Royal Oak High School

High school in Michigan, United States

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Royal Oak High School

Address

1500 Lexington Boulevard

Royal Oak

Michigan

480735

United States

Coordinates| 42°31′22″N 83°9′46″W﻿ / ﻿42.52278°N 83.16278°W﻿ / 42.52278; -83.16278
Information
Type| Public high school
Established| Originally in 1913 and was located on South Washington Street (later renamed Dondero High) Current site opened 1957 as Kimball, then rebranded as ROHS in 2006 after the combining of Kimball and Dondero
School district| Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools
Principal| Sharida Lewis
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.royaloakschools.org
Student assessments

2021-22 school
year[2]

Change vs.
prior year[2]

* * *

M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates
(Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %| 24.7 / 19.2
Proficient %| 32.9 / 37.7
PR. Proficient %| 17.1 / 35.1
Not Proficient %| 25.3 / 7.9
Average test scores
SAT Total| 1001.9

( −74.8)

Royal Oak High School (ROHS) is a public high school located in Royal Oak, Michigan. The current principal is Sharida Lewis.[3] It is a part of Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools.

## History[edit]

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.[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".[4] Its counterpart was named "Clarence M. Kimball High School".

At their peak, both institutions had enrollments of over 2,000 students. But declining enrollment throughout the district forced the closure of Dondero High School in 2006,[4] 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[edit]

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.

## Notable alumni[edit]

### Clarence M. Kimball High School (prior to consolidation)[edit]

* Debra Evans \- writer
* Margo Jonker \- softball coach
* Chris Gore \- writer
* Mona Hanna-Attisha \- pediatrician, public health advocate and Flint Water Crisis whistleblower[14]
* Andre Comeau \- musician, original cast member of MTV's The Real World: New York
* Dean Fertita \- musician, former member of Reigndance, Queens of the Stoneage, The Dead Weather, among others

### George A. Dondero High School (prior to consolidation)[edit]

* 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.
* Chris Savino \- animator, creator of The Loud House

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Royal Oak High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
2. ^ a b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
3. ^ Royal Oak High School | Royal Oak Schools
4. ^ a b c "Dates in Royal Oak Schools History". Royal Oak History. Royal Oak Historical Society. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
5. ^ "Eminem shoots video in Royal Oak school". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
6. ^ "Ep. 112". If You Really Knew Me. MTV. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
7. ^ "MTV: If You Really Knew Me". Challenge Day. Challenge Day. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
8. ^ "DATABASE: Check your school's 2011 MEAP score". Detroit News. 2012-02-20. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
9. ^ "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.
10. ^ "ROHS Non-Club Groups 2012-2013" (PDF). ROHS Clubs & Groups. Royal Oak Schools. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-17.
11. ^ "The Raven's Call" (PDF). Royal Oak PTSA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
12. ^ "WOAK". Royal Oak Schools. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
13. ^ "WOAK Videos on Demand Specials". Royal Oak Schools. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
14. ^ "Flint doctor who exposed lead in water started activism as Royal Oak student".

## External links[edit]

* Royal Oak High School

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Royal Oak, Michigan

Education

Primary and secondary schools|

* Royal Oak Neighborhood Schools
* Royal Oak High School
* Dondero High School (former)
* Clarence M. Kimball High School (former)
* Shrine Catholic Schools

Other education|

* Oakland Community College

Other

Landmarks|

* Detroit Zoo
* National Shrine of the Little Flower

Events|

* 1970 Memorial Park riot
* Royal Oak post office shootings

Transportation|

* Royal Oak station
* SMART

This list is incomplete.

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High schools in Oakland County, Michigan

Public high schools

Regular public schools|

* Athens
* Avondale
* Berkley
* Bloomfield Hills
* Brandon
* Clarkston
* Clawson
* Farmington
* Ferndale
* Groves
* Hazel Park
* Holly
* Lakeland
* Lake Orion
* Lamphere
* Madison
* Milford
* North Farmington
* Novi
* Oak Park
* Oxford
* Pontiac
* Rochester
* Rochester Adams
* Royal Oak
* Seaholm
* Southfield A&T
* South Lyon
* South Lyon East
* Stoney Creek
* Troy
* Walled Lake Central
* Walled Lake Northern
* Walled Lake Western
* Waterford Kettering
* Waterford Mott
* West Bloomfield

| Closed or merged|

* Andover
* Dondero
* Harrison
* Clarence M. Kimball
* Lahser
* Pontiac Central
* Pontiac Northern
* Southfield-Lathrup
* Waterford

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Alternative public schools|

* International Academy
* Niles Community High School
* Southfield University High School Academy
* Waterford Durant

Charter schools|

* AGBU Alex & Marie Manoogian
* Pontiac Academy for Excellence

Independent schools

Secular private schools|

* Cranbrook Schools
* Detroit Country Day School
* Roeper School

Religious schools|

* Academy of the Sacred Heart
* Bishop Foley Catholic
* Brother Rice
* Detroit Catholic Central
* Everest Collegiate High School and Academy
* Farber Hebrew Day School – Yeshivat Akiva
* The Jean and Samuel Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit
* Marian
* Mercy
* Notre Dame Prep
* Novi Christian Academy
* Oakland Christian School
* Our Lady of the Lakes
* Shrine
* St. Catherine of Siena Academy
* St. Mary's Preparatory
* Southfield Christian School
* Yeshiva Beth Yehuda

This list is incomplete.
Clarenceville High School and Northville High School serve portions of Oakland County but are in Wayne County.
Fenton High School and Grand Blanc High School serve portions of Oakland County but are in Genesee County.

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Oakland Activities Association

| Red Division|

* Bloomfield Hills
* Clarkston
* Lake Orion
* Oxford
* Rochester Adams
* Southfield A&T
* West Bloomfield

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White Division|

* Birmingham Groves
* Birmingham Seaholm
* Oak Park
* Rochester
* Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
* Troy
* Troy Athens

Blue Division|

* Auburn Hills Avondale
* Berkley
* Farmington
* Ferndale
* North Farmington
* Pontiac
* Royal Oak

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* NCES

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