Oak Ridge High School
Wildcat iNews for the ORHS Wildcat Nation 02/26/2018 #48
76 TROMBONES ARE HEADED TO OAK RIDGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER!
THE ORHS MASQUERS PRESENT
THE MUSIC MAN
MARCH 2 - 7PM
MARCH 3 - 2PM & 7PM
MARCH 4 - 2PM
ADVANCED TICKETS: $8; STUDENTS $9; AND ADULTS $10
http://oakridgetoday.com/2018/02/22/orhs-masquers-presents-music-man-march/
ADVANCED PLACEMENT TEST SIGNUP - CONTINUES!!!
Students who plan to take an AP Exam this spring must register via a Google Form found on the ORHS website. Due to the low number of students who registered by the previous deadline, we will reopen the registration window Thursday, February 22nd through Thursday, March 1st. The new deadline for all exam payments is Friday, March 9th. Students may drop off their payment in the main office any time. Students may contact their AP teachers for additional information including the AP Exam Schedule.
SONS & DAUGHTERS OF OAK RIDGE WIN DOE'S SCIENCE BOWL!
PTSO REQUESTING DONATIONS!!
HOMEWORK HOTLINE!!!
INTERSESSION - MARCH 12 - 15TH
Spring Intersession will be held March 12th-15th. The morning session lasts from 8:00 to 11:30 and the afternoon session will be from 12:00 to 3:30.Lunch is available for purchase. We will have grade recovery sessions for Term 2 or Term 3 as well as ACT Prep (Just in time for the ACT test on April 3!)
Students must have a grade of 50% or higher to be eligible to earn a D in intersession. Students may recover an F from Term 2 if they have passed Term 3.
Applications will be available in the main office and student services starting Wednesday, February 28 and need to be turned in by Thursday, March 8th. Please email Mrs. Estep at kestep@ortn.edu if there are any questions about intersession.
SPRING BREAK 2019 EUROPE TOUR – 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the continent in WWII, we are leading educational tour to Europe during Spring Break 2019. Visit 4 countries as we trace the path of the allied forces from England to the D-Day beaches of France, on to the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, and finally into Germany and the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. Join us on Thursday, March 1 at 6:30 PM in the ORHS Amphitheater for an interest meeting. All ORHS students and parents, including rising 9th graders, are welcome to join us on the tour. For more information, contact Aaron Pickering in the Social Studies Department (LC322, apickering@ortn.edu). The tour itinerary and more info can be found at www.worldstrides.com/enroll with the trip ID Pickering-8440.
NEED A SUMMER JOB? CITY OF OAK RIDGE IS LOOKING....FOR YOU!
UPCOMING INSTRUCTION AT THE DRIVING CENTER
STOMP OUT TOBACCO 5k!
Saturday, March 3, 2018
Melton Lake Park
FREE for all Oak Ridge School Students & Employees!
Register online at www.orakridgetrackclub.org.
CHESS COMPETITION AT TN TECH!
Senior Andrew Chan and sophomores Justin Blanchard and Bear Moran were among the students from across the state competing for the state individual championship at Tennessee Tech University on Feb. 17. Andrew's eight-place finish was the highest Oak Ridge result in the high school division. The next scholastic chess event is the East Tennessee Chess Festival at Knoxville Center Saturday, March 3. ORHS will have two teams in the event, but any individuals may sign up to represent the school in the individual tournament at reg4chess.com. There will be other chess activities such as blitz and bughouse in the afternoon with on-site signup.
photos: Andrew Chan in round 1; Bear Moran (left), Andrew Chan (second from right) and Justin Blanchard (right) in the third round at TTU
TOURNAMENT PLAY INFORMATION!
The Oak Ridge Boys Wildcat basketball team will face a TOUGH Bearden High School on Tuesday at 6:45 also at Bearden High School. We will NEED a HUGE crowd as we will be playing in a hostile environment. If you absolutely cannot make it to the game, WVLT will be covering this game live on TV and the Internet.
Of course, both games can be heard live on prepradio.com and Channel 15.
CALDWELL & SMITH NAMED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
http://oakridgetoday.com/2018/02/17/basketball-photos-oak-ridge-anderson-county-district-semifinal/
LADY WILDCATS - ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM FOR DISTRICT
http://www.oakridger.com/news/20180220/lady-wildcats-capture-district-championship
LADY WILDCATS WIN DISTRICT TOURNAMENT! 2/17/2018
COMPUTER BAGS!!
SATURDAY FLEA MARKET NEWS!
ORHS Flea Market – Starts March 3 and runs thru the Month of October. Every Saturday 7 am – 1 pm
Cost is $5 for Tax Registration each month- A yearly one can be purchased for $45 which is good for all Flea Markets in the state of Tennessee.
Spaces cost $12 dollars for (15’X20, or approximately 3 parking spaces). Money goes toward trash removal, traffic control, flea market managers, Student Council of ORHS and the club collecting for that week. Firearms are not permitted on school property by federal and state law. Items that CANNOT be sold at the flea market are Drug Paraphernalia, Pornographic Material, Fireworks and Live Animals,
NO animals are allowed at the Flea Market in According to Section 6-21 of the Animal Control Ordinance.
BASEBALL WILDCAT CARDS!!
The Oak Ridge baseball team is selling Wildcat Baseball Cards for $20.00. To see or purchase a card ask any ORHS baseball player or baseball parent that is part of the ORHS staff. If you are interested and don't know a baseball player, please contact Mrs. Thompson at 425-9604 or sathompson@ortn.edu
Thank you,
ORHS baseball players and parents
Sports Clips- free haircut and other discounts
Outback- 10% off
Fulin’s- $5 off $25 purchase
Gallo Loco- $5 off $25 purchase
Texas Roadhouse- Free appetizer
Pizza Inn- Two buffets and drink $16.99
Swifteys Atomic Grill- $5 off $25 purchase
Chopsticks- $5 off $25 purchase
Riverview Grill- $5 off of $25
Jersey Mikes- Free chips and drink with purchase of regular sub.
K Town- free entrée with purchase of entrée
Panda Express- Free entrée with purchase of plate/ 10% off
Moe's Southwest Grill- Free entrée with purchase of entrée
Petro's Chili & Chips- Free petro with purchase of petro and two drinks
Mamma's Diner- $3 off purchase of $15/ Free dessert with entrée
Bray's Real Hickory Smoked BBQ- Buy one get 2nd half off
Papa Johns- Free large with purchase of xlarge at regular price
Lennys Subs- 2 for 12.99, 2 chips,2 drinks
Mimi's Caf.- $10 off $30 or more
Jump Jam- $3 off
MOS CERTIFICATION!
WI-FI ZONES FOR ORS
VERY FEW YEARBOOKS REMAIN!!!! HAVE YOU PURCHASED YOURS?
OAK LOG YEARBOOK
To guarantee receipt, please print the attached form to the email and submit it with payment to Mrs. Byrd! Cost is $70.00. Forms are also available on Mrs. Byrd's door.
SAVE THE DATE FOR PROM - 2018!
SENIOR ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!!
MANDATORY TN PROMISE MTG - 4/5/2018 @5:30
ARE YOU A GLENWOOD ALUMNI????
SLIDESHOW - IT'S TIME TO GET SERIOUS SENIOR PARENTS!!!
CHECK OUT THIS SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY!
SENIOR PARENTS - LET US HELP FINDING SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!
https://www.ortn.edu/highschool/academics/school-counseling/testing-scholarship-and-career/
GRADUATION CELEBRATION 2018
GRADUATION SUPPLIES FROM JOSTENS!
ORDER CAP & GOWN
SENIOR PARENTS!
http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/35a7b2_40532e751f554499a052324097f17e18.pdf
TUTORING SCHEDULE FOR INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS
Ways to Connect and STAY INFORMED!
Website - http://www.ortn.edu/highschool/
Daily Bulletin - http://www.ortn.edu/highschool/daily-bulletin/ this is the Daily Announcements and are published on the website.
Channel 15 at 7:50 AM - Watch the announcements each morning by our Crew!
INews - this is the weekly Newsletter; distributed Monday morning at 7:00 am by email; it is also sent out on Twitter on Sunday evening on @stefthompson63 @ORSchools All previous issues can be found at http://www.ortn.edu/highschool/news-events/news-links/
Skyalert Messages and Emails - Please make sure your current email address and phone numbers are up to date!!!
PTSO Newsletter - PTSO distributes a VERY detailed quarterly newsletter to inform parents of upcoming events and LOTS of counseling information! This comes to your email! They also have a presence on the website: http://www.orhs-ptso.org/news-information with tons of information! PTSO also has a Facebook presence, and we encourage you to "LIKE" their page! https://www.facebook.com/ORHSPTSO/
Twitter - While we know not everyone is on Twitter, many, many are! We keep the list of Twitter accounts for sports, clubs, teachers, principals, class information, etc. updated on the Wildcat iNews. We encourage you to follow us! Twitter provides us an opportunity to share quick information throughout the day as well as celebrate our awesome kids and their accomplishments!
Class of 2020 families - We have started a Facebook page as well https://www.facebook.com/ORHSClassof2020/ in addition to our @ORHSClassof2020 Twitter account.
Updating the Twitter account list for ORHS Groups! Have YOU followed us yet??
NEW ACCOUNTS ADDED ARE IN BOLD
@HealthyORS - ORS Coordinated School Health
@Alison_King23 - ORHS Social Worker
@ORladysoccer- ORHS Lady Soccer Cats
@ORHSOakLog2017 - Oak Log Yearbook for 2017
@ORHSClassof2021 - Mrs. Roberts' Class of 2021
@ORHSvolleyball - ORHS Girls Volleyball Team
@ORHSXC - ORHS Cross Country Team
@ORHSLibrary - ORHS Library & Media Services
@ORHSCreditUnion - ORHS Credit Union
@ORHSBaseball15 - Varsity & JV ORHS Baseball Team
@MasquersORHS - Masquers and Theater for ORHS
@orpsef - Oak Ridge Public Schools Educational Foundation
@orhs_gsa - Gay/Straight Alliance Club
@ORSTechnology - Updates from IT Dept. for technology in @ORSchools
@ORHSTennis - ORHS Tennis Team
@GraduationCeleb - ORHS Graduation Celebration 2017
@ORSchools - District Twitter Account
@ORHSWIldcatMGM - Mr. McDonald
@ORHS_PTSO - PTSO for ORHS
@ORHSCounseling - Counseling Office
@ORHSClassof2020 - Freshman Information
@estepintime - Mrs. Estep, Assistant Principal for the Class of 2018
@ORBoysBball - Oak Ridge Boys Basketball
@ORLadyWildcats - Oak Ridge Girls Basketball
@orhs_cheer - Oak Ridge Cheerleaders
@ORHSDanceCats - Oak Ridge Dance Cats
@OakRidgeSports - Oak Ridge Sports
@frc4265 - Secret City Wildbots
@ORHSOrchestra - Orchestra
@APES_ORHS - AP Environmental Science
@wildcats_AT - Athletic Training for ORHS Sports (Mighty Terra Davenport!)
@ORHSgolf - Golf Team/Scott Estep
@PhysicsCats - ORHS Betsy Hondorf's Physics Highlights
School Contact Information!
Email: tseals@ortn.edu
Website: http://www.ortn.edu/highschool/
Location: 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
Phone: 865-425-9600
Twitter: @ORHSWildcatMGM