{"id":7362,"date":"2026-08-21T08:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T12:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/?p=7362"},"modified":"2026-08-24T08:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T12:22:31","slug":"august-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/2026\/08\/21\/august-21-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"August 21, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 21, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>STUDENT INFO <\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf1f\u00a0Calling all students! Do you want to help plan\u00a0prom?\u00a0\ud83c\udf89\u00a0Applications for the\u00a0prom\u00a0board\u00a0are now open to freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors! Come by Mrs. Royster&#8217;s room anytime to pick up an application. Let&#8217;s start planning next year&#8217;s unforgettable\u00a0prom\u00a0together!\u00a0\ud83d\udc83\ud83d\udd7a<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SKIP the LINE and save over $300.\u00a0 Buy your Student Athletic Pass for just $60 and you won\u2019t have to wait in line on Friday night with our first home game against the Clinton Dragons.\u00a0 Student Athletic Passes will be on sale today through Thursday (no sales next Friday) in the Main Lobby during 3A &amp; 3B.\u00a0 Single game tickets are $10 now for football and basketball and there are over 15 home games for just those two sports.\u00a0\u00a0 You do the Math.\u00a0 And this also includes home Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Track and Volleyball!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Attention all student drivers- parking spots have now been purchased and painted. Any painted spot is reserved for the student who paid for that spot. Please do not park in any spot that does not belong to you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The tradition continues. It\u2019s time for the Senior Shirt Design Contest\u2014the shirt that every senior gets to sign. Please submit your designs for the Class of 2027 Senior Shirt to Mrs. Ledden in Room CS347 by Friday, September 18. You do not have to be a senior to submit designs for the shirt\u2014open to all grade levels. We need a front shirt design and a back shirt design.\u00a0 Each of these designs is a separate \u201ccontest\u201d.\u00a0 Prizes for each contest are as follows:\u00a0 Front &#8211; $25; Back &#8211; $25.\u00a0(That\u2019s $50 if you win both!)\u00a0 Be sure to incorporate ORHS, Seniors, and Class of 2027 into your drawings.\u00a0 Place your name and first period teacher\u2019s name on the back of each design entry.\u00a0 Entries must be original work and if selected, will become the property of Oak Ridge High School. (Selection committee reserves the right to combine two or more designs in which case each person will receive prize money.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bummed about missing Club Fair yesterday? No worries &#8211; come by the library to see the new display highlighting all the ORHS clubs&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Attention all Sophomores and Juniors: The PSAT\/NMSQT<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>is an OPTIONAL test that will be offered to 10<sup>th<\/sup> and 11<sup>th<\/sup> graders on Tuesday, October 20th at 7:50 a.m. The test should end by 1:00 p.m. and the food court will be open at that time for students who take the test to eat lunch. The online registration and payment portal will open on Monday, August 24<sup>th<\/sup> and close on Tuesday, September 8<sup>th<\/sup> at aptsusa.com\/oakridge. The cost is $20. No refunds are available if you do not take the test.\u00a0 A limited number of exams are available. Please sign up by the September 8<sup>th<\/sup> deadline.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>CLUB INFO<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Come out to the Black Student Union club.\u00a0 We celebrate Black culture and identity, build community, and promote inclusion and respect across our campus.\u00a0 We have special speakers, social events, and ways to become a leader and prepare for your future.\u00a0 BSU is open to all students who want to celebrate and learn with us.\u00a0 We meet every Monday from 3:15 to 4:30 in CS329.\u00a0 Come and join us!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Math Club will meet Friday August 21st\u00a0during lunch in Mrs. Williams\u2019 room, CS228. This week we will work through some math puzzles!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bummed about missing Club Fair yesterday? No worries &#8211; come by the library to see the new display highlighting all the ORHS clubs&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Interested in doing real scientific research that will help our community?\u00a0 \u00a0 Come join an ongoing Mosquito research program. We will meet on Mondays after school for the next 6 weeks for 1 hour to make a real difference.\u00a0 Come see Mrs. Sluss is room LC 114 if interested.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>SENIORS<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>ATHLETICS<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"672\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"84\">08\/20\/26<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\">Th<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">GSoc<\/td>\n<td width=\"191\">Bearden\u00a0 JV\/V<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">Home<\/td>\n<td width=\"108\">5:00 \/ 7:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"84\">08\/20\/26<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\">Th<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Vball<\/td>\n<td width=\"191\">Powell\u00a0 *\u00a0\u00a0 JV\u00a0 \/ V<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">Home<\/td>\n<td width=\"108\">6:00 ; 6:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"84\">08\/21\/26<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\">F<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Ftbl &#8211; V<\/td>\n<td width=\"191\">Halls<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">Away<\/td>\n<td width=\"108\">7:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"84\">8\/21-8\/22<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\">F-Sa<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Vball<\/td>\n<td width=\"191\">Showdown @ Sunsphere JV \/ V<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">Away<\/td>\n<td width=\"108\">TBA<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"84\">08\/24\/26<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\">M<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Ftbl Fr&amp;JV<\/td>\n<td width=\"191\">Halls<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">Away<\/td>\n<td width=\"108\">6:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">Combined<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"84\">08\/24\/26<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\">M<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Golf<\/td>\n<td width=\"191\">Halls \/ Farragut<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">Away<\/td>\n<td width=\"108\">4:30<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">Beaver Brook CC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"84\">08\/24\/26<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\">M<\/td>\n<td width=\"78\">Vball<\/td>\n<td width=\"191\">Alcoa \/ Kingston\u00a0 JV \/ V \/ V<\/td>\n<td width=\"61\">Away<\/td>\n<td width=\"108\">5:00\/6:00\/7:00<\/td>\n<td width=\"118\">Alcoa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 21, 2026 Oak Ridge High School Daily Bulletin &nbsp; STUDENT INFO \u00a0 \ud83c\udf1f\u00a0Calling all students! Do you want to help plan\u00a0prom?\u00a0\ud83c\udf89\u00a0Applications for the\u00a0prom\u00a0board\u00a0are now open to freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors! Come by Mrs. Royster&#8217;s room anytime to pick up an application. Let&#8217;s start planning next year&#8217;s unforgettable\u00a0prom\u00a0together!\u00a0\ud83d\udc83\ud83d\udd7a &nbsp; SKIP the LINE and save [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bulletin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7363,"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7362\/revisions\/7363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/highschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}