families can call (248) 726-4618 from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, or email focfoodservice@rochester.k12.mi.us.
 

The Latest in RHS Sports

Click to view the RHS spring sports schedule.