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ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL
ROCKFORD FRESHMAN CENTER
4100 Kroes NE 4500 Kroes NE
Main Office: 863-6030 Main Office: 863-6348
Attendance: 863-6032 Attendance: 863-6352
Counseling: 863-6033 Counseling: 863-6350
Office Hours: 7 AM—4 PM
Office Hours: 7 AM—4 PM
SENIOR INFORMATION
Senior Exams: May 26 & 27
May 26 – all seniors attend hours 1 & 2, then take 3 rd , 4 th ,
and 5 th hour exams
May 27 – all seniors take 1 st and 2 nd hour exams
Seniors who have maintained a “B” average or better and
have no unexcused absences or suspensions may be
exempt from exams, per instructor’s policy on final exams.
MAY 24 – 27
Pick up Commencement tickets in the RHS Main office
HONORS CONVOCATION – MAY 27
Fine Arts Auditorium at 1 pm and 7 pm
Honorees will receive invitations indicating time(s) of
ceremony at which they will receive their awards.
BACCALAUREATE – JUNE 6
Attendance is optional
COMMENCEMENT REHEARSAL – JUNE 8
Attendance at rehearsal at 8:45 is MANDATORY!
to participate in the evening ceremony
BE PROMPT!
COMMENCEMENT – JUNE 8
At 7:00 pm at the DeltaPlex
Seniors participating in the After-Grad party must report
by 5:00 pm to the high school.
Seniors not participating in the After-Grad party must
report by 6:00 pm at the DeltaPlex
DIPLOMAS (INSERTS)
May be picked up beginning June 28 and throughout the
summer.
Diploma inserts will not be mailed.
DRIVERS EDUCATION SCHEDULE
SEGMENT II
New Segment II contracts needed
Available in the main office or on-line
Class – April 26, 27, 28
2:45 – 4:45 PM and
5:00 – 7:00 PM if 15 students sign up
At RHS and RFC
Sign-ups Apr. 15, 8 am – 3 PM
RHS Main Office
Class – May 17, 18, 19
2:45 – 4:45 PM and
5:00 – 7:00 PM if 15 students sign up
At RHS and RFC
Sign-ups May 6, 8 am – 3 pm
RHS main office
Reminder: You will need to show 30 logged hrs which include 2
night hrs verified with a parent signature & your level I license
to sign up. 90 days need to lapse since obtaining your level I
license.
SUMMER 2011 EUROPE TRIP MEETING
Coming soon after Spring Break!! Visit the countries of
Germany, France and Spain. Listen and watch for upcoming
meeting.
Lost & Found
Please have students check.
Items left at end of the school year will be donated to
NKSC
School Days at D&W
Apr. 11-17
Cash for Class at Family Fare
Apr. 18-24
RFC code – 96217
RHS code - 87787

BLOOD DRIVE
RHS April 16
8 AM – 2 PM
ALL 18 year old male students must register for the
draft per federal law. This must be done within 30 days of
their 18th birthday. It is a very simple procedure, go to
www.sss.gov and follow the directions.
ACADEMIC AWARDS
April 29, 2010 at 9:00 & 1:00 for 10-12 students
April 30, 2010 at 9:00 for Freshman students
Honorees will receive invitations in the mail.
TIMEFRAME FOR TESTING OUT
2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR
The testing out date is offered once a year in June.
Pick up syllabus and material-June 14-17, 2010 ONLY
Test dates-week is Aug. 9-13, 2010
MEDICATIONS
Please pick up all medications kept in the Health room
for your student by June 11. All medications left after
that date will be disposed of, as they are not kept over
the summer. Thank you.
GOD’S KITCHEN NORTH
PROVIDING NO-COST DINNERS TO FAMILIES
OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION CHURCH
4865 11 MILE ROAD, ROCKFORD
THURSDAYS, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
SPRING SPORTS PHYSICALS
COST $20.00 – PAYABLE TO ROCKFORD ATHLETICS
TUESDAY – JUNE 8, 2010
NORTH ROCKFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
2:30 PM UNTIL FINISHED
WEDNESDAY – JUNE 9, 2010
EAST ROCKFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL
11:00 PM UNTIL FINISHED
THURSDAY – JUNE 10, 2010
ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL
11:00 AM UNTIL FINISHED
REMINDER:
PHYSICAL FORMS MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO EXAM
PARENT SIGNATURE REQUIRED!
FORMS AVAILABLE IN THE MAIN OFFICE AND ATHLETIC OFFICE
FOOTBALL BEGINS AUGUST 9
FALL SPORTS BEGIN AUGUST 11
COMPLETED PHYSICALS MUST BE ON FILE BY FRIDAY, AUGUST 6
TO PARTICIPATE IN FALL TRY OUTS!!
FOR A COMPLETE CAMP LISTING AND UPDATED SPORT SCHEDULES, VISIT THE SPORTS
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APRIL/MAY/JUNE AFTERGRAD 2010 NEWS
REGISTER NOW for AfterGrad2010! Immediately after graduation ceremonies on June 8, 2010, RHS
seniors who have registered will attend the AfterGrad party- at a terrific secret spot!
Seniors will be transported to the secret location and party all night. There they will enjoy
FOOD, MUSIC, CASINO GAMES, and MUCH MORE! This is one party seniors shouldn’t miss. After the
party, seniors will be transported back to RHS, ensuring a safe, memorable tribute to their
last year at Rockford High. However you can’t go if you don’t register. Registration forms
are available in the RHS office. Return the completed form with a check made out for $90 to
Rockford AfterGrad 2010. Register soon as prices will increase to $100 on May 1. Completed
forms and payment can be returned to the RHS office or mailed to Melinda Hutson, 8300 Winter
Forest Drive, Rockford, 49341. Registration questions Contact Melinda at rmtb874@charter.net
BUS SIGN UPS - On April 19, 20, 21, 22 we will have bus sign-up tables outside the cafeteria
during all four lunches. Students MUST have paid in order to sign up for a bus, so please
make sure you have turned in your paid registration if you want to sit on the same bus with
your friends. If you have not paid, there will be someone there from registration who will
be taking new registrants.
K&K NAILS – Please join us on Sunday, April 25 for all your favorite nail services at K&K
Nails (D & W location - 183 Marcell Drive NE) from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. K&K Nails will donate
all profits to our 2010 AfterGrad fundraiser, so please come out and support our seniors this
day! This is a terrific opportunity for AfterGrad and a great way to treat yourself.
Please note that only cash and checks will be accepted for this special one-time only event.
PAPER DRIVE Our year round fundraiser is the Paper Drive. Please tell your neighbors, friends
and relatives to drop off their paper recyclables. (And you drop yours off too! as far to the
front of the trailer as possible!) This includes newspapers, magazines, phone books,
cardboard, shredded paper, cereal boxes, junk mail, anything paper – at the semi-trailer
parked in the “junior (northeast) lot” at RHS.
D.A.D.’S TENTS AND PARTY RENTALS Order your tents, tables, and other items from D.A.D.’s for
your graduation party and AfterGrad 2010 will receive 10% of your order. It’s easy to do:
1. Call D.A.D.’s at 863-8988 and reserve your graduation party items
2. Make sure you mention Class of 2010 AfterGrad
3. Pay for your rental items by May 1
4. D.A.D.’s will give 10% to AfterGrad 2010
CAR WASH COUPONS - We are still selling Thunder Bay Car Wash Coupons. The cost is $28.00 for
5 basic washes – the equivalent of one wash free. Contact Carrie Kasper at 363-5141 if you
are interested. This is a great fundraiser for AfterGrad, as we earn 40% of the total sales.
AFTERGRAD DONATIONS NEEDED The registration fee covers only a portion of the actual cost of
the event. Please consider a business or personal donation to AfterGrad 2010. Monetary
donations, as well as gift cards, goods, and services are greatly appreciated. AfterGrad is a
501c(3) organization.
AfterGrad 2010 is on Facebook! Join our Facebook group – Rockford High School Class of 2010
After Grad – and keep up to date with ongoing AfterGrad information.

April 1 & 2
No school
April 5-9
Spring Break
April 13
Parent Advisory Meeting
April 16
Blood Drive
April 29 10-12 Academic Letter Ceremony
April 30 Freshman Academic Letter Ceremony
May 3
Parent Advisory Meeting
May 4
RFC P/T Conferences
May 5
RHS P/T Conferences
May 15
Prom
May 26 & 27
Senior Exams
May 27
Honors Convocation
Important Dates
May 28
May 31
June 8
June 9-11
June 11
August 24
August 24
August 25
August 26
August 30
September 7
Snow Make-up Day or No School
Memorial Day – No School
Graduation
Exams (1/2 day for students)
(Times of exams to be announced later)
Tentative last school day
12 th Grade Orientation
9 th Grade Orientation
11 th Grade Orientation
10 th Grade Orientation
Make-up Orientation
First Day of School
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS
The RHS 10-12 Bldg. main office will be open all summer. Office hours will
be 7:30 am to 3:00 am beginning June 21 and continuing through August 20.
The office is open during the lunch hour. Regular office hours of 7:00 am to
4:00 pm begin August 23.
The Rockford Freshman Center’s main office will be open June 14-18 from
7:00 am to 4:00 pm. The office is open during the lunch hour. The offices
are closed from June 21 through August 13. Office hours from August
16-20 are from 7:30 am to 3:00 pm. Regular office hours of 7:00 am to 4:00
pm begin August 23.

COUNSELING NEWSLETTER
COUNSELING NEWSLETTER
Volume 12, Issue 4
High School Counseling Office: 863-6033 Freshman Center Counseling Office: 863 -6350
ONLINE REGISTRATION
May/June 2010
Our first year pilot for online course registration for the 2010-2011 school year went well. We've worked through
a few minor glitches, and most of our students have a complete schedule requested for next year. Thank you to
everyone for helping us with this process. We hope that Family and Student Access is proving helpful to all of you
and promoting more family discussions regarding students' academic performance and future planning. If your
student has not yet completed course requests for next year, please encourage him/her to visit the counseling
office to complete that as soon as possible. Counselors are also working to find those students not yet finished.
THE SCHEDULING PROCESS
The following steps outline the remainder of our scheduling process:
1. Administrators will make decisions on classes to run next year and the number of sections of each.
2. Counselors will cut students from classes that did not have sufficient enrollment. Some students will be cut
from classes which had more requests than spots available. Those classes will be replaced by alternates.
That’s why it is so important to list at least three realistic alternates.
3. Each academic department will decide which teachers will teach which courses. Then, administrators will begin
to build the schedule by trimester and hour. This typically happens around June.
4. The computer assigns as many classes to students as possible; then, counselors complete the process manually.
Students receive schedules at orientation in August.
CONFIRMATION LETTERS
Once the above steps have taken place closer to May or June, we will be asking families to print out a confirmation
of course requests. These may or may not look slightly different than the original requests based on section/
class availability. Once printed, we will ask that you note any special requests, sign, and return to the Guidance
Office. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SPECIAL REQUESTS!! We will attempt to accommodate
every request possible. We prefer this is done on the confirmation letter rather than after the school year begins
as classes tend to fill quickly. Please continue to check for updates on Family Access.
COUNSELOR CASELOADS 2010—2011
GRADE 9 (2014) GRADE 10 (2013)
GRADE 11 (2012) GRADE 12 (2011)
A~L Holly Normington
M~Z Deb Gibson
A~C
D~H
I~M
N~Se
S~Z
Rachel Eldersveld
Sarah Young
Deb Longuski
Ken Parker
Jeannie Townsend
A~Da Rachel Eldersveld
De~He Sarah Young
Hi~Mo Deb Longuski
Mu~Sh Ken Parker
Si~Z Jeannie Townsend
A~C Rachel Eldersveld
D~Hi Sarah Young
Hn~Mp Deb Longuski
Mu~Sa Ken Parker
Sc~Z Jeannie Townsend
Rockford High School is an equal opportunity institution. RHS does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color,
national origin, age, sex or physical/mental disability in its educational programming, enrollment, employment or contracting.

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FREE
West Michigan National
College Fair
Tuesday, April 13
9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m..
DeVos Place (Grand Rapids, MI)
Counseling Newsletter
"Online student registration is highly encouraged for this
College Fair!
Requesting information from multiple colleges/universities at this College
Fair just got a whole lot easier. Students who pre-register and
bring their bar-coded printout with them to the Fair will not have to fill
out information cards on site! Registration will be available on-site but
avoid the long lines and register online before you arrive."
www.gotomyncf.com
Tips for attending the National College Fairs:
1. Before the fair, discuss your college plans with your guidance counselor, family, teachers, and
friends about the different types of schools you’d like to attend (e.g. two or four year institution,
large or small, extracurricular activities, programs of study, etc.).
2. Research colleges on the internet, in Career Cruising, with your counselor, or at the library.
3. Visit with colleges and universities which you feel meet your criteria.
Workshops are available on a walk-in basis. Topics include: Admission Basics, Application Tips, Scholarships and Adjusting to College.
MICHIGAN YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY:
IS YOUR STUDENT STRUGGLING TO EARN CREDITS TOWARD GRADUATION
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy, based in Fort Custer near Battle Creek, is a residential program for
teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 that offers them an opportunity to change their lives and make a
future for themselves. An upcoming cycle begins July 11, 2010.
The main component of MYCA is a twenty-week program that includes 400 hours of classroom instruction to
prepare cadets for the G.E.D. exam. Students will also receive 160 hours of specific vocational training.
Successful graduates can receive 13 college credits from Kalamazoo Valley Community College in addition
to a full semester of high school credits.
There is no cost for the program. Meals, housing, and uniforms are all provided. This Academy is paid for by
the U.S. Department of Defense and the State of Michigan. There is no military obligation for participation
either. For more information, please call 1-800-372-0523 or 1-616-968-1067 or visit the website at
www.michigan.gov.dmva
WHEN SHOULD MY STUDENT TAKE THE ACT
The ACT is being offered at RHS on June 12th of this year. To register online, please visit www.act.org or
have your student pick up a registration packet in the counseling office. The registration deadline is May 7,
2010. Cost for the test is either $32 or $47, depending on whether the student is taking the writing test. To
decide if your student should take the writing test, please visit www.act.org for that information as well.
Juniors wanting to increase their scores from the March 9th test are encouraged to
register.
ACT is
June 12th

Volume 12, Issue 4
Rockford Summer School
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Rockford’s summer school program is a credit recovery program. In order to enroll for the
program, students must have taken and failed the course in question. Classes can not be
taken unless the student has already attempted to earn credit for at least one trimester.
Classes being offered so far include:
English 9 and 10
Pre-Algebra
Algebra
Geometry
US History
World Studies 1 and 2
Biology
Earth Science
Life Science
Health
Tip: If your student has already struggled
with a class during the regular school year,
a big advantage of summer school is that
a student can complete that credit in only
4 weeks as opposed to retaking that same
class for another entire trimester, which
would last twelve weeks.
If your student has failed a semester of any of these classes, summer school is a great option.
You may register soon online at www.rpssignmeup.com or with a paper application,
which will be available soon in the guidance office.
If dates and times for Rockford Summer School conflict with your summer schedule, the
guidance office has information available from other area summer school programs.
Dates of instruction are July 12 to August 6. The first session will be, approximately, 7:30-
10:00 and the late morning session will run 10:15-12:45.
SENIORS: IMPORTANT NOTICE
REGARDING SENIOR SURVEYS
All seniors must complete a senior survey regardless of whether or not they plan to attend
college. It is important for us to know of our students’ future plans, whether that
be college, vocational training, military, gap year, travel, or work force.
The information requested is also used for recognition of scholarship awards at our annual
honors convocation and for determining financial aid from the Rockford Scholarship
Program.
Note: Please print page 4, complete and return to counseling office by May 5, 2010.

FINAL SENIOR SURVEY
Please Print Clearly
Student
Name:
Last First Middle Initial
Which College/University are you going to attend:
Important so transcript automatically will be sent in June.
Is acceptance confirmed: Yes No 2 yr. College 4 yr. college
If not going to college, what are your plans: Military Employment Trade School Other __________
Scholarships - List Program / Donor
Amount
1.
2.
3.
Grants - Financial Aid
Amount
1.
2.
3.
Loans - Type or Name
Amount
1.
2.
3.
Student Signature
/Date
Parent Signature
/Date
Congratulations
Class of 2010!
Please use common sense in enjoying this special time and make wise decisions
in whatever type of activity you choose to participate.
Best of luck in all your
endeavors.