February 1

Monday– February 1, 2021

Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin

STUDENT INFO

ACT Prep: All ORHS juniors will receive a Zoom link and password from their English teachers for Wednesday’s ACT Prep session, which will last from 10:00-10:30 AM. Coach Etheridge will focus on the highest-value standards from the English test, including common punctuation rules, subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement. We will also look at a number of practice questions, as well. Any senior who would like to join is welcome—just email Coach Etheridge (AEtheridge@ortn.edu) for the Zoom link and password. (M,T) – A. Etheridge

Midweek Academic Intervention (MAI) is held every Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to noon.  For now, in order to maintain a safe learning environment, only students who meet certain criteria should attend MAI, and those students are strongly encouraged to attend.

Midweek Academic Intervention

• When: Each Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to noon
• Who: Any student who has an F for Term 2 or currently has an F for Term 3.
• What: Students will enter through the main lobby doors and be assigned a location.  There, you will meet with an Academic Coach who will assist you in making a plan of action to improve your grades.  Academic Coaches will then help you stay motivated and complete your missing assignments.  Students will have until midterm of Term 3 (Friday, February 5) to repair their Term 2 grades.  The last day to submit work for Term 3 is Friday, March 5^th.

If you do not meet the current criteria for MAI, please know that individual teachers are available for office hours on Wednesdays, and many teachers hold separate tutoring sessions in person or on Zoom on those days, as well.  Please contact your teachers if you would like to request a meeting on a Wednesday.

Breakfast and lunch are available free of charge; however, reservations are required by noon on Tuesday before MAI.  If you would like to order breakfast and/or lunch, please follow this link to do so:  https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=vdNYGNb6YE61OeUm8KqiP7rCP1M8hxRGrEaMv6jACnJUQlJPTlZURVRBNEY3Sk9JWlE1SDFWU1lMTS4u

If you have questions about MAI, please contact Mrs. Roberts at ahroberts@ortn.edu   (M, T – 2/5) – A. Roberts

Calling all Visual Artists and Poets:  Oak Ridge elementary, middle and high school students are invited to create works of art & poetry inspired by the Scarboro 85 and honoring the 65^th anniversary of the Historic Oak Ridge School Desegregation.  The Competition theme is: “Honoring the Struggle, Celebrating the Triumphs & Inspiring the Future”.  The entry form and guidelines will be available to print from the Wildcat Daily Bulletin (you can find a link to these in your school email).  All entries due by February 19, 2021.  (M, Th – 2/19)

Calling all leaders! Spring Elections for Class Officer and Student Council Officer positions are fast approaching! Student Council will be hosting an informational meeting for those interested in these positions for the 2021-2022 school year on Wednesday February 3rd. You may come in person to LC331 at noon or Zoom into the meeting. The Zoom link will be provided the morning of the meeting on the Wildcat Canvas Hangout page. All information can be found in Election Central on the Wildcats Canvas Hangout page as well. (M,T) – A. Wagner

ATHLETIC INFORMATION

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COUNSELING INFORMATION

The Counseling Office is an excellent resource for scholarship opportunities!! There are scholarships specific to ORHS students, through the East Tennessee Foundation and other local groups.  Private corporate scholarships and scholarship search engines that will help you find opportunities for nearly every interest and post-high school education option.  There is even information on career exploration and summer opportunities at some amazing schools.  Stop by the Counseling Office and check out our Scholarship Section or visit our website: https://www.ortn.edu/highschool/academics/school-counseling/testing-scholarship-and-career/