rooms ▁until ▁add itions ▁were ▁completed . ▁ ▁Sat ellite ▁School ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁district ▁wanted ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁brand ▁new ▁high ▁school ▁but ▁fund ing ▁failed . ▁Fund ing ▁was ▁approved ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁satellite ▁school , ▁and ▁Rome o ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Technology ▁Center ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁technology ▁and ▁career ▁related ▁classes ▁have ▁been ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁building . ▁Currently ▁ ▁students ▁who ▁wish ▁to ▁attend ▁can ▁either ▁drive ▁or ▁take ▁a ▁bus ▁to ▁the ▁school . ▁Stud ents ▁who ▁take ▁a ▁bus ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁stay ▁at ▁the ▁RET C ▁for ▁half ▁the ▁day ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁bus es ▁to ▁operate ▁effectively , ▁this ▁is ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁AM ▁or ▁PM ▁RET C . ▁▁ ▁Stud ents ▁who ▁drive ▁are ▁given ▁more ▁flex ibility ▁and ▁can ▁drive ▁between ▁the ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁RET C ▁to ▁allow ▁mixed ▁class ▁hours ▁instead ▁of ▁having ▁to ▁spend ▁half ▁of ▁their ▁day ▁at ▁RET C . ▁The ▁RET C ▁was ▁also ▁built ▁and ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁added ▁on ▁so ▁that ▁if ▁future ▁fund ing ▁is ▁provided ▁the ▁school ▁can ▁be ▁added ▁onto ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁large ▁high ▁school ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁current ▁crow ded ▁high ▁school . ▁ ▁The ▁Academ ies ▁at ▁Rome o ▁High ▁School ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁The ▁Academ ies ▁at ▁Rome o ▁High ▁School ▁opened . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁high ▁school ▁expanded ▁upon ▁the ▁existing ▁RET C ▁foot print . ▁In ▁The