August 30

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin

STUDENT INFO

Want to practice your language skills? Would you like to travel on a bullet train or have dinner on the Eiffel Tower? Would you like to learn how to cook paella or chocolate mousse? Are you interested in how swords or wine are made? Would you like to see a flamenco show or a sound and light show at one of the largest theme parks in Europe? Do all this and more during the two-week trip to Spain and France this summer. There will be a meeting August 31 at 6:30 in the ORHS Amphitheater for all students interested in traveling to Europe this summer AND for those students who are already enrolled on the trip. There are only 12 spots remaining for this trip. See Madame Bailey, Senor Gonzalez, Senora Ferguson, Mr. Pickering or Mr. Hickman if you have questions. (M, Tu, Th 8.31) L. Bailey

Hello und guten Tag  Did you learn German? Do you learn German? Then here is an opportunity of your lifetime: A German- American Student exchange. We will have our first informational meeting for this German-American student exchange on August 30, 2017 in the Library classroom LC 234 at 6:00 pm. Everyone who took or takes German and is interested is very welcome. (W) – S. Nebenfuehr

Students – A food service code utility will run on Friday, September 1^st to update free/reduced lunch applications. Any student who has not submitted a new application for the 2017 – 2018 school year will be marked paid, effective that day. Please make sure your application has been returned to the main office before Friday. (8/30-31) – C. Harvey

BUS INFO

Bus 351: Due to a shortage of drivers – the Wednesday bus run will run as a second route every Wednesday until further notice. Students who ride this bus will need to report to the top tier of the food court to wait on bus, which should arrive at approximately 2:20.

Bus 1938 – Students who ride bus 1938 will now be riding bus 1957 for the remainder of the year – same route but with a new bus #.

Bus 1944 – For Tuesday and Thursday of this week, 8/29 & 8/31, students who ride Bus 1944 will be riding on a second route. Students who ride this bus will need to report to the top tier of the food court to wait on bus, which should arrive at approximately 3:40.   (Th, 8/31) – A. Roberts

COUNSELING INFO

Are you a Junior or Senior that is interested in a unique scholarship opportunity? The United States Senate Youth Program offers an annual Washington Week event in March, which includes a variety of events that promote a unique understanding of the structure of our national government. The Hearst Foundation also offers selected state finalists a $10,000 undergraduate scholarship. For more information visit www.ussenateyouth.org or stop by the Counseling Office and see Mrs. Morris for a handout. Deadline to apply is October 27th. (M,W – 10.25) – A. Morris

CLUB & ORGANIZATION INFO

SENIOR SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST: Please submit your designs for the Class of 2018 Senior Shirt to Mrs. Ledden in Room CS347 by Tuesday, September 12. You do not have to be a senior to submit designs for the shirt—open to all grade levels. We need a front design and a back design. Each of these designs is a separate “contest”. Prizes for each contest are as follows: Front – $25; Back – $25. Be sure to incorporate ORHS, Seniors, and Class of 2018 into your drawings. Place your name and homeroom teacher’s name on the back of each design entry. Entries must be original work and if selected, will become the property of Oak Ridge High School. (Selection committee reserves the right to combine two or more designs in which case each person will receive prize money.) (Tu, W, F, Tu 9.5) – T. Ledden

Do you like creative writing? Do you want to help invent and judge student and faculty writing contests? Join us for the first meeting of Branching Out on Thursday afternoon, August 31, at 3:15 in CS 336. Come ready to discuss ideas for activities this year. If you’d like to join but can’t make it for this meeting, drop by CS336 to talk to Ms. Sasser. (8/30-8/31) – J. Sasser

ATHLETICS THIS WEEK

The initial meeting for the 2017-2018 ORHS Swim Team will be this Thursday, August 31 at 6:00 p.m. in the upper level of the school’s food court. I would like to invite all interested swimmers and their parents to this meeting. We will be discussing the practice times, the swim team’s meet schedule, team expectations and need for parent volunteers. (8/30-31) – T. Seals