September 19

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin

STUDENT INFO

Intersession Forms are available in student services and the school counseling office. If you have a failing grade in a class, you have the opportunity to improve you grade during intersession, Sept. 30th through October 3. We are also offering an ACT prep course just in time for the upcoming October ACT tests. Forms must be submitted no later than noon on Friday, September 27th.  (9/19-9/27) – B. Estep

If you need bus transportation for intersession, you must submit a separate form requesting transportation no later than Tuesday, September 24th. Forms are available in student services. (9/19-9/24) – B. Estep

NHS Tutoring: Friday ends the first grading term. Rescue your grades on Thursday by coming to NHS tutoring in the Counseling Center from 3:15-3:50, where Andrew Nguyen and Anhaar Ajaz will await your questions.  (9/19) – A. Etheridge

ACT Prep: Monday is the deadline to sign up to take the English and Ready Practice Tests this next Wednesday, September 25, from 2:00 PM-3:30 PM, in the Amphitheatre. In order to reserve a seat, please email Coach Etheridge (aetheridge@ortn.edu) a well-written and appropriate email indicating that you’d like to take the test. On Wednesday, you’ll need to arrive by 1:55 and will need two #2 pencils. The two tests should take a total of 1.5 hours or so, and we will follow up with analysis of your results on Wednesday, October 16. (9/19-9/20) – A. Etheridge

CLUB INFO

Sewing Club will not meet this Thursday 9/19. See you next week.  (W, Th)  NWitick

Sucker sales for senior steering have started! They will be sold from September 16 through September 27. They are only $1 so hurry up and get one now! Don’t BE a sucker, BUY a sucker!  (9/17-9/20) – E. Hondorf

There will be a chess club meeting after school today in the library from 3:15 – 4:30 pm.

COUNSELING INFO

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. announces is International High School Essay Contest. Four college scholarship awards will be awarded: 1st Scholarship: $5,000; 2nd Scholarship: $3,000; 3rd Scholarship: $2,000; 4th Scholarship: $1,000. All submissions will be reviewed by the local Chapter and submissions will not be accepted after October 18, 2019  Information on essay topic and submission requriements can be found on the Counseling OfficeScholarship website. (Tu, Th – 9.19)  A, Campbell

An admissions representative from South College will be in the cafeteria on Friday, September 20th.(Tu, Th) – A. Campbell

An admissions representative from Auburn will be in the cafeteria at lunch on Tuesday, September 24^th. (9/19-9/24, T, Th) – A. Campbell

SENIOR INFO

Seniors: you do not order senior signature shirts from Jostens. You will receive a separate order form after Fall Break for the senior signature shirts. (F, M, Th 9.19) – T. Ledden

Seniors – be sure and check out the long list of scholarships available on the Counseling Office website.  Go to the ORHS website, under Academics select School Counseling – scroll to the bottom of the page to click “Testing, Scholarship, College Summer Programs and Career Links”.  There’s a ton of information that is updated often with new opportunities and deadlines. (Th – 12/5) –  A. Campbell

ATHLETICS THIS WEEK

Track & Field early interest meeting for parents & athletes will be held Monday September 16th from 6-7 pm in the amphitheater. Contact Coach Sauer for any info. (9/4-9/16 T, Th) – T. Sauer