August 15

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin

STUDENT INFO

Students and staff are reminded to NOT PARK on the striped area of the Turnpike parking lot. This area is used for band practice in the afternoons during school hours.  Students/staff who are parked in that area will be asked to move their cars. (Tu,Th) – M. Hughey

Seniors, are you stressing about the College Application Process? Not sure how to use Naviance? Should you apply via Common Application or directly to the college? How do you request a transcript? How do you request a letter of recommendation? All of these questions and more will be answered at SENIOR SEMINAR. Senior Seminars will take place for students during English classes on Thursday, September 7th. Follow up sessions for both students and parents will be held in the ORHS Auditorium on September 7th from 6 – 7:30 and on Sunday, September 10th from 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. (T, Th – 9/7) – B. Ottinger

Due to an increase in enrollment, bus routes have changed.  New routes have been posted by the bus loop doors in addition to being available on the Oak Ridge Schools website under “Transportation”.  These changes took affect Monday, so please be aware of change in your bus information.  (8/14-8/16) – A. Roberts

TECHNOLOGY INFO

If you do not have reliable internet at your home, and would be interested in a Sprint Hot Spot device, please see Mrs. Harvey in the main office as soon as possible. Students who have already signed up for a device, please turn in your consent form to Mrs. Harvey in the main office today. If you still need a form, they can be picked up in the main office. (8/14-8/15) – C. Harvey

Students, if you are unable to connect to Canvas, whether at school and/or at home with your home internet, please bring your laptop to the Tier 1 Office for an update. (8/14-8/16) – S. Thompson

CLUB & ORGANIZATION INFO

The first meeting of the Senior Steering Committee for the class of 2018 will be held Wednesday, August 16^th during 5^th period. All meetings will be in Mrs. Hondorf’s room, LC210 and will start promptly at the beginning of 5^th period. If you applied for Senior Steering check the board outside Mrs. Hondorf and Mrs. Sobek’s rooms to see if you were selected. We look forward to getting started on an exciting senior year- see you there! (8/14-16) – B. Hondorf

The Chess Club will be having its first meeting of the year this Thursday, August 17 at 3:15 in Mrs. Nelson’s room LC 224. (8/15-8/17) – T. Nelson

COUNSELING

For up to date scholarship information be sure to visit the ORHS Counseling webpage at ortn.edu/highschool/ then click on “school counseling” under the Academics tab. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the link to our Scholarship announcements. As always, if you have any questions, see Mrs. Morris in the Counseling Office.  (T, Th ) – A. Morris

ATHLETICS

STUDENTS –  How would you like to not have to wait in line for any home athletic event (football, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, volleyball, track, etc.).  Plus, you can save over $150!  You can purchase a Student Athletic pass for $55 and never have to buy another ticket again! (TSSAA playoff games excluded).  Come by the Main Office before or after school from Monday to Thursday to purchase your pass. PASSES WILL NOT BE SOLD ON FRIDAYS. (T, Th)

Conditioning for the 2018 ORHS Track and Field Team begins on Monday, September 11, at the Ben Martin Track at 3:30 PM. If you think that you may want to run, jump, or throw for ORHS, come out and get in track and field shape during the fall. You must have a current athletic physical on file with Terra Davenport, our trainer, before you may participate in any workouts. If you’re playing football, volleyball, girls’ soccer, cross country, or golf, you need to wait on track conditioning until your season is over with. If you have questions, please see Coach Etheridge in LC337. (8/15-8/18) – A. Etheridge