Raven Family Resource

Raven Families,

Thank you for your presence at our Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences. The partnership between school and home is extremely important. We appreciate your ongoing support. While we know that conferences are a quick check-in on student progress, we want to remind parent(s)/guardian(s) that if you need to further discuss your child's progress in a longer meeting, please reach out to your child's teacher(s). [ROHS Staff Directory]

Next week, March 6-10, Royal Oak High School is hosting our 4th Annual Charity Week! Student Council will be offering activities and hosting events to raise money for Leveling the Playing Field. Leveling the Playing Field gives underprivileged children the opportunity to enjoy the physical and emotional benefits of youth sports participation. All proceeds raised throughout the week will go toward providing completely free sporting equipment to community groups, youth leagues, and schools serving low-income communities to allow programs to reallocate funds to lower registration fees, expand their scholarship offerings, enhance their existing athletic program, and develop new ones.

Make sure to mark your calendars for the spring play - Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic. Our Ravens are working hard and are excited for their upcoming performance (Viewings on March 10, 11, 12).

Have a great weekend!

March 2 Parent-Teacher Conferences – Half Day for Students

March 10, 11 & 12 - Spring Play - Puffs

March 16 Half Day for Students – Teacher Work Day

March 23 Open House & Personal Project Exhibition

March 24 Half Day for Staff & Students

March 27-31 Spring Break – No School

SPIRIT DAYS

Monday: Night In versus Night Out

Tuesday: Surf versus Ski

Wednesday: Rhyme Without a Reason

Thursday: Career Day

Friday: Soccer Moms and BBQ Dads

ACTIVITIES & EVENTS

Monday: Bagel Sale

Tuesday: Teacher Taboo

Wednesday: Trivia Night in the Roost

Thursday: Coin Stall

Friday: Open Mic Lunch in the Roost

The Charity Ball will be held on Saturday, March 18th from 7-10 PM in the ROHS cafeteria. Tickets for the dance will be sold for $15 at all lunches from March 6th- 14th and will NOT be sold at the door. The Charity Ball is limited to ROHS Students ONLY (no guests from other schools or alumni). Students will need to bring their student ID in addition to their ticket to present at the door. Students attending the dance must arrive by 8:00 PM-- there will be no entry after 8:00 PM and no re-entry permitted. Shoes MUST be worn at all times, students should plan accordingly.

Royal Oak PTA Council's Donald M. Currie Memorial Scholarship is now open to accept applications! Please find the PDF application here. Students can also get a hardcopy in the Student Service Center.

"Each of our Royal Oak School PTAs and the Royal Oak Schools Foundation contributes to the funding of the scholarships in honor of Donald M. Currie and Daniel Champagne, respectively. Both gentlemen were valued members and supporters of the Royal Oak Schools community. Seniors who currently attend Royal Oak public schools and will attend an accredited college, university, or trade school in the fall of the scholarship year are eligible to apply and be eligible for each scholarship. The application for the Donald M. Currie Scholarship will be judged on academics, character, extracurricular activities within school and the community, volunteer or paid work experience, and financial need. The

application for the Daniel Champagne Scholarship and the Royal Oak Schools Foundation will be judged on Community Service and Charity Work, Letter of Recommendation and Academic Excellence and Academic Highlights."

Mark your calendars for the spring play - Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic. Our Ravens are working hard and are excited for their upcoming performance

Viewings on:

Friday March 10, 2023 - 7:00pm

Saturday, March 11, 2023 - 7:00pm

Sunday, Mary 12, 2023 - 2:00pm

"Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic is a 2015 original play by New York-based playwright Matt Cox. The play is a parody of the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling, but from the perspective of the Puffs."

This past weekend Sarah Barnett, Katie Binkowski, Luca Ceccacci, and Thomas Romito presented a "Student Showcase" at the MASC/MAHS Student Leadership State Conference in Grand Rapids. They were one of three presentation groups to be voted as the top presentations from the Conference!

The ROHS Diversity Club is hosting a Women in Power Career Fair. Diversity Club wants to highlight strong, intelligent female-identifying figures in the careers that students are interested in. They will have a variety of professionals in the industry/workforce that will be talking about what they do and the path they took to get there. Students will get to see a range of fields they may be interested in and have the opportunity to ask questions.

Diversity Club is asking parents/guardians to encourage your child to participate in this year's event on March 23, 2023 during 5th or 6th hours. Time slots are based on your child’s preference of attending a 5th or 6th hour session.

If interested, students can sign up during all lunches from March 6-17, 2023. Please see attached flier for details or email Brittney Laurent or Fiona King with questions: brittney.laurent@royaloakschools.org or fiona.sookhai-king@royaloakschools.org "

Thanks!

The ROHS PTSA is organizing Hoopsmania!. Funds raised will help the PTSA continue to support Academic Honors, Club Sponsorships, Scholarships, and other non-booster student programs.

Purchase tickets here: https://www.charitymania.com/give/YD019

“Blessings in a Backpack” is a program designed to provide students on the free and reduced lunch program with enough food for three meals a day during the weekends. This program, administered by the Community Foundation of Greater Rochester, is active in Royal Oak Schools. If you agree to take part in this program during the school year, your child will receive a bag filled with food for the weekend. The simple meals may include food like macaroni and cheese, beef ravioli, canned fruit, granola bars, soups, juice and other items. Students will receive a bag every week.

If you would like to have your child participate in this program, please fill out this form. Be sure to indicate if you child has any food allergies. If your child has a food allergy, you as the parent are responsible for checking all food labels when the food arrives home. Royal Oak Schools, as well as Blessings in a Backpack, will not be held responsible for any accidental food allergen exposure.

HAVEN CONSENT TRAINING - RESCHEDULED

The remaining HAVEN’s Consent Training sessions for high school seniors have been rescheduled for March 13 & 17. HAVEN’s Consent Training program will occur during the school day and is designed to support young adults in the development of safe relationships by providing information to increase understanding of ethical/affirmative consent, effective bystander techniques, and how to respond and support a friend who has experienced sexual violence. The curriculum will be presented by skilled Prevention Education Specialists. All 12th-grade students will receive an email with their session date, time, and location next week. Please have them check their school email and Canvas for more details.

MISTAR GRADEBOOK

As a reminder, MiStar is the official gradebook and Parent(s)/Guardian(s) can go to the MiStar Parent Portal to see up-to-date grades for their child. If you have any questions about your child's progress or would like to meet with your child's teacher, please connect with them directly to schedule a conference time. (ROHS Staff Directory)

ROHS PICK-UP & DROP-OFF

We know that drop-off and pick-up can be difficult with everyone's busy schedules. With a few hundred students who are coming to and leaving school during a very short turnaround time of 10 - 15 minutes, we need to ensure safety. In order to do this in a safe and efficient manner, it is imperative that all families respect and follow the designated drop-off and pick-up location.

One of the greatest and growing areas of concern is the practice of families dropping students off in the circle drive (Lexington/Crooks). This is an area for buses only. We will be working with RO Police Officers to help reinforce this No Parking/Drop off Zone. Thank you for your support and understanding.

VAPING

Your continued and consistent help is needed. While having family discussions, we ask that you partner with us to speak out against vaping. Collectively we can do this. Our goal is to change this negative behavior occurring around our great school (especially in the bathrooms). Together WE can make a difference. OUR entire school community will be better because of this work. Thank you so much in advance for your efforts. OUR kids will love us for it!

NO PLACE FOR HATE

ROHS is pleased to join the ADL in the NO PLACE FOR HATE campaign. As partners in this student driven commitment, ROHS's pledge is to:

• Try at all times to be aware of bias and seek to understand those perceived different from others
• Reach out to support those who are targets of hate
• Think of specific ways to promote respect for people and create a prejudice free zone
• Speak out against all forms of prejudice and discrimination

ECF CHROMEBOOKS

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) can complete the ECF Chromebook Request Form in order to get a Chromebook for a student. Please make sure to read the request/commitment form carefully. Chromebooks will be delivered to ROHS toward the end of each week.

Please visit the District Technology Website for additional information and support. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Hermon (Amy.Hermon@royaloakschools.org)

MATH TUTORING

ROHS will offer free math tutoring provided by the math department for any ROHS student enrolled in: Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2. Daily Math Tutoring Schedule.

CREDIT RECOVERY 22/23

Credit Recovery is an opportunity for students to make up credit for graduation. Classes are $200 per class. Credit Recovery meets Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday in the Learning Commons from 3:15 - 5:15 each week. Please see the attached link for sign up information.

ROHS CANVAS COMMUNITY PAGE

Royal Oak High School has created an ROHS Canvas Community page/course. This page houses different resources which includes, but is not limited to support contacts, wellness resources, career and testing information, scholarships and counseling information. Canvas works in conjunction with MiStar. On your student’s schedule you’ll notice it’s 10th period. Students do not need to do anything for this page/course. It is another way to give students the resources that they need.

OAKLAND COUNTY VIRTUAL JOB FAIR - MARCH 27, 2023 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. REGISTER TODAY AT: bit.ly/OC-VirtualJobFair Cost: Free | Registration required . Click this link for more information.

XELLO EXCLUSIVE: Understanding Highly Selective Admissions

How do students who get accepted to the Ivy League, Stanford, Tufts and the nation’s most selective colleges set themselves apart? Click the link above to learn more and attend the event on March 28, 2023 from 8:00 - 9:00 pm.

The 2023 Robert A. Schuele Scholarship Application Portal is now open. The Robert A. Schuele Scholarship is a full-ride four-year scholarship. For nearly fifteen years, the Robert A. Schuele Scholarship has awarded scholarships to students who have graduated from some of Michigan’s finest colleges and universities including:

• Central Michigan University (3), College for Creative Studies (1), Michigan State University (4) and the University of Michigan (4). Several hundred students apply each year with somewhere between nine and twelve students being selected for an interview.
• Applicants selected for an interview will receive a $250 scholarship with the successful candidate being awarded the four-year full-ride scholarship.

APPLY HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023SchueleScholarship

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND IN XELLO!

Juniors & Seniors can look under College Planning on their Dashboard!

Freshman & Sophomores look under Links & Resources.

Second Semester AP Microeconomics & AP US Government ONLY -

DEADLINE APPROACHING: March 8, 2023. No late registration.

Steps to Register:

• Join the Class
• Pay $97 in SchoolPay
• Ms. Norling will Toggle you to YES in AP

Spring Testing Information: More information will be coming, here is some general information.

• Student Guides/Practice are linked here: PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10, SAT, WorkKeys, M-Step Practice
• Testing Reminders are linked here.

Testing and Career Development Coordinator: Janet Norling
https://janetnorling.youcanbook.me/

Andrea Grove - Counselor (A-D)

Andrea.Grove@royaloakschools.org

Erin Boedeker - Counselor (E-K)

erin.boedeker@royaloakschools.org

Carrie Laurence - Counselor (L-R)

Carrie.Laurence@royaloakschools.org

Kevin Botos - Counselor (S-Z)

Kevin.Botos@royaloakschools.org

Emily Wade - Special Education Social Worker

Emily.Wade@royaloakschools.org

Elizabeth Reynolds - Special Social Worker

Elizabeth.Reynolds@royaloakschools.org

KaiLi McGrath - General Education Social Worker

KaiLi.Mcgrath@royaloakschools.org

ATTENTION SENIORS: Please review Scholarship Opportunities---updated regularly LINK

ATTENTION JUNIORS and SOPHOMORES: If you are interested in applying for OSTC next year (2023-2024) please fill out this application. The sooner you submit your application the better chance you will have of being accepted to your 1st program choice. Please see Mrs. Grove if you have any questions.

ARE YOU A EUCHRE PLAYER?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O5_tXqNjmHR7FvS99a_sKvKHJbWKkgfR/view?usp=share_link

We recognize that family and community support are integral to our success. This is why we encourage you to join the Royal Oak High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association! Check out the website for more information.

NOT RECEIVING ROHS UPDATES?

If you hear from another ROHS parent that they are not receiving these updates, please encourage them to contact Sarah Mohler (Sarah.Mohler@oakland.k12.mi.us). She can help resolve the issue.

• Canvas Access Instructions
• Dr. Kim’s Corner: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
• Raven Haven School Store
• ROS Music Department Updates
• ROHS Guardian Tech Resources
• Special Education Department Website

OK2SAY REPORTING
>>Call 8-555-OK2SAY (855-565-2729)
>>Text to 652729 (OK2SAY)
>>Email OK2SAY (OK2SAY@mi.gov)
>>Visit the website (https://www.michigan.gov/ok2say)

STUDENT RO ACCOUNTS
>>Click here for email access instructions
>>Students are encouraged to change their passwords. They can use this link to do so.
>>Links for ParentPortal and StudentPortal

Please see the following directions on how to reset the MiStar Student Connect or MiStar Parent/Guardian Connect password.