September 27

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin

STUDENT INFO

Intersession will be held October 1-4 from 8:00 to 3:30. Students may sign up for the morning session (8 to 11:30) or the afternoon session (12:00 to 3:30) or both. Lunch is available for purchase. Intersession applications are available in the main office and the counseling office. This fall we are offering an ACT prep class just in time for the senior ACT retake on October 30! ACT prep is available on a first come first served basis, and we will fill the a.m. session first. There will also be grade recovery for students who fail the first term to recover their grades. We encourage students to take this opportunity to get back on track for the year. (M-F) – B. Estep

Please do not park on the yellow lined “field” on the food court/front of school parking lot. It is located on the side closest to the turnpike. This is the WildBand practice field on campus. Thanks!  – M. Hughey (Tu,Th)

Lost and Found- If you have lost any items the 1st 9 weeks please stop by Attendance office and check to see if it has been found.  After fall break we will be donating all the items not claimed.  (Tu,Th 9.27) . C. Wilson

SF1010 Forms- If you plan on getting your permit over fall break please stop by the Attendance office and fill out the form to request the SF1010 form.   The process takes 24 hrs. (Tu,Th 9.27) . C. Wilson

Want to get your yearbook at the lowest price all year?   You must purchase a yearbook before October 1 when yearbook prices go up to $75.  Students, please be advised that unless you turn in your forms before fall break to Mrs. Byrd or the office for Mrs. Byrd’s mailbox or purchase your yearbook on balfour.com , your yearbook will cost $75.  Prices go up October 1. All mailed orders must be postmarked before September 30 to receive the lowest price of the year which is $65.  Order forms are available outside CS328. (M,Tu,Th,F) – B. Byrd

The Knoxville Challenger is a professional tennis tournament with $75,000 in prize money. It will be held this November 5th through November 11th at the Goodfriend Tennis Center on The University of Tennessee’s campus. Every year the tournament recruits high school student volunteers to be ball persons. It’s a chance to rub elbows with tour players and experience the speed of professional competition up close and personal. Students could be asked to work early evening on a weekday, or any time on Tuesday November 6th, since there’s no school. There will be 18 training sessions held in the Knoxville area this month and next. Students can pick up a training schedule from Coach Bowman in Room LC-218. Two of the training sessions will be held on the Oak Ridge High School tennis courts, October 4th from 5-6:00 and October 7th from 2-3:00. (Tu, Th – 9/28) – D. Bowman

We are not kidding! Let free NHS tutoring send your grades over the moon, or at least north of where they are now. See Nathan Kidder, Kenny Moon, and Amanda North from 3:15 to 3:50 in the Counseling Center on Thursday. (9/26-9/27) – K. Senter

Today is the last day for upperclassmen who would like to take the ASVAB test on Friday to sign up in Student Services or Guidance.

The ASVAB will be starting at 8 am Friday 9/28 in the Amphitheatre.  Students will report directly to the Amphitheatre @ 7:50 am.   (9/26) – C. Wilson

Spirit Week is fast approaching! Homecoming will be Friday, October 19th against Powell, and Spirit Week will run from Monday October 15th- Friday October 19th. This will be the week that we return from Fall Break, so plan ahead! Monday will be Lumberjack Day, Tuesday will be Matheletes vs. Athletes, Wednesday is Character Day, Thursday is Dress Your Age Day- Freshmen dress as babies, Sophomores are little kids, Juniors are adults, and Seniors are senior citizens. Friday is Wildcat Day! Earn points for your class each day that you dress up. See your Student Council representative for more information. (9/27-9/28) – A. Wagner

CLUB INFO

Philosophy Club will not meet this Friday. Have a reflective fall break!  (9/27-9/28) – A. Pickering

SENIOR INFO

Seniors, want your baby picture and a message from your family memorialized in the yearbook forever? Please remind your parents that they must send in salutations or purchase them online by October 22 for senior ads and salutations to appear in the back of the book. (M,Tu,Th,F) – B. Byrd

COUNSELING INFO

Do you need service hours over break? If you’re interested in helping make mats for the homeless, contact Mrs. King in counseling by Friday. (9/26-9/28) – A. King

The Latino College & Resource Fair will be Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 04:00 PM until 06:00 PM at Knoxville Central High School, 5321 Jacksboro Pike in Knoxville.  (9/26-9/27) – B. Ottinger

ATHLETICS THIS WEEK & NEXT

Don’t forget to come by the Main Office and pick up your Student Athletic Pass for those who purchased them while the badge machine was broken.   30+ Club –  Same goes for you!!!!   Remember these are for home events only.  (M-W) – T. Seals

Off Season Conditioning for the 2019 season of Track and field will begin Tuesday October 16^th for athletes who have a physical dated after April 15^th and are NOT CURRENTLY IN SEASON for another sport.  If you have any questions about Track & Field please see Coach Sauer in LC 308.   (9/27-9/28) – T. Sauer