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.
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.
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.
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. |
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
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.