I hope that the start of the year has been a pleasant one for you and your family. It has been a very exciting return to school for all students, but I’m most proud of our new freshman LEAP program that helped to make an easier transition to high school for our class of 2028. September is already past but we have many more eventful months ahead.

Some recent awards and data reports demonstrates some of our successes. US News and World Report just ranked us the number 1 traditional non-application school in the State of Michigan and NICHE ranked us the number 2 best high traditional public high school in the State of Michigan!! Our school’s ACT and SAT composite averages continue to set the bar for all other public schools to follow. The Detroit news did an article on this success just a few weeks ago. We again saw an amazing number of National Merit semifinalists at an astonishing 41! Up 11 students from last year, truly remarkable! Just last year we completed a brand new SME high tech lab in which we were one of 16 schools in the State to win this impressive grant. We are also really excited to continue the process of becoming an official School of Character. Our focus on resilience, responsibility, empathy, and kindness will have a very positive impact on our school. These programs, added to our already impressive and diverse course offering, will give our students a competitive advantage in any future career path they choose. Our staff and students demonstrate a level of grit, determination, and passion second to none. I can only summarize what separates us from the rest as PURE COLT DETERMINATION and only we have it.

I hope that you have a great rest of your month and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @troy_colts, and @Troy__Athletics, and @RAReducation.

Dear OneTroy Parents/Guardians,

As your students continue their secondary English education, we wanted to share with you the Troy School District’s ELA commitment to a rigorous English literature curriculum. In our classes, our goal is to provide an educational experience that prepares students for academic success and personal growth. This journey aims to establish a foundation for students’ future success, regardless of the path they choose, through the study of English and Language Arts. Central to this approach is our selection of complex texts that span a variety of genres, historical periods, and cultural perspectives. At times, these texts may present challenging content or themes that require a nuance understanding of both the literature and the context in which it was composed. We understand that most good literature is controversial in one way or another. And, as educators, we have carefully selected pieces that ask students to evaluate, question, reflect, and synthesize their thinking--all skills necessary for their secondary education experience and beyond. The exploration of a variety of texts, combined with classroom discussion, independent reading choices, and students sharing their own stories, will help to foster critical thinking as well as interpersonal skills and empathy. Of paramount importance is to create an environment that is intellectually and emotionally safe for our students as they explore texts in a constructive manner. Our district continuously works to develop teacher capacity to guide students through these conversations, ensuring that they are handled with care and sensitivity. Should you want to learn more about a book or topic, or if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the classroom teacher as our partnership is important in your students’ education, and open dialogue enhances clarity and understanding. You can also partner with us by having conversations with your students about their reading at home.

We will continuously encourage your students’ reading at school, and having them share their learning with you at home is another way to ensure their success.

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to an enlightening and engaging year ahead.

Warm regards,

Remo Roncone, Principal

Troy High School English Department

We are pleased to announce that fourty two Troy High School seniors have been designated as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. These students scored in the top 1% in Michigan on the PSAT test last fall. Semifinalists have the opportunity to advance to the next level in the competition to be awarded next spring.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS:

Aleezay Ahmad

Jacob Baker

Arin Barman

David Chen

Terence Chen

Sriram Yeshaswi Godugula

David He

Erin Jeong

Lillian Jing

Sophia Kaltsounis

Jeffrey Kim

Krrish Kishore Kumar

Arjun Korrakuti

Pranavi Kumar

Anthony Li

Matthew Li

Michael Li

Edison Lin

Tian Han Lin

Arjun Manyem

Brenda Mao

Vandya Nedle

Rhea Pawar

Elizabeth Pfauth

Rohith Pramod

Rishabh Rao

Swathi Seshadri

Shamanth Shastry

Benjamin Sheng

Shabd Shienh

Abhradeep Shil

Sanjay Shyamsundar

Arnav Sinha

Athrv Siriki

JoAnn Tu

Aishwarya Viswanathan

Anna Wang

Ryan Wang

Jessica WU

Olivia Xu

Elaine Zhang

Yuchen Zhang

We are pleased to announce that fourty two Troy High School students have been designated as National Merit Commended.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS:

Mohammed Ahamed Tariq

Soham Bamane

Govind Beemisetty

Aditya Chawla

Arnav Sai Chittiprolu

Divyashree Dwarakanath

Rishi Girmannagari

Dhruv Gupta

Jamie Hung

Mukundan Iyengar

Sravya Kankatala

Vivaan Kasala

Siri Kashyap

Jaesung Kim

Jenna Kim

Yeriel Kim

Rishi Kulkarni

Ansh Kumar

Sungwon Lee

Yuhan Li

Jonathan Liang

Lan Liang

Katherine Mahoney

Ella McAllister

Solada Mills

Nikhil Mudaliar

Eden Anais Ndione

Akshara Palanisamy

Thanush Pantra

Matthew Pecis

Alexander Ponomarev

Sunaina Reddy

Sourav Sadhneni

Kian Schneeweis

Sarbani Sengupta

Aaron Sun

Natalie Tallu

Kazim Taqi

Krish Vijay

Andy Wu

Austin Xiao

Michael Zheng

Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 10th from 12:30-3:30 p.m. and 4:00-7:00 p.m., and Friday, October 11th from 12:30-3:30pm. For this round of conferences, we will again be utilizing sign-up procedures like those we used in the past and those used at other schools in OneTROY. Parents will sign up for individual sessions with teachers.

Here are the details:

· Due to the limited availability of appointment slots, please do not feel obligated to sign up for a conference if you do not feel it is necessary.

· Parents will meet with teachers in person for all 3 sessions.

· Parents will sign up for conferences with individual teachers using the SchoolSoft Conference Manager. No walk-ins will be available. Please visit https://troyhs.schoolsoft.com/. If it’s your first time visiting the site, click “REGISTER NOW.” Once you create an account, you will be able to select the teachers with whom you’d like to meet. Other schools in the district use the same software, so if you used the software at another school, you won’t need to register again. You may simply log in and select your teachers.

· You may begin to sign up on Monday, September 30th at 8:00 a.m. You will be able to sign up through Thursday, October 10th at 10:00 a.m.

· If you are unable to schedule an appointment for conferences, please know that teachers are available to communicate via Schoology or email about your student’s progress in class.

Other noteworthy information:

· Conferences are five minutes each to allow for teachers to see as many parents as possible.

· Please be courteous and conscientious of this when meeting with teachers because the timing of your conference will impact future appointments.

· Please allow at least five minutes between teachers so that you have time to get to your next teacher.

· Please have your conference schedule and/or take a picture of it with your phone so you have that information when you are working through conferences with Troy High teachers.

· Counselors and social workers will be available for appointments for the conference session.

Morning Drop-Off Procedures

Please review these important safety procedures regarding drop-off procedures. Please drop-off your student(s) only at the designated drop-off areas. Please do not drop-off your student in a street. Our students’ safety is most important!

Parents use two drop-off loops heading into THS. Here are the specific procedures:

Drop-off #1 (North) Southbound Northfield Parkway traffic will turn right into the main school entrance and drop students off at the main office circle loop. Traffic exiting THS must turn left onto Northfield Parkway and go back toward Long Lake. We are expecting all southbound drop-offs to use this loop exclusively.

Drop-off #2 (South) Northbound Northfield Parkway traffic will turn left into the drop-off loop and drop students off at the south first-floor entry doors. Traffic exiting THS must turn right onto Northfield Parkway and go back toward Wattles. We are expecting all northbound drop-offs to use this loop exclusively.

Parents should NOT use the Long Lake entrance to THS as that entrance is to be used exclusively by student drivers parking in the student lots.

Please consult the site map below with directions and summary of instructions. Thanks for your assistance with the transportation plan on the THS campus.

College Applications

Counselors have been meeting individually with seniors to assist with the college application process and answer questions. Parents can view the College Application Process Handout on the counseling website along with videos from both U of M and MSU admissions. Documents regarding transcripts, scholarships, college visits, application directions, etc. are all posted to the Class of 2025 course page in Schoology. Students should be aware that much of the college application process is time sensitive. The components of the application include the following: application, transcript, standardized test scores (only if required), letters of recommendation (only if required) and essays (only if required). All components must be received by the university before an application will be considered complete and the components can arrive in any order. For current seniors, some universities might be “test optional” with regards to standardized test scores and allowing for self-reporting. Students should carefully review each university’s requirements to make sure their applications are complete, and all information is received by each school’s deadline.

Transcripts for Seniors

Official transcripts must be sent to colleges as part of the college application process. Students must request transcripts to be sent through www.parchment.com . Most students received their activation codes for Parchment during counselor senior presentations and senior meetings. Seniors still needing activation codes or assistance should message Mrs. Modetz, our transcript secretary, in the Counseling Office. When students are applying through Common App, counselors will upload transcripts to the student’s Common App account. Students should make this request as soon as possible (providing a minimum of two weeks’ notice) to ensure processing for transcript request and counselors have enough time to complete a detailed and thoughtful evaluation. Students applying via the Common App for a November 1st deadline should invite their recommenders at least by October 15th, but hopefully much sooner.

College Representatives

College representatives from around the country are visiting Troy High in-person and virtually to meet with students this fall. Mrs. Modetz regularly posts the dates, times, and zoom information to Schoology. This is a great way for students to learn more about universities and their programs and to establish early interest with college reps. All THS students should take advantage of this great opportunity in our school and virtually! Students in grades 10-12 are welcome to attend during lunch and after school.

AP Exams

Reminder! AP exam payments MUST be paid by November 4th to Total Registration in order for students to receive an AP exam and students must be enrolled in their courses through College Board. Please see the flyer for links, instructions, and dates.

*For students enrolled in semester long AP classes that do not begin until second semester, you will obtain your join code and be able to make a payment during second semester without penalty.

Watch for updates on Schoology when college representative visits are planned for

Troy High School

October 2nd - Oakland University Lunch Stable

October 3rd - Michigan State University 5th Hour See sign up link on Schoology

October 4th - The University of Chicago 10:25-11:30AM Stable

October 8th - Lawrence University 11:20-Noon Counseling Conference Room

October 14th - Northern Michigan University Lunch Stable

October 15th - University of Michigan -Dearborn Lunch Stable

October 15th - Baker College Lunch Counseling Conference Room

October 16th - Loyola University Chicago Lunch Stable

October 17th - Lawrence Technological University Lunch Counseling Conference Room

October 21st - Hope College Lunch Stable

October 21st - Kalamazoo College Lunch Counseling Conference Room

October 22nd - Oakland Community College Lunch Stable

October 23rd - Wayne State University Lunch Stable

October 23rd - The Ohio State University Lunch Counseling Conference Room

October 24th - Kettering University Lunch Stable

October 25th - Binghamton University Lunch Stable

October 25th - St. Mary’s College 10:40AM-11:20AM Counseling Conference Room

October 28th - University of Michigan- Flint Lunch Stable

October 29th - Eastern Michigan University Lunch Stable

October 29th - Illinois Institute of Technology Lunch Counseling Conference Room

October 30th - Bowling Green State University Lunch Counseling Conference Room

The Troy Colt Marching Band has kick-started its program “Dream On” presenting to full crowds. The 177-member band delivers a dazzling program, full of fantastic music and dance.

Wednesday, 10/2

One “Band-ed” Troy at Athens HS, 7pm

Saturday, 10/5

Athens Invitational at Athens HS

Event begins at 3:30pm

Troy Colt Marching Band performs at 7:45pm

Wednesday, 10/9

MSBOA District Marching Band Festival, 6:15–9pm

The TCMB is proud to have been selected again this year as a host site for the Michigan State Band and Orchestra Association’s Marching Band Festival, when area high school bands join TCMB to perform their halftime shows in a judged event. MSBOA tickets are on sale at the gate beginning at 6:00pm, Please note that 100% of pre-event sales go directly to support the TCMB.

Thursday, 10/10

Home Game #4

Friday, 10/18

Home Game #5 vs. Athens HS

Saturday, 10/19

Chippewa Valley Invitational

Watch social media announcement for exact times

Tuesday, 10/22

Colt Stampede, TCMB’s end-of-season indoor marching review and celebration, 7pm

If you missed any of the earlier performances, to find photos and videos of TCMB, and to check for updates from the band, visit the www.troycoltbands.org website, or check out TCMB on social media - on Facebook @troycoltbands, on Instagram @troycoltbands, and on X (formerly Twitter) @officialtcbands.

VARSITY SIDELINE CHEERLEADING

Leah Edwards

Michelle Fedosseev

Anna Grazhdani

Kaylee Jewell

Nyla Johnson

Kayla Kaiser

Anastasia Krasusky

Morgan Pommerening

Gabriela Rodriguez

Naya Samman

Jessica Smith

Meena Spann-Dennard

Kayleigh Trawick

Sofiia Zelinska

JV SIDELINE CHEERLEADING

Zanayia Jackson

Neha Reddy Tirumalareddy

Anamika Verma

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Mohammed Ahamed Tariq

Akshat Arora

William Austin

Aditya Awale

Arin Barman

Theodore Bau

Himank Bhat

Aayush Chaugule

Yanzhuo Chen

Dikshaa Chilluru

Isaac Clark

Aneesh Cuddalore Vijaisarath

Fadi Dardar

Ishan Desai

Arnav Dighrasker

Ziyaad Fareed

Christopher Gatto

Rishi Girmannagari

Henry Gobler

Dean Gobler

Sriram Yeshaswi Godugula

Mithesh Raja Govindaraja

Ray Guo

Ishaaq Hamzavi

Ethan Harkenrider

Ryan Huang

Mukundan Iyengar

Rushi Jariwala

Surya Jeeda

Anmol Katakam

Arnav Kodwani

Conrad Kohl

Aditya Koka

Aaditya Kumar

Christopher Lair

Jeawon Lee

Seungheon Lee

Joseph Light

Kevin Lin

Tian Han Lin

Ahaan Malhotra

Griffin Moore

Rudolph Moussa

Sashinath Nadigotti

Mithun Nandhakumar

Sujaitej Naravetla

Bhaavik Narayana

Pratyush Neelakantan

Colin Nettles

Thanush Pantra

Manthan Patil

Pratyush Pawar

Matthew Pecis

Advait Pingle

Richard Qu

Neel Raje

Udayan Ray

Anthony Salem

Michael Samrah

Kian Schneeweis

Pranav Senthildurai

Sameer Singh

Arnav Sinha

Yitao Sun

Aaron Sun

Abhinav Thummalapally

Jacob Van Houten

Manav Vengilatt

Zizheng Wang

Jerry Wang

Ryan Wang

Jack Witt

Henry Witt

Austin Xiao

Max Xu

Jack Xu

Wilson Zhu

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Valentina Aguirre

Anastasia Barodka

Yunjia Chen

Hannah Dorner

Jessica Duncan

Lauren Giroux

Audrey Hamilton

Lauren Hatto

Erin Konwinski

Iniya Kumar

Yuxin Lan

Nicole Li

Yuhan Li

Katherine Liu

Molin Lu

Praveena Matheswaran

Alyson Matuza

Madelyn Miller

Iris Mo

Seawon Oh

Sebin Oh

Noilyn Perez Dylewski

Kristin Prakash

Esha Rudagi

Reshmi Senthil Kumar

Jyotsna Shivakumar

Jaspreet Singh

Elina Song

Tara Tallu

Natalie Tallu

Lia Toltzman

Shana Tudor

Jessica Wu

Erqing Xu

Olivia Xu

Madhavi Yahampath

Sophia Yin

Brynn Zawislak

Jiaqi Zhong

VARSITY FOOTBALL

Musa Ahmed

Colin Bastien

Nolan Belanger

Ryan Christensen

Peyton Cordes

Bakir Demirovic

Sean Etherly

Dax Fegley

Fernando Josue Flores

Cameron Gillespie

Michael Helinski

Jordan Jakupi

Donaigron Jamison

Brendan Jaskulka

Philip Kapp

Eric Kim

Theodore Moore

Jordan Morgan

Cole Oury

Noah Oury

Johnny Phan

Anthony Piraino

John Spreitzer

Lucas Tic

Kevin Zeneli

JV FOOTBALL

Nolan Belanger

Guhaan Bhatt

Dax Fegley

Sebastian Hermiz

Roberto Nicolas-Pina

Carter Sanchez-Puebla

Ibrahim Siddiqui

VARSITY GIRLS GOLF

Kaitlin Bestul

Una Domazet

Madison Lan

Madison Malenfant

Krisha Saparia

Sophie Smith

Eloise Taylor

Sophie Zhao

JV GIRLS GOLF

Shreya Bansal

Una Domazet

VARSITY BOYS SOCCER

Graham Bauman

Santiago Coronado Blanco

Cole Cusmano

Clay Cusmano

Noah Kamugunga

Blake Kuiper

Nahuel Larroquette

Jacob Liu

Hakim Mallah

Andrew Pawlowski

Leonardo Penoza

Brendan Stewart

Garrett Stewart

Johnathon Worrell

JVA BOYS SOCCER

Charles Giglio

Calvin Hamilton

Faris Ibrahim

Tyler Morey

Anthony Roberts

Bryce Weitzel

JVB BOYS SOCCER

Bedis Gharsalli

GIRLS SWIM & DIVE

Leah Bosman

Amber Choong

Sophia Deng

Elaina Diao

Sophie Hanoudi

Ana Sofia Hernandez Gomez

Zahra Husain

Lillian Jing

Rebecca Kozlowski

Noelle Kwok

Julia Liang

Helen Liu

Ellie MacLean

Elizabeth Qu

Simona Rica

Avani Singh

Jayden Sparks

Grace Sun

Isabel Thommana

Olivia Wiseman

Casey Xin

Katharina Zak

Eunice Zhang

BOYS JV TENNIS

Aarush Das

Zachary Erdey

Pranay Venkat Gnana Desigan

Ayush Jaganath

Pranav Marivenkatesh

Joel Mathew

Anthony Nguyen

Christopher Winters

BOYS VARSITY B

Govind Beemisetty

Daniel Cho

William Dong

Aarav Doshi

Quentin Gatto

Adam Hak

Sihyung Hwang

Gurjeev Jassal

Vyom Kashi

Jeffrey Kim

Paul Lei

Swatit Nayak

Noah Pittman

Aditya Sheelvanth

Aakash Singh

Rohan Sukumar

Advik Tatavarthi

Shane Yang

BOYS VARSITY TENNIS

Dhruv Gupta

Jesse Hao

Jonathan Jung

Raghav Karur

Solmin Kim

Kyung Chan Kim

Rohit Mutyampeta

Neel Nagappala

Nikhil Nair

Varun Shetty

Zain Taqi

Kazim Taqi

Nathan Wanstreet

Anthony Wu

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

Elizabeth Dobbs

Chase Duncan

Carly Higginbotham

Megan Hom

Stella Lloyd

Ella McAllister

Anisha Narisetty

Anna Rich

Emma Runke

Riley Smith

Sage Venable

JVA VOLLEYBALL

Maia Abbott

Dylan Duncan

Keira Fox

Addison Gaydash

Joyce Hong

Amanda Mansour

Emerson Moore

Anika Narisetty

Victoria Olszewski

Sofia Romero Quiroz

Amal Surti

BOYS WATER POLO

Andrea Acquaroli

Jaesung Kim

Gabriel Krajewski

Karson Otto

Errikos Perakis

Ismail Shaheen

Parker Silagy

Please click on the attached form link below to sign up for our 3rd Annual THS Girls Golf Staff Scramble.

Those that participated last year had a blast and it is a great way to connect our teachers, staff, and admin to our student athletes both at THS and IAE!

https://forms.office.com/r/GN9BKhNPZs

Email Coach Nacy for more info or questions- lnacy@troy.k12.mi.us

OCTOBER:

Wed., Oct.2 .................Count Day / Custodian Day

Mon., Oct.7..................Senior Portrait Makeup Day

Wed., Oct.9..................PTO Meeting at 7 p.m. (Stable)

Thurs., Oct.10.............Half Day / Parent Teacher Conferences

Fri., Oct.11..................Half Day / Parent Teacher Conferences

...................................Trunk Or Treat at Troy High from 5 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sun., Oct. 13...............Choir Cabaret Concert 3 p.m. at Troy High School

Week of Oct.14 .......... Kaiser Picture Retake

STUGO Disney Trip

Thurs., Oct. 31...........No School / Student Holiday

NOVEMBER:

Fri., Nov.1..................Student Holiday

Wed.- Fri., Nov. 6-8 ...Dodgeball

Wed., Nov. 13............PTO Meeting at 7 p.m. (Stable)

Tues., Nov. 19...........NHS Induction

Thurs., Nov. 21 ........Choir Concert

Tues., Nov. 26...........Senior Sidekick