Royal Oak High School

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Royal Oak High School
Established	2006
Type	Public secondary
Affiliation	Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools
Principal	Thomas H. Neville
Students	1900
Grades	9–12
Location	Royal Oak, Michigan USA
Colors	Blue, Black and Silver
Mascot	Rocky the Raven
Website	ROHS

Royal Oak High School is a high school in Royal Oak, Michigan. Royal Oak High School's colors are Blue, Black and Silver and its mascot is the Raven. The current principal is Thomas H. Neville.

[edit] History

ROHS is a 2006 consolidation of former intra-city rivals Dondero High School and Kimball High School. Dondero was built in 1913 under the name Royal Oak High School. Then in 1957 a second High School, Kimball, was opened in the city and Royal Oak High School was renamed George A. Dondero High School. At their peak, both institutions had enrollment of over 2,000 students. But declining enrollment forced the closure of Dondero in 2006 and Kimball, following extensive renovations and upgrades, was renamed Royal Oak High School. Currently undergoing its own renovations, Dondero will re-open in 2007 in a new function as Royal Oak Middle School.

[edit] School Media

There are two student newspapers (Acorn, from Dondero; Herald from Kimball). The Acorn is the newsmagazine, featuring articles concerning a more global scope of issues affecting students; the Herald is more school-centered in subject matter, focusing mostly on in-school occourrings.
Noesis is the student art magazine, providing a forum for student artists to publish their work.
The yearbook has been set to be named Legacy.