Detroit Public Schools Community District

Renaissance High School Tel. 313-416-4600 Fax. 313-416-4620

6565 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48235 www.renaissance.schools.detroitk12.org

“A School for the Mind, A Mind for the Future”

2018-2019 School Calendar

FIRST SEMESTER

August 2018
28 Tuesday 9th Grade Schedule Pick-Up

September 2018
TBD Operation Locker Decoration
TBD Homecoming Dance Ticket Sales (Media Center During 1st & 2nd Lunch Hours)
3 Monday Labor Day (No School)
4 Tuesday 1st Day of School
11 Tuesday DPSCD Regular Board Meeting @ M.L. King H.S. (4:30 p.m.)
12 Wednesday Professional Development 1 Period After-School
14 Friday RHS Varsity Football @ Pershing (4 p.m.)
15 Saturday RHS Volleyball: Varsity & JV Tourney @ UMD (9 a.m.)
17 Monday RHS Volleyball: Mumford @ RHS (4 p.m.)
18 Tuesday Policy Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
19 Wednesday PD Staff Meeting – Suicide (3:15 p.m.)
20 Thursday RHS Volleyball: RHS @ Central (JV Only) (4 p.m.)
20 Thursday JROTC: U.S. Naval Academy Visit during Seminar @ Renaissance
20 Thursday PTSA Meeting (6 p.m.)
21 Friday RHS Varsity Football @ M.L. King H.S. (4 p.m.)
22 Saturday RHS Volleyball: Varsity Tourney @ Northville HS (8 a.m.)
22 Saturday Class of 2019: Comedy Show Fundraiser/Mike Bonner (5 p.m.)
22 Saturday JROTC: CMU and U Day: JROTC Visit to CMU
24 Monday RHS Volleyball: Cody @ RHS (4 p.m.)
26 Wednesday PLC Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)
26 Wednesday Professional Development 1 Period After-School
26 Wednesday Parent Night (5 p.m.)
27 Thursday Senior Parent Meeting (6 p.m.)
27 Thursday RHS Volleyball: RHS @ DCP-NW (JV Only) (4 p.m.)
28 Friday RHS Varsity Football @ Renaissance (4 p.m.)
28 Friday Finance Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
29 Saturday RHS Volleyball: JV Tourney @ UMD (9 a.m.)

October 2018
TBD Homeroom Reps
TBD Phoenix Halloween
1-5 Monday-Friday Spirit Week: Royal Court Voting: Homecoming Dance Ticket Sales
1-25 JROTC: Practice Testing for JLAB (Leadership and Academic Board Competitions)
1 Monday RHS Volleyball: Western @ RHS (4 p.m.)
1 Monday Curriculum/Academics Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (4:30p.m.)
3 Wednesday “Count Day”
3 Wednesday General Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)
4 Thursday The HBCU Senior Day Workshop
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Renaissance High School Tel. 313-416-4600 Fax. 313-416-4620
6565 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48235 www.renaissance.schools.detroitk12.org

October 2018 (cont’d)

4 Thursday RHS Volleyball: Henry Ford @ RHS (4 p.m.)
5 Friday Homecoming Pep Rally
6 Saturday RHS Volleyball: Varsity Tourney @ Flint Beecher (8 a.m.)
6 Saturday Homecoming Dance (8 p.m.)
7 Sunday SAT Testing (7 a.m.)
8 Monday RHS Volleyball: CMA @ RHS (Senior Night) (4 p.m.)
8 Monday JROTC: Color Guard Competition @ Lincoln Park
10 Wednesday PSAT 11th Grade
10 Wednesday PLC Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)
10 Wednesday Professional Development 1 Period After-School
11 Thursday MACRAO Detroit College Fair
11 Thursday Bracket Play (TBA) (4 p.m.)
11 Thursday JROTC: The Army Youth Leadership Forum @ RenCen/Cobo
12 Friday DPSCD Football Playoffs @ Renaissance
13 Saturday RHS Volleyball: Varsity & JV Tourney @ UMD (8 a.m.)
16 Tuesday RHS Volleyball: JV Championship/Site TBA (4 p.m.)
16 Tuesday DPSCD Regular Board Meeting @ M.L. King H.S. (4:30 p.m.)
17 Wednesday PD Staff Meeting – 504 (3:15 p.m.)
18 Thursday MSU Onsite Admissions
18 Thursday Senior Parent Night Financial Aid Workshop
18 Thursday JROTC: Community Partner Luncheon @ Detroit Athletic Club
18 Thursday RHS Volleyball: PSL Varsity Quarter Finals @ TBA (4 p.m.)
18 Thursday PTSA Meeting (6 p.m.)
19 Friday Senate Trip to Michigan Youth in Government Fall Conference – Eastern
Michigan University
19 Friday DPSCD Football Championship @ Renaissance
20 Saturday RHS Volleyball: Varsity Tourney/TBA (8 a.m.)
23 Tuesday RHS Volleyball: PSL Varsity Semi-Finals/TBA (4 p.m.)
23 Tuesday JROTC: HQ conducts Staff Assistance Visit
23 Tuesday Policy Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
24 Wednesday Parent Teacher Conference (progress reports) (2 p.m.-5 p.m.)
25 Thursday RHS Volleyball: PSL Championship/TBA (5 p.m.)
25 Thursday Senior Parent Meeting (6 p.m.)
26 Friday JROTC: West Point Leadership Seminar @ Marygrove College
26 Friday Finance Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
29-Nov 2 Monday-Friday RHS Volleyball: MHSAA Districts @ RHS (5 p.m.)
29 Monday Curriculum/Academics Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (4:30 p.m.)
31 Wednesday Departmental Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)
31 Wednesday Coffee with the Counselors – Ferris State

November 2018
TBD Gleaners Food Drive
TBD Operation Good Cheer
TBD Students vs. Staff Basketball Game
TBD Powder Puff Game/Sale of Powder Puff T-Shirts
2 Friday JROTC: Dining In @ Fairlane Club
5-13 Friday-Saturday Senate Service Week
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Renaissance High School Tel. 313-416-4600 Fax. 313-416-4620
6565 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48235 www.renaissance.schools.detroitk12.org

November 2018 (cont’d)

6 Tuesday Professional Development – No School for Students
6 Tuesday RHS Volleyball: MHSAA Regionals/TBA (6 p.m.)
7 Wednesday 8th Grade Open House (5 p.m.)
8 Thursday RHS Volleyball: MHSAA Regionals/TBA (6 p.m.)
9 Friday Quarter 1 Ends
11 Sunday JROTC: Veterans Day Parade Downtown
11 Sunday JROTC: Army’s Youth Leadership Forum @ Cobo Center
12 Monday Quarter 2 Begins
12 Monday JROTC: Elmwood Cemetery Ceremony @ Elmwood
13 Tuesday RHS Volleyball: MHSAA Quarter Finals/TBA (7 p.m.)
13 Tuesday DPSCD Regular Board Meeting @ M.L. King H.S. (4:30 p.m.)
14 Wednesday General Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)
14 Wednesday School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting (4:30 p.m.)
14 Wednesday JROTC: 1st Brigade Air Rifle Match
15 Thursday Senior Cap & Gown Photo Retake (12:30 p.m.-3 p.m.)
15 Thursday PTSA Meeting (6 p.m.)
15-17 Thursday-Saturday RHS Volleyball: MHSAA Finals/TBA (7 p.m.)
16 Friday JROTC: JLAB Online Competition
16 Friday Report Card Day (Q1)
16 Friday Pancake Breakfast (9 a.m.)
17 Saturday JROTC: Squad and Platoon Competition @ Lincoln Park
18 Sunday Academic Games Tournament @ Renaissance
20 Tuesday Senior Parent Meeting (6 p.m.)
20 Tuesday Policy Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
21-23 Wednesday-Friday Thanksgiving Holiday Observance – School Closed
26 Monday Curriculum/Academic Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (4:30 p.m.)
27-30 Tuesday-Friday JROTC: CMP National Air Rifle Match
28 Wednesday PLC Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)
28 Wednesday Coffee with the Counselors – U of M Ann Arbor
28 Wednesday Professional Development 1 Period After-School
30 Friday Finance Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)

December 2018
TBD Making Christmas Cards with Students @ Jerry L. White
TBD Girls for Curls
TBD Career Fair
1 Saturday JROTC: City-Wide Drill Competition @ Cass
2 Sunday SAT Testing (7 a.m.)
5 Wednesday General Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)
5-21 Santa Grams
7 Friday Fall Band Concert (6 p.m.)
11 Tuesday DPSCD Regular Board Meeting @ M.L. King H.S. (4:30 p.m.)
12 Wednesday PD Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)
12 Wednesday School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting (4:30 p.m.)
13 Thursday NHS: Phoenix Quiz Bowl (1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.)
13 Thursday Kwanzaa Program (2 p.m.)
13 Thursday Suits for Success
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Renaissance High School Tel. 313-416-4600 Fax. 313-416-4620
6565 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48235 www.renaissance.schools.detroitk12.org

December 2018 (cont’d)

13 Thursday JROTC: Fall JROTC Comprehensive Exam
13 Thursday Blood Drive: American Red Cross
13 Thursday Vocal Winter Concert (6:30 p.m.)
13 Thursday PTSA Meeting (6 p.m.)
14 Friday JROTC: Cadet Challenge Competition @ Wayne Memorial
17-21 Monday-Friday Teacher Christmas
18 Tuesday Senior Parent Meeting (6 p.m.)
18 Tuesday Policy Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
19 Wednesday Departmental Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)
19 Wednesday JROTC: Essay Contest
20 Thursday Winter Dance Concert (1:30 p.m.)
24-Jan 4 Holiday Break – School Closed

January 2019
TBD JROTC: Drill Competition @ River Rouge
TBD JROTC: 2nd Brigade Air Rifle Match
TBD H & R Block Fundraiser
4 Friday Finance Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
7 Monday School Reopens
7 Monday Curriculum/Academics Sub-Committee Meeting (4:30 p.m.)
9 Wednesday PLC Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)
9 Wednesday School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting (4:30 p.m.)
9 Wednesday Professional Development 1 Period After-School
11 Friday Senior Pinning (6 p.m.-8:30 p.m.)
13-15 Wednesday-Friday Academic Games State Tournament in Grand Rapids
15 Tuesday DPSCD Regular Board Meeting @ M.L. King H.S. (4:30 p.m.)
15 Tuesday DPSCD Board of Education Organization Meeting @ M.L. King H.S. (4 p.m.)
16 Wednesday General Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)
17 Thursday PTSA Meeting (6 p.m.)
21 Monday Dr. M.L. King Jr. Holiday – School Closed
22 Tuesday Senior Parent Meeting (6 p.m.)
22 Tuesday Policy Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
23 Wednesday PLC Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)
23 Wednesday Professional Development 1 Period After-School
25 Friday Finance Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (6 p.m.)
25 Friday Semester 1 Ends
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Renaissance High School Tel. 313-416-4600 Fax. 313-416-4620
6565 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48235 www.renaissance.schools.detroitk12.org

“A School for the Mind, A Mind for the Future”

2018-2019 School Calendar

SECOND SEMESTER

January 2019
28 Monday Beginning of 2nd Semester
28 Monday Curriculum/Academics Sub-Committee Meeting (4:30 p.m.)
30 Wednesday Departmental Staff Meeting (3:15 p.m.)

February 2019
TBD JROTC: Drill Competition @ Centerline
TBD JROTC: 3rd Brigade Air Rife Match
TBD Sweet-A-Grams
1 Friday Report Card Day (Semester 1)
7 Thursday NHS: Evolution of Music Concert (1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.)
12 Tuesday Vocal Concert/Black History Program/Dinner (6 p.m.)
12 Tuesday DPSCD Regular Board Meeting @ Renaissance (4:30 p.m.)
13 Wednesday “Count Day”
13 Wednesday School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting (4:30 p.m.)
14 Thursday Dance Concert (2 p.m.)
14-15 Thursday-Friday Marketplace
15 Friday Finance Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
16-19 Saturday-Tuesday MSBOA Festival
18-22 Monday-Friday Winter Break – School Closed
25 Monday Curriculum/Academics Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (4:30 p.m.)
26 Tuesday Policy Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
28 Thursday PTSA Meeting (6 p.m.)

March 2019
TBD Career Fair
1-3 Friday-Sunday Senate Trip to Michigan Youth in Government Conference – East
Lansing/Lansing, Michigan
7 Thursday Detroit Public Theater
8 Friday Blood Drive: American Red Cross
8-10 Friday-Sunday JROTC: 7th Brigade Drill Competition @ Radcliff, Kentucky
10 Sunday SAT Testing (7 a.m.)
12 Tuesday DPSCD Regular Board Meeting @ Renaissance (4:30 p.m.)
13 Wednesday School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting (4:30 p.m.)
18-22 Monday-Friday Senate Service Week
19 Tuesday Senior Parent Meeting (6 p.m.)
19 Tuesday Policy Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
20 Wednesday Parent Teacher Conference
21 Thursday PTSA Meeting (6 p.m.)
22 Friday Finance Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
25 Monday Curriculum/Academic Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (4:30 p.m.)
26 Tuesday JROTC: Formal JROTC Inspection @ Renaissance
29 Friday Grammy’s (auditorium)
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Renaissance High School Tel. 313-416-4600 Fax. 313-416-4620
6565 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48235 www.renaissance.schools.detroitk12.org

March 2019 (cont’d)

29 Friday JROTC: Dining Out @ Burton Manor

April 2019
TBD JROTC: Army National Drill Competition @ Louisville
TBD Easter Egg Hunt @ Jerry L. White
TBD HBCU Scholarship
TBD Girls for Curls
1-5 Monday-Friday Spring Break – School Closed
9-10 Tuesday-Wednesday High School Testing Days
10 Wednesday School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting (4:30 p.m.)
11 Thursday Quarter 3 Ends
12 Friday Quarter 4 Begins
12 Friday JROTC: Cadet Challenge Competition @ Southgate
16 Tuesday DPSCD Regular Board Meeting @ Renaissance (4:30 p.m.)
18 Thursday Report Cards (Q3)
18 Thursday NHS: Wild’N’Out: RHS Edition (1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.)
18 Thursday PTSA Meeting (6 p.m.)
19 Friday Good Friday Holiday – School Closed
23 Tuesday Senior Parent Meeting (6 p.m.)
26 Friday Finance Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
29 Monday Grammy’s (auditorium)
29 Monday Curriculum/Academics Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (4:30 p.m.)
30 Tuesday Policy Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)

May 2019
TBD JROTC: 4th Brigade Air Rifle Match
TBD Battle of the Classes Shirt Sales
TBD JDRF Cure for Diabetes Fundraiser
TBD Soles 4 Souls Shoe Drive
2 Thursday Suits for Success
3 Friday JROTC: Annual JROTC Military Ball @ Burton Manor
6 Monday Spring Band Concert (6 p.m.)
6-10 Monday-Friday Teacher Appreciation Week
8 Wednesday School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting (4:30 p.m.)
9 Thursday Spring Dance Concert (6 p.m.)
14 Tuesday DPSCD Regular Board Meeting @ Renaissance H.S. (4:30 p.m.)
16 Thursday PTSA Meeting (6 p.m.)
17 Friday JROTC: City-Wide Cadet Challenge Competition @ Renaissance
20-24 Monday-Friday Senior Spirit Week
21 Tuesday Senior Parent Meeting (6 p.m.)
21 Tuesday Policy Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)
23 Thursday Spring Vocal Concert (6:30 p.m.)
23 Thursday Battle of the Classes (gym)
23 Thursday JROTC: Spring JROTC Comprehensive Exam
27 Monday Memorial Day – School Closed
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Renaissance High School Tel. 313-416-4600 Fax. 313-416-4620
6565 W. Outer Drive, Detroit, MI 48235 www.renaissance.schools.detroitk12.org

May 2019 (cont’d)

30 Thursday Finance Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (8 a.m.)

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June 2019
3 Monday Curriculum/Academics Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (4:30 p.m.)
8 Saturday Senior Prom
11 Tuesday Graduation Day
12 Wednesday School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting (4:30 p.m.)
13 Thursday PTSA Meeting (6 p.m.)
18 Tuesday DPSCD Regular Board Meeting @ Renaissance (4:30 p.m.)
20 Thursday Last Day for Students
20 Thursday Quarter 4 Ends/Semester 2 Ends
21 Friday Last Day for Teachers
24 Monday Curriculum/Academics Sub-Committee Meeting @ Fisher Bldg. (4:30 p.m.)
23-29 Sunday-Saturday JROTC: Annual JROTC Leadership Challenge Camp @ Alpena