Tuesday – August 25, 2020
Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin
STUDENT GENERAL INFO
Grey team, if you have a passion for community service and want to learn leadership skills, please join us Tuesday, September 1, for an Interact Club meeting right after school until 4 pm in the amphitheater! (8.25 8.28 9.1) A. King
ATHLETICS
Single game tickets available each week – Students can purchase your home game tickets in the Main Office during lunch each day for that week’s game. For Away games, tickets will go on sale @ Noon until they are sold out in the Ticket Booth near the Auditorium entrance. All tickets are $8.00. Spread the word to your family that General Admissions tickets to all home games will be sold Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3:30 to 4:30 in the Ticket Window near the Auditorium. No tickets will be sold after 12:30 on Friday.
Want to save some bucks and not wait in line? Student can purchase a Student Athletic Pass for all WILDCAT home games. This includes Soccer, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Softball and Boys Soccer (excludes play-off games) The cost for an All-Sports Athletic Pass for $55.00. Passes can be purchased during lunch in the Main Office from Mrs. Seals. – T. Seals
Catch the Wildcat action this week.
| 8/25/20 | Tu | Volleyball | West | Home | 5:00 / 6:00 |
| 8/27/20 | Th | G. Soccer | West | Away | 7:00 |
| 8/27/20 | Th | Volleyball | Powell | Home | 5:00 / 6:00 |
| 8/28/20 | F | Football-V | Dobyns-Bennett | Home | 7:30 |
STUDENT COMPUTER & DEVICE INFO
Students needing tech support can enter their own ticket! In a browser window, type support.ortn.edu to enter the issue. Please enter only ONE ticket for the problem as they are addressed in the order received. Duplicate tickets delay the process for other individuals. If you have a stylus needing a battery, please contact your math teacher. They will take care of you! (Tu, Th 8.27) S. Thompson
Do you need a mifi device? Please fill out the Google form sent to your ortn.edu email address (Tu, Th 8.27) S. Thompson
SENIOR INFO
Attention Seniors! The TNPromise Scholarship application is now open and it closes (with no exceptions) on Nov 2, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Students apply at www.tnpromise.gov . Full details were sent through Skyward Message Center. Students and parents should check their email for more information. (Tu, Th – 11.2) – B. Ottinger
COUNSELING INFO
The annual ORHS Financial Aid Night will not be held this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, TSAC (Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation) is hosting several virtual webinars to provide this information to senior parents especially. You must register in order to join a webinar. They are hosting 4 webinars per day Monday-Thursday through September 3rd so you may choose one that fits your schedule. Please go to this link and register: (8:25 – 9.1) A. Campbell
(https://www.tn.gov/thec/covid-19-campus-information/outreach-virtual-presentations.1.html
Oglethorpe University will be hosting a virtual college visit for ORHS on Wednesday, September 2nd, immediately after school. If you are interested email Ms. Campbell (akcampbell@ortn.edu) and she will send you the Zoom link. (8:25 – 9.1) A. Campbell
The University of Alabama will be hosting a virtual college visit for ORHS on Monday, August 31st immediately after school. If you are interested email Ms. Campbell (akcampbell@ortn.edu) and she will send you the Zoom link. (8.25 – 8.31) A. Campbell
Each year the YMCA hosts civic engagement education programs for students from across the state. We will be holding virtual programs this year, making it even easier for your students to engage with thousands of high school students across the state. If you are interested in participating in a virtual Model United Nations conference, come by the Counseling Office for more information. (8.24 – 8.28) A. Campbell
ACT Prep Info
ACT Prep—ORHS will offer ACT Prep sessions in the ORHS Amphitheatre on Saturday, August 29. Please see the schedule below. In order to participate you must pre-register with Coach Etheridge, as space is limited due to our COVID-19 distancing protocols. Preference will be given to seniors. Register between Thursday, August 19-Wednesday, August 26. Email Coach Etheridge (AEtheridge@ortn.edu) and tell me which session you prefer.
**You must wear a cloth face covering in order to participate. Each student will be seated more than 6’ away from each other student.**
Session 1:
Noon-12:30 English Practice 12:30-1:30 English Practice Test
Session 2:
2:00-2:30 Reading Practice 2:30-3:15 Reading Practice Test
I will have information about Math and Science sessions next week.