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Royal Oak Schools Welcomes New Leadership in Athletics and Music Programs

07/08/2025

Royal Oak Schools is proud to share a few exciting updates at Royal Oak High School (ROHS) and Royal Oak Middle School.

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July 2025 District Dispatch

07/01/2025

News, events, and more from Royal Oak Schools.

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Spring Testing in Royal Oak

06/30/2025

Understanding Michigan’s Spring Assessments in Royal Oak Schools

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Royal Oak Schools Communications Team Recognized Nationally

06/18/2025

Royal Oak Schools is proud to announce that its Communications Team has been honored with five awards in the 2025 National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) Publications and Digital Media Excellence Awards.

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Churchill Graduation Celebration Shines

06/06/2025

The Royal Oak Schools community came together to honor the commencement for the Churchill Community High School and Churchill Continuing Education Classes of 2025.

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The District Dispatch June 2025

06/02/2025

Monthly publication of news, stories, celebrations, and more.

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ROS Names Support Person Of The Year

05/30/2025

Royal Oak Schools is proud to recognize Paula Sutterfield, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent and Board of Education, as the 2024–2025 Support Person of the Year

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Celebrating The ROHS Class of 2025

05/30/2025

298 students received diplomas from members of the school board as they crossed the stage.

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Ravens Honored At ACE/OTEC Celebration

05/29/2025

Several Royal Oak High School students were recognized at the 2025 Oakland ACE (Accelerated College Experience) and Oakland Technical Early College (OTEC) Graduation Celebration.

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ROHS Student Awarded Full-Ride Scholarship

05/28/2025

Royal Oak High School senior Devon Wills has been awarded the prestigious Robert A. Scheule Scholarship.

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Royal Oak Schools Releases 2025–2026 Calendar

05/22/2025

Royal Oak Schools has officially released the academic calendar for the 2025–2026 school year.

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Royal Oak Middle School Student Advances to Optimist International Regional Oratorical Contest

05/20/2025

Royal Oak Middle School student Abagail Woodruff continues her outstanding journey in public speaking, having won the Michigan District Oratorical Contest this week.

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Counselor Named OCCAE Support Person Of The Year

05/20/2025

Royal Oak Schools is proud to announce that Angela Almas has been named the 2025 Support Person of the Year by the Oakland County Community and Adult Educators (OCCAE).

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ROS Board Announces New Superintendent

05/16/2025

Royal Oak Schools Board of Education Selects New Superintendent, Dr. John Tafelski, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, from Allen Park Public Schools.

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Student Celebrated for Arctic Grayling Project

05/14/2025

A Keller Elementary alum is continuing to make a splash in the world of environmental science.

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Northwood Students Experience Girl Scouts' Mobile STEAM Lab

05/09/2025

Northwood Elementary was buzzing with excitement as students in grades 1–4 got a firsthand look at the future of STEAM education.

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Kathy Abela Named 2024–25 Oakland County School Business Administrator of the Year

05/09/2025

Kathy Abela, executive director of finance and operations for Royal Oak Schools, has been named the 2024-2025 Oakland County School Business Administrator of the Year by the Oakland County School Business Officials (OCSBO).

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The District Dispatch - May 2025

05/05/2025

Monthly newsletter with photos and stories of excellence.

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Celebrating Excellence: 2025 Teachers of the Year

05/02/2025

May is Staff Appreciation Month, and Royal Oak Schools is proud to recognize four outstanding educators who exemplify our mission of fostering a student-first, growth-minded community.

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Transforming Literacy Instruction

05/02/2025

After a two-year review, Royal Oak’s ELA team has selected ARC CORE as the recommended K–5 curriculum for elementary English Language Arts.

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Counselor Honored as 2025 Counselor of the Year

04/24/2025

Carrie Laurence, school counselor at Royal Oak Middle School (ROMS), has been named a 2025 Counselor of the Year by the Oakland Counseling Association (OCA).

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Get Ready for Summer Sports Camp!

04/02/2025

Registration is open for this exciting program.

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Superintendent Fitzpatrick To Retire

04/02/2025

Mary Beth Fitzpatrick announced her retirement decision in a letter to Royal Oak Schools staff and the Board of Education on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

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The District Dispatch - April 2025

04/01/2025

Monthly newsletter with photos and stories of excellence.

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Summer EBT Means More $ for Food This Summer

03/25/2025

Summer EBT is Back!

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The March 2025 District Dispatch

03/04/2025

Monthly happenings and news from Royal Oak Schools.

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Preparing Students for a Secure Future

03/03/2025

Michigan’s revised school code (Section 380.1278a) now requiring all students to complete a 0.5 credit personal finance course before entering 8th grade, we have taken steps to integrate these essential financial literacy concepts into our curriculum.

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Make Royal Oak Schools Your Schools of Choice

02/28/2025

Schools of Choice application window opens in March

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UMatter Week Honored with 2025 Education Excellence Award

02/19/2025

Royal Oak Middle School’s UMatter Week has been recognized as one of 10 winners statewide of the 2025 Education Excellence Award, presented by the SET SEG Foundation and Michigan Association of School Boards.

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Preparing Students With Real-World Skills

02/04/2025

At Royal Oak Schools, we take immense pride in our Career and Technical Education (CTE) program, which provides students with hands-on, real-world experiences that set them up for future success.

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The February District Dispatch 2025

02/03/2025

News and happenings from Royal Oak Schools.

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Kindergarten Enrollment for the 2025-2026 School Year

02/01/2025

Royal Oak Schools is excited to welcome the next class of young learners! Enrollment for Kindergarten and Developmental Kindergarten (DK) for the 2025-2026 school year opens on Monday, February 3, 2025.

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Teacher Selected for Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program

01/16/2025

Royal Oak High School science teacher and coach David Barnett will begin an exciting journey to Helsinki, Finland, as part of the prestigious Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program.

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Keep your family information up to date

01/09/2025

As the inclement weather approaches, we may need to get in touch with families in an emergency or provide important updates, so please ensure your contact information is up to date in MISTAR, including your child's emergency contact.

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The January 2025 District Dispatch

01/08/2025

News and happenings of the District.

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Kindergarten Information Night This Month

01/07/2025

We are excited to welcome our future kindergartener families to Kindergarten Information Night on Thursday, January 30, 2025!

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MI Awards Royal Oak Schools HeartSafe

12/30/2024

Royal Oak Schools is honored to share that multiple schools in our district have earned recognition as MI HEARTSafe Schools by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

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Grant Extends Opportunity To All Students

12/30/2024

Royal Oak Schools is once again participating in the annual 99h MDE (Michigan Department of Education) grant, which focuses on providing robotics and engineering opportunities for students in grades K-12.

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Built-In Chromebook Accessibility Tools for Students

12/04/2024

Did you know Chromebooks have built-in tools to support students? Features like Select-to-Speak, which reads text aloud, and Dictation, which converts speech to text, make learning more accessible.

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Celebrating the successes of our fall sports teams

12/02/2024

This fall, our student-athletes didn’t just compete—they inspired. Whether under the Friday night lights or in the quiet determination of cross-country trails, their hard work and passion reflected our mission.

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Royal Oak Schools Welcomes Newly Elected Board of Education Members

11/08/2024

Congratulations to our newly elected members of the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education!

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ROHS Educators Highlight Writing Growth Strategies at MCTE Conference

11/04/2024

Royal Oak High School educators Leah Barnett and Derek Miller recently showcased their expertise at the Michigan Council of Teachers of English (MCTE) annual conference in East Lansing.

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Annual ELD Family Night

11/01/2024

ROMS hosted the annual English Language Development (ELD) Family Night, an event designed to connect multilingual students, families, and educators in a supportive, fun learning environment.

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ROHS Student To Represent Michigan

05/31/2023

Royal Oak High School student, Amy Clegg, has been selected as a state representative for Michigan to attend National Miss Amazing 2023.

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Creating More Inclusive Learning Environments

05/11/2023

This month’s Insight Into Learning video series focuses on some instructional practices that promote higher levels of student engagement by creating more inclusive learning environments.

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The District Dispatch May 2023

05/03/2023

Read about the latest happenings in and around the district.

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No Dogs Allowed On School Property

05/03/2023

With warmer weather, we are experiencing issues with people walking dogs on school property. Some are after hours, but people also walk their dogs during school hours.

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Representative Scott Visits Our Schools

05/03/2023

State Representative Helena Scott (D) took time from her busy schedule to travel to Royal Oak Schools.

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May Is For Mental Health

05/01/2023

Mental health is defined as a person’s condition about their psychological and emotional well-being.

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05/01/2023

Registration is now open for summer learning opportunities at Royal Oak Schools.

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Royal Oak Schools Announces Support Person Of The Year

04/27/2023

Royal Oak Schools is proud to announce that Jessica Conklin has been named the district’s Support Person of the Year.

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New Principal for Oakland Elementary Approved

04/14/2023

Jason Taylor has been selected as the new principal of Oakland Elementary, filling the vacancy which will be left as Sam Lynch retires from Royal Oak Schools on June 30, 2023.

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How Audio Enhancement Helps in the Classroom

04/12/2023

Royal Oak Schools has added a technology feature that not only helps teachers save their voices and students hear better in the classroom but also serves as a safety tool.

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April 2023 District Dispatch

04/05/2023

Your monthly newsletter is here.

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ROHS MYP Personal Project Exhibition

04/04/2023

Tenth graders at ROHS had an opportunity to showcase and present their MYP projects that they had worked on individually all year.

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ROHS Swim Coach Receives Award

04/01/2023

Congratulations to our ROHS Boys Swim and Dive Coach Darrin Millar, who recently received the prestigious "Dedicated Service Award" from the National Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) for his nearly 4-decade long career as a Swim and Dive Coach here in Royal Oak.

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ROHS TV/FILM Students Honored

04/01/2023

Students nominated for Emmy's, Winning Awards

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Save The Date for the ROSF Golf Outing

04/01/2023

The 2023 Royal Oak Schools Foundation Golf Outing is June 26, 2023 at Metamora Golf and Country Club.

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ROHS Yearbook Staff Earns Award Of Excellence

03/30/2023

The 2022 book was inducted into the Gallery of Excellence for Walsworth Publishing.

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ROMS Assistant Principal Nominated

03/20/2023

Dan Colligan, one of the assistant principals at Royal Oak Middle School, was nominated for the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) & Michigan Association of Student Councils and Honor Societies' (MASC/MAHS) 2024 Assistant Principal of the Year (APOY) award.

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Royal Oak Schools Above & Beyond Award Recipients

03/17/2023

This award is given to educators who demonstrate exemplary commitment to their students by participating in rigorous professional learning activities facilitated through the Oakland Schools Department of Special Populations.

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Teachers of the Year Recognized

03/06/2023

We surprised three teachers over the last month when we recognized them for Royal Oak Schools Teacher of the Year.

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New Student of the Month Sponsor at ROMS

03/06/2023

OUR Credit Union now sponsors the Royal Oak Middle School Student of the Month program.

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Business Students Moving Forward

03/03/2023

Awesome things are happening in the Business program at ROHS

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"Puffs" this March at ROHS

02/13/2023

The Royal Oak High School Drama Club will perform "Puffs," or "Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic," written by Matt Cox, from March 10 – 12, 2023, in Royal Oak High School’s Kimball Auditorium.

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Royal Oak High School A Unified Champion School

02/03/2023

Royal Oak Schools is proud to announce that Royal Oak High School has been named a Unified Champion School by the Michigan Special Olympics.

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ROHS Student Sits Down With Alumnus

02/02/2023

ROHS Senior had a chance to interview a former ROHS student who is seeing success with production of a podcast.

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High School Chamber Singers Score A High Note

02/02/2023

Chamber singers receive a Division I rating.

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MLK Day - A Day Of Service

02/01/2023

The cities and school districts of Royal Oak and Berkley held the 6th annual “A Day On, Not a Day Off" event to honor and remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 16, 2023.

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2023-2024 Royal Oak Schools Calendar

01/13/2023

The school calendar for 2023-24 has been released.

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Enrollment Dates For Kindergarteners

01/11/2023

Enrollment starts this month for Kindergarteners, DK, and GSRP students

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ROHS Employee Recognized

12/29/2022

The Oakland County Athletic Directors Association recently named Royal Oak Schools Athletic Coordinator Pamela Moore as their Athletic Director of the year.

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Medical Students Put Their Skills To The Test

12/07/2022

Royal Oak High School Medical Skills students in the CTE program visited the Royal Oak Fire Department for hands-on training and a tour of the facility.

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ROHS GERMAN PROGRAM GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND

12/07/2022

Royal Oak High School has a partnership with a school in Tuttlingen, Germany, for a student exchange program.

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Family Information Updates

12/01/2022

If you don't want to miss a communication from Royal Oak Schools, check your information in MiStar.

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Assistant Principal Reimold Selected for Fellowship

12/01/2022

Alyssa Reimold has been selected by Saginaw Valley State University for the Gerstacker Fellowship Program.

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ROHS Designated MI HEARTSafe School

11/21/2022

A HEARTSafe designation recognizes a school’s efforts to prevent sudden cardiac death of the young (SCDY) by preparing for a cardiac emergency.

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Producing the Raven Report

11/02/2022

The Raven Report is a news show created by students for students at Royal Oak High School.

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Changes to Logging Into MiStar

11/01/2022

New security measures have been applied to the MiStar Parent Portal.

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Royal Oak Schools Long Range Planning

10/24/2022

The long-range planning process will be conducted throughout the 2022-23 school year and yield a strategic plan for the district by the end of the school year.

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Royal Oak Schools Announces New Principal

10/14/2022

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Royal Oak Schools Recognizes Former Teacher

10/14/2022

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Anne Njovu promoted to Supervisor of Elementary Education

10/14/2022

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BUILDING AND SITE SINKING FUND RENEWAL INFORMATION

10/07/2022

This section of the website contains details about the Building and Site Sinking Fund (BSSF) Ballot Proposal, cost, ballot language, and frequently asked questions.

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