The Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts is a four-year public high school in Paterson in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Paterson Public Schools. Celebrating more than three decades, Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts (RPHS) students share a passion for fine and performing arts, and enjoy a reputation for outstanding academic achievement. At age 11 Rosa entered the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, where Black girls were taught regular school subjects alongside domestic skills. She went on to attend a Black junior high school for 9th grade and a Black teacher’s college for 10th and part of 11th grade. In 1929, Rosa left the school in the 11 th grade to help both her sick grandmother and mother back in Pine Level. For a time, she worked at a shirt factory in Montgomery, but Rosa did The Rosa L. Parks School of Fine and Performing Arts is a four-year public high school in Paterson in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Paterson Public Schools. When she completed her education in Pine Level at age eleven, her mother, Leona, enrolled her in Montgomery Industrial School for Girls (Miss White’s School for Girls), a private institution. After finishing Miss White’s School, she went on to Alabama State Teacher’s College High School. Rosa Parks completed her high school studies in 1933. It was a significant accomplishment, given that fewer than 7% of African Americans had a high school diploma at that time. What schools did Rosa Parks attend? When she was 19 years old, Rosa married a barber called Raymond Parks, who encouraged her to return to high school to earn her diploma (an education certificate). And that’s just what she did, before beginning work as a seamstress in Montgomery. Life for African Americans like Rosa was hard. Rosa moved to Montgomery, Alabama, at age 11 and eventually attended high school there, a laboratory school at the Alabama State Teachers’ College for Negroes. Rosa Parks was a civil rights activist who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her defiance sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Its success launched nationwide efforts to end racial segregation of public facilities. Who Was Rosa Parks? Principal's Message. Our Mission. Our Vision. Administration Principal Ms. Nicolette A. Thompson Office: 973-321-0520 District Cell: 862-248-2125 Email: nthompson@paterson.k12.nj.us Phone Number (507) 282- 3325 Adam Lopour – Social Studies Teacher – alopour@rocchs.org Blair Larson – Science Teacher – blarson@rocchs.org Jason Helm – English Teacher In July, the Guild sent a letter of official notice to the ROSA Board of Directors that the charter contract between the Minnesota Guild and Rosa Parks Charter High School would be terminated as of October 10, 2024, due to the Guild’s significant concerns with the unresolved complaints against ROSA, students, Special Education, and staff. District Central Office 90 Delaware Ave., Paterson, NJ 07503 973-321-1000 The vision of Rosa Parks High School is to promote the intellectual, social and personal growth of every student to his/her fullest potential using the fine and performing arts as a catalyst for self-motivation, creativity and achievement in the academics. 2024-2025 Supply Lists; 2023-2024 Handbook; Parent Contact Information Form (Please UPDATE) Gifted Program; Early High School Opportunity Aug. 1—ROCHESTER — In the wake of allegations filed against Rosa Parks Charter High School, teachers and parents from the school community have come forward to defend it as a place that helps students who have nowhere else to go. The allegations speak of inadequate funding, the well-being of students, accountability for hostile student behaviors, limited learning space, and a lack of ROSA Parks. Charter High School. Student Hours: 8 to 3:15 Mon - Thurs, 8 to 12 on Fridays Building Hours: 8 to 3:15 Monday through Friday. Join Us On Facebook The mission of Fayette County Public Schools is to create a collaborative community that ensures all students achieve at high levels and graduate prepared to excel in a global society. Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, to Leona (née Edwards), a teacher, and James McCauley, a carpenter.In addition to African ancestry, one of Parks's great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish, and one of her great-grandmothers was a part–Native American slave.
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