September 25

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin

STUDENT INFO

Intersession will be held October 1-4 from 8:00 to 3:30. Students may sign up for the morning session (8 to 11:30) or the afternoon session (12:00 to 3:30) or both. Lunch is available for purchase. Intersession applications are available in the main office and the counseling office. This fall we are offering an ACT prep class just in time for the senior ACT retake on October 30! ACT prep is available on a first come first served basis, and we will fill the a.m. session first. There will also be grade recovery for students who fail the first term to recover their grades. We encourage students to take this opportunity to get back on track for the year. (M-F) – B. Estep

Congratulations to the following students who were picked to serve as Representatives from Oak Ridge High School for the 2018-19 Superintendent Student Council:   Hannah Aybar, Brent Burdick, Audrey Chrisman, Anisia Ragin, Milly Vidal (W) – C. Wilson

Jostens will take orders again for class rings and graduation supplies in the Main Lobby and the Arena Concessions’ Kiosk tomorrow during lunch. Mrs. Ledden does not accept orders. Please turn in your order to the Jostens representative at either location during 5th period. Any student needing a class ring or graduation supplies packet should come to CS347. (Tu) – T. Ledden

The League of Women’s Voters of Oak Ridge will be at ORHS in the Main Lobby & Arena Lobby during lunch today, 9/25, to register student voters who will be 18 years old by November 6. Students will need to have their SSN to be able to register. (Tu) – T. Seals

Please do not park on the yellow lined “field” on the food court/front of school parking lot. It is located on the side closest to the turnpike. This is the WildBand practice field on campus. Thanks!  – M. Hughey (Tu,Th)

Lost and Found- If you have lost any items the 1st 9 weeks please stop by Attendance office and check to see if it has been found.  After fall break we will be donating all the items not claimed.  (Tu,Th 9.27) . C. Wilson

SF1010 Forms- If you plan on getting your permit over fall break please stop by the Attendance office and fill out the form to request the SF1010 form.   The process takes 24 hrs. (Tu,Th 9.27) . C. Wilson

Want to get your yearbook at the lowest price all year?   You must purchase a yearbook before October 1 when yearbook prices go up to $75.  Students, please be advised that unless you turn in your forms before fall break to Mrs. Byrd or the office for Mrs. Byrd’s mailbox or purchase your yearbook on balfour.com , your yearbook will cost $75.  Prices go up October 1. All mailed orders must be postmarked before September 30 to receive the lowest price of the year which is $65.  Order forms are available outside CS328. (M,Tu,Th,F) – B. Byrd

The Knoxville Challenger is a professional tennis tournament with $75,000 in prize money. It will be held this November 5th through November 11th at the Goodfriend Tennis Center on The University of Tennessee’s campus. Every year the tournament recruits high school student volunteers to be ball persons. It’s a chance to rub elbows with tour players and experience the speed of professional competition up close and personal. Students could be asked to work early evening on a weekday, or any time on Tuesday November 6th, since there’s no school. There will be 18 training sessions held in the Knoxville area this month and next. Students can pick up a training schedule from Coach Bowman in Room LC-218. Two of the training sessions will be held on the Oak Ridge High School tennis courts, October 4th from 5-6:00 and October 7th from 2-3:00. (Tu, Th – 9/28) – D. Bowman

SENIOR INFO

Seniors: if you have not signed the board for the senior shirt, please do so by the end of the day Wednesday, September 26. (W) – T. Ledden

Seniors, want your baby picture and a message from your family memorialized in the yearbook forever? Please remind your parents that they must send in salutations or purchase them online by October 22 for senior ads and salutations to appear in the back of the book. (M,Tu,Th,F) – B. Byrd

COUNSELING INFO

The Counseling Department will host a Naviance help session in the Amphitheater during lunch on Wednesday 9/26. Any students who need help using the Naviance program for college are welcome to attend. (W) – B. Ottinger

Last call for those wanting to meet with college reps from NYU, Tulane University, Southern Methodist University, University of Miami, and/or Northeastern University. They will be hosting a tour in Knoxville, TN on Friday, October 4th at 7:00 p.m. at Four Points by Sheraton Cumberland House Hotel. Email Mrs. Rowland at ksrowland@ortn.edu if you would like the link to register for that event. Email for the link by this Thursday, September 27th. (Tu) K. Rowland

This Friday, September 28th is the deadline to register for the Saturday, October 27th ACT. This is the last test date on a Saturday national testing day that many colleges will accept even though they should also accept the Tuesday, October 30th score that our seniors will take.  If you have not yet registered for a Saturday ACT, you will need to go to www.actstudent.org and create an account. You will need your ACT ID that is in the top middle of your state testing score report or you can email your counselor for that info.  (W) – K. Rowlan

I representative from the University of Chicago will meet with interested students during lunch on Wednesday the 26th in the Counseling Office. If interested, please plan to attend. (W) – A. Morris

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