Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Monday, January 20, 2025

Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin

STUDENT INFO

Mrs. King is currently accepting Wildcat Mentor applications for the 2025-2026 school year.  If you a sophomore or junior, please check your class canvas page or student square messages for the application.

AP payments have gone digital!  The Spring AP payment window will open on February 1^st and close March 1^st at 11:59pm for all students enrolled in an AP course. This year all AP exams are $101 each except for AP Seminar and Research exams which are $149 each.  If you’re taking 3 or more exams your 4^th and all subsequent exams are $40 each.  If you qualify for free or reduced lunch your exams are $15 each.  If that is you, please contact Jennifer Milligan at  jmmilligan2@ortn.edu to verify your status and receive your code before registering. The link to pay is http://aptsusa.com/oakridge and will open on February 1^st.

The Rex Hitchcock Memorial Scholarship, from One Bank of Tennessee, was created to reward local students for graduation and the pursuit of higher education. One student is selected from each of our nine service counties.  Eight of the nine selected students will receive a one-time $5000 scholarship.  One of the selected students will receive a recurring $5000 scholarship for up to 5 years (up to $25,000).  A letter of recommendation and the scholarship application must be submitted by March 31st.  More information can be found on their website:  Scholarship – One Bank of Tennessee  The application can be downloaded now, or on Feb 1st the online application will be opened.

Masquers is back and gearing up for an entertaining semester! Mark your calendar for the Valentine Improv Show on Friday, February 7, The Addams Family musical on February 28th, March 1st & 2nd, Atomic Acts, a night of scenes on April 11th, and finally the theatre class performance of Class Acts, a series of One-Acts, on May 10th. Tickets are available online at orhsmasquers.booktix.com.

SENIORS

Seniors!  The East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) awards scholarships from over 75 scholarship funds in 25 East Tennessee counties.  There are two specific to ORHS Students:

Oak Ridge Rotary Brad Sturm

Oak Ridge Rotary Founders’ Day Scholarship

ETF also coordinates scholarship awards for students from 16 counties and states outside of our 25-county service area, and for students studying law, architecture, or sports-related fields of study. Go to the ETF Foundation website for more information.  Do not miss out on this opportunity!

CLUB INFO

The Ski Club will be taking a trip to Sugar Mountain on February 17^th.  Scan the QR code outside Jarnigan’s door or on the Ski Club information board to sign up.  In addition to the online sign up, there are some paper forms that have to be signed and turned back in. You can also get these forms from Mr. Jarnigan in room LC 321 or from the Ski Club bulletin board in the LC 200 science area. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Jarnigan.

ATHLETICS