▁with ▁first - year ▁(" f resh man ") ▁and ▁second - year ▁(" s oph om ore ") ▁students . ▁Its ▁first ▁four - year ▁gradu ating ▁class ▁received ▁their ▁diplom as ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁The ▁students ▁of ▁Renaissance ▁must ▁take ▁seven ▁courses ▁a ▁sem ester ▁and ▁complete ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁community ▁service ▁hours ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gradu ate . ▁Although ▁the ▁students ▁only ▁take ▁six ▁courses ▁a ▁day , ▁their ▁sched ules ▁rotate ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁seven ▁course ▁requirement . ▁ ▁One ▁way ▁that ▁the ▁school ▁provides ▁students ▁with ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - hour ▁service ▁requirement ▁is ▁through ▁its ▁J RO TC ▁( J un ior ▁Reserve ▁Offic ers ▁Training ▁Corps ) ▁program . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁Jane é ▁Ay ers : ▁Detroit ▁City ▁Council ▁member ▁at - large ▁Andrew ▁Ke en an - B ol ger : ▁Broadway ▁actor ▁Ron ald ▁Bart ell : ▁NFL ▁player ▁for ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Ra iders ▁Joe ▁C raw ford : ▁plays ▁basketball ▁for ▁Mac c abi ▁R ish on ▁of ▁Israel ▁Mal ik ▁Ha irst on : ▁NBA ▁player ▁Ric key ▁Paul ding : ▁NBA ▁player ▁draft ed ▁by ▁The ▁Detroit ▁P ist ons ▁T aj uan ▁Por ter : ▁Form er ▁Oregon ▁D uck s ▁basketball ▁player ▁D iona ▁Re ason over , ▁actress ▁Ron ald ▁Tal ley : ▁NFL ▁player ▁Lawrence ▁Thomas : ▁NFL ▁player