January 10

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin

STUDENT INFO

2019 Track & Field Parent/Athlete meeting will be Thursday January 10th  6pm to 7pm  in the ORHS amphitheater for current and potential runners. (M, W 1.10) T. Sauer

Stan Lee reminded us, “We live in a diverse society – in fact a diverse world…”  Stop by the library to check out books that will help you embrace the diversity we have in our school, in our community and in world. (1/8, 1/10, 1/14) – C. Milloway

Any student who is interested in co-op for 2019-2020 and has met the Business Academy prerequisites, please ask your counselor register you for Business Academy Co-op. You will be required to attend a mandatory meeting later this term in order to be eligible to co-op next year. See Mrs. Ledden in CS347 if you have questions. (1/8, 1/10, 1/11) – T. Ledden

Reminder: all books checked out before break are now due.  Please return them to the library ASAP. (1/9, 1/11) – C. Milloway

Start the new term with a boost from Kelly Zhuang and Jourdan Cantrell with free NHS tutoring today in the Counselling Center from 3:15 to 3:50.  (1/10) – K. Senter

CLUB INFO

India Food? Yes, we should have some at our next meeting! The International Relations Club will be representing India at Model United Nations VolMUN IV Conference coming up in February at the UT. Please join us this Thursday (1/10/18) in room LC327 from 3:10 pm to 4:10 pm.  This is an exciting time as we prepare for the Model UN with the goal of promoting awareness of global issues and international relations through friendly but highly exciting policy debates and negotiations. This competitive conference is a great opportunity to engage in problem-solving skills, conflict resolution, research, communication, plus get a chance to meet new people from different schools across the area. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Bauman or Kenny Moon. Bring a friend along with you. Meetings are always more fun with more friends. (1/9-1/10) – B. Bauman

Join Philosophy Club after school Friday in Mr. Pickering’s room (LC322) for an Ethics Bowl practice. Anyone interested in participating in the UTK Ethics Bowl should attend, but everyone is welcome to come to discuss and learn.  (1/10-1/11) – A. Pickering

Ski club is going to snowy Sugar Mountain in North Carolina this Saturday.  There are a few spots still available.  If you don’t know how to ski or snowboard but want to try it, this is a good place to learn. We will leave at 4:30 in the morning and return around 8:30 pm.  Next Friday we are skiing at Ober Gatlinburg, will leave immediately after school and get back around midnight.  Ms. Sobek or Ms. Stevens if you are interested.  (1/10) – D. Sobek

COUNSELING INFO

A representative from Yale University’s admissions department will meet with students in the Counseling Office this Thursday, January 10th, during lunch. If interested, please plan to attend. If you have any questions, please see Mrs. Morris in the Counseling Office. (1/8-1/10) – A. Morris

Reminder: The deadline to register for the Saturday, February 9^th ACT is THIS Friday, January 11^th.

If you qualify for fee waiver and would like to use one of your two fee waivers to pay for this test, see Mrs. Rowland before Friday for the waiver.  (1/9-1/10) – K. Rowland

Attention seniors!  If your college requires you to submit a midyear transcript, you must submit a transcript request form in the School Counseling Office. Please have these turned in by Friday, January 11^th if possible. (1/9-1/11) – B. Ottinger

The ORHS Counseling Department will host a parent evening on course selection and registration for the 2019-2020 school year next Thursday evening, January 17th from 6:00-7:30 pm in the ORHS Amphitheater. In this seminar, counselors will go over the information that they present to students in their classroom seminars. They will also explain the process for online course registration (1/10, 1/14, 1/16) – B. Ottinger

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