| Royal Oak High School | |
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| Established | 2006 |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Affiliation | Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools |
| Principal | Michael Greening |
| Students | 1800 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | Royal Oak, Michigan, USA |
| Colors | Black, Silver, and Royal Blue |
| Mascot | Rocky the Raven |
| Website | ROHS |
Royal Oak High School (ROHS) is a secondary educational facility located in Royal Oak, Michigan. The current principal is Michael Greening.
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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.
This educational facility draws its name from the original Royal Oak High School opened in 1913, and its successor, the "new" Royal Oak High School, 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" was forced to change its name to "George A. Dondero High School". Its counterpart was named "Clarence M. Kimball High School".
At their peak, both institutions had enrollment of over 2,000 students. But declining enrollment throughout the district forced the closure of Dondero High School in 2006, and the student populations of the two schools were merged into one facility. Kimball High School became the site of the new merged school. Extensive renovations were made to accommodate the surge of students, after which the high school was renamed Royal Oak High School. The name change was made not only to signal a new beginning for the city, but also to quell growing concerns that old school rivalries would prompt hallway tensions and division among students.
In 2009, legendary Detroit rapper Eminem shot his short film "Where Have You Been?" in the halls and on the grounds of Royal Oak High School.
On October 12, 2010, Royal Oak High School was featured on the MTV show If You Really Knew Me. The episode was the season 1 finale, and documents "Challenge Day" at Royal Oak High School.
There are two student news publications at Royal Oak High School: The Herald and The Acorn. The Herald, which originated from Kimball High School ("Knights"), features school-centered news and updates. The Acorn is a news magazine - originally from Dondero High School ("Oaks") publication - that reports on more widespread affairs to increase student global awareness. The Acorn is a proud recipient of Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA) awards. Noesis is the student creative arts magazine, 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". Royal Oak High School also has a media class that broadcasts on public access and on school announcements. This is called WOAK. The students have conceived a plethora of public service announcements, films, and news-pieces under the watchful eye of WOAK Station Manager Dick Rockwell. Among them are the controversial films "The Breakable" and "Breakable 2".
The Royal Oak High School Band and Orchestra Program features a marching band, concert band, symphony band, jazz band, wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, concert orchestra, symphony orchestra, fiddle club, and several smaller ensembles.
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