February 8

Monday– February 8, 2021

Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin

STUDENT INFO

The Interact club will meet Monday, Feb 8 after school in room LC327 after school until 3:45- if you want to have a passion for volunteering, this is the club! (Th,F,M) – A. King

The AMC 10B and 12B will be taking place Wednesday, February 10^th.

Students that have signed up will need to be in the Amphitheatre by 7:45.  You will need 2 pencils and if you would like, a ruler and compass.  NO calculators are allowed for this exam.  (Th,M,T) – J. Zimprich

Valentine’s Day is almost here so treat that special friend with a flower delivered to their homeroom.  Senior Steering will be selling Red Carnations for $2 on February 4th, 5th, 8th and 9^th and will be delivering them to homeroom classes on Thursday and Friday, Feb 11-12.  Get yours from a senior steering member in the food court, arena lobby, hallway or a classroom.  (M,T)

Stop by the booth during lunch this week to sign a Wildcat Paw and write a BE statement as we promote unity and love at ORHS. (M,T,Th,F) – A. King

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.

Our Spring AP exam payment collection will be from March 1 to March 5.  We will be set up in the food court during lunch to accept your payment.  During this time you will be able to pay off your remaining balance for any exam you have already ordered.  You will also be able to order an exam for the first time for any Spring semester AP course.  You will also be able to order an exam for any other AP course if you missed the order deadline in the Fall.  If you missed the Fall deadline, College Board will charge an additional $40 late fee for each exam.

Exams remain $95/exam.  If you are taking four or more exams, the fourth and subsequent exams are $40/exam.  Research and Seminar exams are $143 each.  If you are on free and reduced lunch status, exams are $15/exam.

Please make checks payable to Oak Ridge High School.  Please put the student name and the exam name(s) on the Memo line to ensure that the payment is applied correctly.

If you have any questions at all, please reach out to our AP Coordinator, David Foust at djfoust@ortn.edu

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)

ATHLETIC INFORMATION

Wildcats in Action

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/