Renaissance High School transformed the cafeteria into the Phoenix Cafe to improve student’s lunch experiences.
Some of the best students in the nation attend RHS and many successful people are alumni. How did they achieve this status? By rigorously working all their years at RHS. However, does rigorous work affect student health?
Mr. Johnson is a social studies teacher at Renaissance High School who has made an impression on students academically and socially for the past 22 years.
We are living in a world where we aren’t counting the days, we’re counting the number of mass shootings. Today’s generation has much more fear going to school than being at home. How do we protect our students from these mass shootings?
Active. Caring. Outgoing. Funny. These are just a few words to describe Duncan DeBruin, world history and AP computer teacher at Renaissance High School. He has been teaching for 10 years and spent the last five years at Renaissance where he has loved the experience.
Phoenix Outreach is a volunteer club at RHS that helps people in need. Newell said she saw a need for Renaissance students to be more active in the community.
Renaissance High School’s Spanish Department hosted a field trip to learn about Mexican culture on Oct. 9.
On Oct. 18, the Renaissance High School student body attended their homecoming dance at the Ford Center in Dearborn.
The Renaissance cross country teams won their respective PSL championships.
Renaissance High School students got the chance to express themselves by dressing up for Spirit Week. The week-long event was Oct. 7-11 and included meme/character day, twin day, family day, throwback day, and rep your class day as themes for the week.
Renaissance High School held a pep rally Oct. 11 in order to encourage their football players for the big homecoming game.
Renaissance High School’s homecoming parade on Oct. 11, the first in 17 years, was canceled due to rainy weather.
In the days leading up to National Coming Out Day last October, the student body at Renaissance High School submitted 225 anonymous posts to a box dealing with mental health, sexuality, and other teen angsts. It filled a hallway that became known as the “Coming Out Wall. This project is now an exhibit at Affirmations, one of the country’s largest LGTBQ community centers.
Social media was in uproar after Cardi B grabbed a controversial win for best rap album at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Fans were split over the decision: Some said Cardi B doesn’t deserve the Grammy, others defended her award.
According to the Northwood Omniscient study, 78 percent of students suffer from senioritis. Many teachers have witnessed their students experience it, and some even empathize.
Alton Kirksey, a junior at Michigan State, seeks to uplift and inspire with his company, Black Excellence. His brand targets African American high school students and aims to undermine all of society’s racial stereotypes about African American success, by merely, defining his own path.
RHS Cougar Battalion prepared for a March 2 competition against many other schools, including Chandler Park, Cass Tech and Wayne Memorial, as well as its Brigade for competition in Kentucky Feb. 8-10.
On the morning of Jan. 14, friends confronted each other as they mourned the death of DaNiyah Woolfolk, a sophomore at Renaissance High School known for her bright spirit and her talent in dance.
The 33rd annual National Girls & Women in Sports Day, which was started in 1987 by the Women’s Sports Foundation, was celebrated Feb. 6.
At Renaissance, teachers have begun catching on to what students do to clutch a desired grade. Those actions include: cheating, plagiarizing, and copying. It is normal for students to do the bare minimum, just to get through a class.
