RHS Weekly Newsletter

Holiday Giving

We are blessed to live in such a wonderful and giving community. Each year, right around the start of the holidays, we are contacted by generous individuals, businesses, and families about holiday donations. If you would like to use Romeo High School to donate to Romeo families in need, we ask that you do so with gift cards. This will allow us to properly disperse the donations and do so in an anonymous manner. Denominations of $20 is ideal, but of course we're happy with any amount. These donations can be turned into the main office at RHS or 9GA.

Additionally, many donors want to donate, but want the donations going towards specific items (toys, clothes, food, etc.) and not being able to be used for alcohol/tobacco. If this is important to you, here are some suggestions:

• Be intentional where you get your gift cards from. As an example, Kohl's is an option if you want the donation going towards clothes or toys.
• Sheena's will punch a hole in a Sheena's card that will indicate the card cannot be used on alcohol or tobacco. You must ask them for this.
• Meijer has "food only" gift cards available at the customer service desk.

Oxford Prayer - Nov. 30

A week from Thursday is the anniversary of the Oxford tragedy. Our student-run Youth for Christ group is organizing a prayer at the pole in front of RHS at 7:00 AM on November 30th as a proactive and positive way to begin this difficult day. If you are interested, just show up on Thursday morning.

Christmas Desserts

Romeo's Culinary Arts program will be selling a variety of Christmas desserts and cookies. Check out our website to place an order at https://www.romeoculinary.com/christmas. Please make sure you pre-order by Tuesday, December 12th. Pick up will be Tuesday, December 19th at Romeo High School at Door #5, on the side of the building from 11 am - 2 pm.

Link to Flyer

Finkel Force

On December 12, we will be joining Indian Hills Elementary School (Ryder Finkel's school) and Romeo Middle school in celebrating our Finkel Force day. Please wear your Finkel Force shirt, or Ryder's favorite color teal, to show your support.

We also know that many of you were unable to get a shirt due to the ordering window closing. We've worked with FAMS and they have re-opened the ordering for another round: https://stores.inksoft.com/finkel_force/shop/home

NEW

Local Scholarships for Juniors and Seniors:

Romeo juniors and seniors have the opportunity to apply for scholarships through the Four County Community Foundation. All Four County Scholarships are submitted through their website. Four County Scholarships will be posted on December 1, 2023. Online applications must be submitted by March 1, 2024. It is recommended that students begin their online applications early in the scholarship window. Most of the posted scholarships are for seniors. There is one Four County scholarship available for juniors. RHS seniors also have the opportunity to apply for scholarships through the Sandbox Foundation. The Sandbox Foundation application window is January 1 2024-March 1, 2024. All local scholarship information can also be found on our website. Additional local scholarships for seniors will be posted in mid-February.

REMINDERS

SAT Prep for Juniors

Please see the 2023-2024 SAT Prep Flyer from the MISD regarding upcoming SAT prep. If interested, you may wish to register early as sessions fill quickly.

Early College

RHS sophomores are invited to apply to the Early College of Macomb. Early College sent information home to all 10th grade families in early November. This is a program for highly motivated students to attend RHS and Macomb Community College during 11th and 12th grades and then attend Macomb their 13th year. Interested students and families should plan on attending one of Early College's information sessions on November 28th at the Macomb Intermediate School District or November 29th at Macomb Community College's South Campus. Information about the program, eligibility requirements, and the application process will be shared at these meetings. Additional information about the Early College of Macomb program can be found on the Early College website and in their brochure. The application is online through the Early College website. The application window is open December 1, 2023-January 12, 2024.

Special Board of Education Meeting

At its regular meeting on November 13, the Romeo Board of Education placed the renewal of two millage proposals on the February 27 presidential primary ballot. The first is a renewal of the current sinking fund millage used for the continuing improvement and repair of school facilities. The second is a renewal of our existing “non-homestead” operating millage that applies only to businesses, second homes, rental properties, and vacant land. Michigan law requires the full levy of this operating millage for school districts to receive their full share of State aid. Read the press release or FAQ for more information or go to the election page on the district website.

No new information at this time.