Phoenix Notes

We have had a great first week of school! I hope that you have enjoyed the holiday and students are prepared to get busy.

We have received great news recently. The results from our standardized test scores are in and we lead the district and have exceeded the state! These and other metrics has landed Renaissance High School among the top 100 schools in the state! Congratulations to our school community for a job well done.

The expectation is that we Continue to Rise using our 7 Pillars of a Phoenix to anchor us in this endeavor. If we all come to school with the mindset that everyone here is welcomed, respected and valued, then it will provide just what we need to soar farther over the rest.

Let's do this!

Principal Stroughter

At this point, all students should have their student ID. With that, it will be a requirement to enter the building, as well as classrooms. Students MUST wear dress code daily as well as have their student ID visible at all times.

Sept. 4: No school, Labor Day Observance

Sept 6: 9th grade Parent Meeting, 5pm

Sept 6 & 7: Grade Level Assemblies

Sept 7 & 8: 11th Grade Science Benchmark

Sept 8: Varsity Football @ Cass, 7pm

Sept 10: Volleyball Tournament

Sept 12: Senior Parent Meeting, 5pm

Sept 14: Student Academic Probation Meeting, 10:30am

Sept 14: Parent Academic Probation Meeting, 5pm

Sept 15 &16: 11th Grade Social Studies Benchmark

Sept 16: Varsity Football vs. Western, 7pm

Sept 22: Schoolwide Safety Day

Sept 22: Varsity Football vs. Henry Ford, 7pm

Sept 27: Parent Night, 5pm

Sept 28: Art Retrospective

Sept 29: No School, Staff PD

Sept 29: Varsity Football vs. King, 7pm

Seminar period occurs every Thursday. Students will receive a Pass/Fail grade. A failure of the course will impact students GPA. Please read and return the syllabus this week to seminar teachers. It is extremely important that students obtain enough reading and Kahn Academy hours to earn a passing grade.

Students should go to PowerSchool (https://detroitk12.powerschool.com/public), click the button in the bottom right corner that says Student Sign In. Then, enter District email (STUDENTIDNUMBER@thedps.org) and click next. The next screen will ask you to enter your password. Here are some pictures of what the screens will look like.

Students who do not have password information should go to the main office for their access letter.

Parents should have their own access to PowerSchool. Parents should obtain password access information from the main office, Monday - Friday from 8am - 3:30pm.