Welcome to the RHS Guidance Department

We hope that you find this website useful.  The links on the right are for specific topics and people.  Whether you need to find a phone number for the Guidance Department or the login for the OCIS account – it’s all there.  If you have any difficulty navigating the page, let us know.

OGT Testing March 15 – 19

Ohio Graduation Tests will be administered during the week of March 15 beginning at 7:35 a.m.  All sophomores are required to participate in testing, along with juniors or seniors that must retake any section that they have not previously passed.   The sequence of testing is as follows:  Monday is Reading; Tuesday is Math; Wednesday is Writing; Thursday is Science; and Friday is Social Studies.  Morning buses will run as usual.

If you have any questions, please call the Guidance Office at 330-676-8720.

2010-11 Registration Guide Available

By using the link on the right, you can access the 2010-2011 Registration Guide and the Course Request forms.   Help us save trees by utilizing this online format.  Questions?  Stop by the Guidance Office and speak with your counselor.

Local Scholarships Available!

Several of our local scholarship providers have submitted their applications to the Guidance Department.  Check the black Scholarship Rack beside Mrs. Rutzky’s door to determine what you qualify for.  More WILL be added over the next few weeks!

Latest additions:  Longcoy Elementary School Scholarship is available to any student who attended Longcoy Elementary for a minimum of three years; demonstrates outstanding character traits and engages in community service.  Applications are available in the Guidance Department.

Bill White Bowling Scholarship is available to senior bowlers.  Applications in Guidance.

THESE LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE NOW

Scholarship Amount Criteria
“Believe” Scholarship 1000 To enable a student who has overcome adversity to follow their dreams
Lois Campana Memorial Nursing Scholarship 800 Nursing career
Carly Crocker Bridges Scholarship 1,000 Former participant in Bridges program
Henry & Francis Christenson Scholarship 3,000 Academic ability and financial need
Nancy Church Memorial Scholarship 1,000 Interest in science or math, lean toward teaching
Hallie Durman Memorial Scholarship 1,000 Female; Academic excellence, athletic
Garden Club of Kent Horticulture Scholarship 1,000 Urban Forestry kids or Horticulture majors
Paula Hankins Memorial Scholarship- Drama 400 Active in drama guild; apply through department
Paula Hankins Memorial Scholarship – Yearbook 300 Active in yearbook; apply through department
Wm & Mary Harrington Memorial Scholarship 1,000 KSU student with financial need
Lisa Hawthorne Award – Kent Junior Mothers 1,000 Must have worked safety school in the past
 Kent Police & Citizen  500  Community service, positive role model, career in serving the community
 Kent Regional Business Association  2,500  Business major; students must have taken business courses at RHS
Kiwanis Club 750 Key Club/Kiwanis
Parker Hannifin 1,000 Four year technical degree in Engineering Sciences
 Portage County Farm Bureau  1,000  Portage County residents; Children of Farm Bureau members eligible along with all students planning to enroll in agriculture or in an ag-related field.
 Shelly Materials Education Scholarship  500 Education majors only.

ACT website

This ACT website has timely newsletters, along with valuable information and tools for parents of high  school students.  Check it out: https://mail.neonet.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=4a09a706a9364f64a9f8a81b49f747d0&URL=http%3a%2f%2factinc.cmail1.com%2ft%2fy%2fe%2fudhdhu%2fydltiiutl%2f

Parent and Student Resources

For more information on Ohio Colleges and Universities, the following three booklets are published for Ohio families.  They include academic and financial information for your comparison.

Ohio’s Public Universities

Ohio’s Private Colleges and Universities

A Guide to Ohio’s Two-Year Colleges