Monday, September 16, 2024

Monday, September 16, 2024

Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin

STUDENT INFO

Would you like to help plan Prom 2025? The ORHS Prom Board is open to all students Freshmen- Seniors who would like to share ideas and work together to make decisions regarding the prom theme, poster designs, decorations, save the dates, songs for the DJ and more! If you be interested in joining Prom Board 2025 please pick up a petition and permission form from Ms. Theele in VA 102 or Ms. Eidam Dyer in LC 313.

Homecoming Dance tickets will be on sale in the cafeteria during lunch starting today, September 16. Tickets will be sold through September 27 or until sold out.  Tickets are $25.  Only ORHS students may attend.  — P. Taylor

Students, Because of the enduring crumbs, trash, and spills, we will no longer allow food of any kind in the library. – C. Milloway

The next two weeks are big college visit weeks!!! This week we have UTK (Monday), Dartmouth (Tuesday) and Yale (Thursday) all in the Counseling Office after school each day.  Stop by, meet the rep, ask a question, let them know you’re interested in their school!  –O’Rourke

Looking for a volunteer opportunity?  On Saturday, Sept. 28^th CNSCares will be having a Fall Picnic honoring former and current Y12 workers.  They need volunteers to come right after school on Friday, September 27^th and around 10:00am on Saturday, September 28^th.  This would be a way to support the Senior Citizens of Oak Ridge to share how Oak Ridge Schools are carrying on the tradition of making Oak Ridge such an excellent city.   Contact Leisa Burton (865-202-4880) to sign up and get details.   – O’Rourke

Anyone looking to get extra help preparing for the ACT test can sign up for the ACT Boot Camp, which will be held the first four days of Fall Break, September 30 to October 3. Sessions will be from 8-11 a.m. in the amphitheater, and  each day will focus on a different section of the test. This opportunity is free, but transportation will not be provided and lunch will not be served.  Sign up links are in the class Canvas pages, the iNews, and have been sent through ParentSquare. Please sign up by Wednesday, Sept. 25. If you have any questions, see Mr. Stebbins in CS339 or Ms. Estep. –B. Stebbins

Celebrate National Voter Registration Day! The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will be right outside the library on Tuesday, September 17, during lunch. Please stop by to say hello and register if you are eligible. –C. Milloway.

Oak Ridge High School has a brand-new student exchange for the year 2025. It is organized by “The Friendship Connection, Inc.”. You will host a German student in your home for three weeks in the spring and you will live with that student in Germany in the summer of 2025.

Everybody who had two years of German and is taking German 3 in the spring or who already had at least three semesters of German in the past can sign-up for this opportunity. Students who already participated in the GAPP-exchange this year are also eligible for this exchange.

Sign-up before October 31st, 2024.  For more information, please come to Mrs. Nebenfuehr’s room CS301 or email smnebenfuehr@ortn.edu

CLUB INFO

Crisp mornings and cool afternoons! Sounds like time for apple picking and corduroy, right? WRONG! It’s time for Motorcycle Club!  We will have our first meeting this Friday, September 20^th during lunch in the bus loop. If you ride, bring your bike! If not, just bring yourself!See Ms Fairfax in LC 210 to pick up a parent permission form and sign the list if you have a lunch study hall to be excused from.   – E. Fairfax

Track interest meeting will be held Tuesday 9/24 in the ORHS amphitheater. Any questions?  Please see Coach Sauer in room LC 308.

FBLA will meet after school on Wednesday, September 18, in CS347. Student with an interest in Business are encouraged to join. Please bring $18 for dues if you haven’t already paid. Exciting activities are already being planned. –T. Ledden

ATHLETICS