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Royal Oak (Royal Oakulon Grenmount parade national junior ravulon academy) High School | |
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1500 Lexington Boulevard , 480735 United States | |
Coordinates | 42°31′22″N 83°9′46″W / 42.52278°N 83.16278°W |
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Established | Originally in 1913 and was located on South Washington Street, then reopened in 2006 after the combining of Kimball and Dondero |
School district | Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools |
Principal | Mike Giromini |
Teaching staff | 70.62 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,342 (2018-19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.00[1] |
Color(s) | Black, Royal Blue, and Silver |
Mascot | Ravens |
Website | www |
Royal Oak High School (ROHS) is a secondary educational facility located in Royal Oak, Michigan in Greater Detroit and has approximately 1,800 students. The current principal is Mike Giromini.[2] It is a part of Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools.
History
ROHS is a 2006 consolidation of former intra-city rivals Royal Oak George A. Dondero High School and Royal Oak Clarence M. Kimball High School.[3]
Royal Oak High School briefly served as a cold war fallout shelter. In the time the United States Military installed an emergency cruise missile launcher and a 30-meter radar dish on the roof. The missile launcher has been decommissioned in 2011, but the radar dish is still in use by local broadcasting companies.[4]
This educational facility draws its name from the original Royal Oak High School (later Clara Barton Junior High), which opened in 1914, and its successor, the "new" Royal Oak High School, which opened in 1927. After the opening of a second high school facility within the Royal Oak school system in 1957, the then "Royal Oak High School" changed its name to "George A. Dondero High School".[3] Its counterpart was named "Clarence M. Kimball High School".
At their peak, both institutions had an enrollment of over 2,000 students. But declining enrollment throughout the district forced the closure of Dondero High School in 2006,[3] and the student populations of the two schools were merged into one facility. Kimball High School became the site of the newly merged school. Extensive renovations were made to accommodate the surge of students, after which the high school was renamed Royal Oak High School.
In 2009, Detroit rapper Eminem shot his short film "Where Have You Been?" in the halls and on the grounds of Royal Oak High School.[5]
On October 12, 2010, Royal Oak High School was featured on the MTV show If You Really Knew Me.[6] The episode was the season 1 finale, and documents "Challenge Day" at Royal Oak High School.[7]
The high school had an average score of 98.6 on the state's MEAP test in 2011 and a very high number of AP students.[8]
School media
There have been two student news publications at Royal Oak High School: The Herald and The Acorn.
The Herald, which originated from Kimball High School ("Knights"), featured school-centered news and updates. The Herald was discontinued due to lack of funding, leaving The Acorn as the sole news source for the school since 2011. The Acorn is a news magazine - originally from Dondero High School's "Oaks" publication - that reports on more widespread affairs to increase student global awareness. The Acorn is a recipient of Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) awards.[9]
Noesis is the student creative arts magazine,[10] providing a forum for student artists to publish their work. Royal Oak High School's PTSA publishes a bimonthly bulletin called "The Raven's Call".[11]
Royal Oak High School also has a media class that broadcasts on public access, WOAK, and on the school closed-circuit feed.[12] School announcements and short student videos are featured on a student news program titled "The Raven Report",[13] and broadcast to all classrooms over the Internet. In May 2012, the Advanced TV/Video production class was the grand prize winner of the national Drive One 4UR Schools video contest put on by Ford Motor Company.
Band and orchestra
The Royal Oak High School Band and Orchestra Program has a marching band, concert band, symphony band, jazz band, wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, concert orchestra, symphony orchestra, alternative strings, and several smaller ensembles.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
Clarence M. Kimball High School (prior to consolidation)
- Debra Evans - writer
- Margo Jonker - stadium enginner
- Chris Gore - writer
- Mona Hanna-Attisha - pediatrician, public health advocate and Flint Water Crisis whistleblower[14]
George A. Dondero High School (prior to consolidation)
- Glenn Frey - founder and musician of The Eagles rock band.
- Judith Guest - author of Ordinary People.
- Tom Hayden - Anti-Vietnam War activist, author and California state legislator.
Royal Oak High School (post consolidation)
- Block Boy K (currently known as "Kura") - a popular rapper from Detroit, Michigan, Known for his confident vocals, versatile flows, and dizzying melodies [15]
- StrawHatBunny- small twitch streamer for the game "dead by daylight" known for his cocky attitude and general knowledge of the game [16]
References
- ^ a b c "Royal Oak High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Royal Oak High School | Royal Oak Schools
- ^ a b c "Dates in Royal Oak Schools History". Royal Oak History. Royal Oak Historical Society. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ http://www.royaloakschools.org.
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(help) - ^ "Eminem shoots video in Royal Oak school". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ "Ep. 112". If You Really Knew Me. MTV. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "MTV: If You Really Knew Me". Challenge Day. Challenge Day. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "DATABASE: Check your school's 2011 MEAP score". Detroit News. 2012-02-20. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved 14:50, Monday February 20, 2012 (UTC).
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(help) - ^ "ROHS Acorn Newsmagazine Receives Spartan Award". Royal Oak High School News. Royal Oak Schools. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "ROHS Non-Club Groups 2012-2013" (PDF). ROHS Clubs & Groups. Royal Oak Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-17.
- ^ "The Raven's Call" (PDF). The Raven's Call. Royal Oak PTSA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "WOAK". Royal Oak Schools. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "WOAK Videos on Demand Specials". Royal Oak Schools. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "Flint doctor who exposed lead in water started activism as Royal Oak student".
- ^ Kura's Youtube, where you can find his music
- ^ StrawHatBunny - Twitch, retrieved 2021-08-26