Oak Ridge High School
Wildcat iNews for the ORHS Wildcat Nation 10/07/19 #109
MAJOR AUTHOR DEADLINE
CORRECTION!!
DATE NIGHT !!!
DO YOU LIKE CAR SHOWS? DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO ENTER? CHECK THIS OUT!
SIGN UP IS NOW!
Students taking an AP Exam this year must register via myAP. Their teacher can assist with this if they haven't done so. The registration window is now open and closes November 1. Students must either pay a deposit of $40 per exam or pay for all exams in full by November 1st. Only exams with a deposit or payment in full as of November 1st will be ordered. If students choose to pay by deposit, the balance will be due the week of April 20th. Students may drop off their payment in the main office before school, after school, or at lunch October 28th - November 1st.
Students who plan to take an AP Exam for a course in which they are not enrolled must see Mr. Foust during the registration window.
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/ap-coordinators/important-changes
https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/exam-dates-and-fees
CAP & GOWN/CLASS RING ORDER DATE: OCTOBER 17TH
IT'S TIME TO ORDER CLASS RINGS!
COMING SOON: The AMC10 and AMC12 tests
SIGNUPS BEGIN AFTER FALL BREAK AND THE COST IS $2.00
Information Overview
What is the AMC 10/12?
The AMC 10 and AMC 12 are both 25-question, 75-minute, multiple choice examinations in high school mathematics designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills.
The AMC 10 is for students in 10th grade and below, and covers the high school curriculum up to 10th grade. Students in grade 10 or below and under 17.5 years of age on the day of the contest can take the AMC 10. The AMC 12 covers the entire high school curriculum including trigonometry, advanced algebra, and advanced geometry, but excluding calculus. Students in grade 12 or below and under 19.5 years of age on the day of the contest can take the AMC 12.
These competitions are administered around the country on Thursday, January 30, 2020 and Wednesday, February 5, 2020. The AMC 10/12 provides an opportunity for high school students to develop positive attitudes towards analytical thinking and mathematics that can assist in future careers. The AMC 10/12 is the first in a series of competitions that eventually lead all the way to the International Mathematical Olympiad (see Invitational Competitions).
The AMC 10/12 is also available in French, Spanish, large print, and braille.
CLOSE THE HOMEWORK GAP! @1MILLIONPROJECT
English Form:
https://forms.gle/86tbXeFu4aXFxRtVA
Spanish Form:
SENIOR YEARBOOK ADS - DUE OCTOBER 28TH
NHS TUTORING HAS BEGIN!
WALK ACROSS TN!
Walk Across Tennessee starts in 4 Weeks. We will kick off this event on Monday, October 14th, so make sure you have your teams together before fall break. For your convenience UT Extension has created a Google Form for online registration. You can still submit paper copies, but teams can now choose to register online at the following links:
Individual Registration (All Team Members)- http://tiny.utk.edu/IndivWAT
Team Registration (Captains Only)- http://tiny.utk.edu/TeamWAT
All team members do still need to complete the individual registration (either in paper or online) because of the waiver form. I am also re-attaching the updated Captain’s Packet.
Please email Shayla Sanderson at smsanderson@ortn.edu with any questions.
PSAT IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH!
DOWNLOAD ACT TEST REGISTRATION & TEST DATES!
TN PROMISE APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
First Deadline - November 1, 2019 - Apply
FRESHMAN SERVICES!!!
2020 French Exchange Interest Meeting
Attention all French students! There will be another informational meeting about the 2020 French Exchange on Thursday, October 24th in CS 307- Madame Barry's room, at 6:30 PM! Bring a parent or guardian and find out more about this exciting adventure! If you are unable to attend but are interested, see Madame Barry for an information folder! Merci!
EUROPEAN EXTRAVAGANZA - ONLY 15 SPOTS LEFT!
GAPP-MEETING on OCTOBER 14th at 6pm in room CS301
Please mark your calendar!
We will have our next GAPP meeting on Monday, October 14th, 2019 at 6 pm.
We will present detail on the dates and the airfare and start to collect individual information on your preferences so we can match you with your partner.
In case you are interested but you are unable to go to Germany next year we would love you to host a German exchange student in the spring. That can be the beginning of a lifelong friendship and you might be able to visit them in Germany at a different time (in case June does not work for you).
Do not hesitate to contact Sabine Nebenfuehr or Mr Kolodney before the meeting with your questions! I hope to see you all immediately after the fall break in the German classroom CS301!
IMPORTANT DATES FROM ORHS COUNSELING OFFICE!
- October 16, 2019 - PSAT for all 10th and 11th graders that registered for the test. It will be given 1st – 5th on Wednesday 10/16/19. Lunch will be served 6th and students will be expected to be in 7th and 8th periods. Testing locations will be posted around the school by Tuesday, October 15th.
- October 15, 2019 – Counselors visit all 9th grade Guided Studies
- October 22, 2019- FAFSA help night 5:30-7:00 in CS208 for parents of seniors
- October 29, 2019 - ACT Senior Retake during the school day
- November 5, 2019 - FAFSA night 5:30-7:00 in CS208 for parents of seniors
- November 5, 2019 - FAFSA night 5:30-7:00 in CS208 for parents of seniors
- January 16, 2020 – Junior Seminars for students – Auditorium during the school day
- January 16, 2020 -FAFSA night CS208
- January 23, 2020 -Sophomore Seminars for students – Auditorium during the school day
- January 30, 2020 - Freshman Seminars for students – Auditorium during the school day
support ROTC - yard signs for sale!
ROTC Participates in the Annual MUD RUN!
WILDCAT ATHLETICS THIS WEEK!
ATHLETIC PRACTICES THIS WEEK DURING FALL BREAK:
Men's Basketball conditioning - Mon, Tues, and Thursday 9:30 - 11:30
Baseball conditioning -
Girl's Basketball conditioning - Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri -at 8:00 am
Volleyball practice - Mon - Wed 8:30 - 10:30
HELP SUPPORT WILDCAT BASEBALL!
OAK RIDGE DEFEATS THE ADMIRALS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 10 YEARS!
PANCAKES, PANCAKES, AND MORE PANCAKES!
EAT BREAKFAST AT AUBREY'S AND SUPPORT THE LADY WILDCATS Basketball!
WHERE ARE YOU GOING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH???? Of course you want to celebrate and support the Lady Wildcats at their annual Pancake Breakfast at Aubrey's!
A YEAR OF SPORTS FOR A FLAT FEE!
CANVAS PROBLEMS? CHECK OUT THESE UPDATES FROM MRS. WITICK!
Parents,
If your Canvas Dashboard is not loading, and it looks like a slot machine flashing cards, it is because Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser for Canvas since they have stopped doing updates for the browser. HERE is the list of Supported browsers:
Current and first previous major releases of the following browsers:
- Chrome 75 and 76
- Firefox 67 and 68 (Extended Releases are not supported)
- Edge 44 (Windows only)
- Respondus Lockdown Browser (supporting the latest system requirements)
- Safari 11 and 12 (Macintosh only)
You should always use the most current version of your preferred browser. Your browser will notify you if there is a new version available.
WAYS TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS AT ORHS!
FOOD CITY SCHOOL BUCKS PROGRAM!
It’s time for Food City’s School Bucks Program that helps support ORHS-CDC! The program begins Wednesday, September 4, 2019 and ends on May 5, 2020.
Parents can use this to easily link their ValuCard to their school of choice at checkout.
• At the cash register, have the cashier scan the barcode along with your Food City ValuCard. This will automatically link the two together, which means you only need to scan this barcode one time. The PLU listed below may also be entered at the cash register by the cashier in lieu of scanning barcode.
• Parents also can register their ValuCard online by visiting www.foodcity.com/schoolbucks
From that point, it’s simple… just shop and earn valuable points for your school. Remember this is a ValuCard program… use your ValuCard and save for ORHS-CDC. Nothing has to be done again until next school year!
*Please share the barcode information with family and friends! You can only register your ValuCard with one school/program so please make it ORHS-CDC! Thank you in advance for your support!
DO YOU LOVE A BARGAIN?
KROGER SHOPPERS!
Oak Ridge High School Band Boosters
Oak Ridge High School Orchestra Boosters
Oak Ridge High School PTSO
SHOP AMAZONSMILES AND SUPPORT MANY ORHS ORGANIZATIONS!
More Info: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_se_rspo_laas_aas
Support: Wildcat Football Boosters Club
SAVE YOUR COKE LIDS AND CASE CODES FOR CDC
CDC is asking everyone to continue to save your Coke product lids/case codes. You may send those Coke lids/codes in to us here at the high school or you can set up your own account @ https://us.coca-cola.com/give/schools , input your codes and donate them to Oak Ridge High School. All proceeds donated go to CDC to help pay for classroom supplies, materials and student needs. Thank you for your support!!!
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
All Box Top funds go to support our CDC classrooms!
WHO IS YOUR ADMINISTRATOR??
Class of 2021 - Amber Roberts ahroberts@ortn.edu
Class of 2022 - Beth Estep kestep@ortn.edu
Class of 2023 - David Foust djfoust@ortn.edu
Executive Principal - Martin McDonald mgmcdonald@ortn.edu
COUNSELING STAFF
Last Names A - C - Ms. Paige Redman hpredman@ortn.edu
Last Names D - H - Mrs. Ashley Bennewitz abennewitz@ortn.edu
Last Names I - M - Mrs. Brianna Ottinger bottinger@ortn.edu
Last Names N - R - Mrs. Kelly Rowland KSrowland@ortn.edu
Last Names S - Z - Mrs. Heidi Foster hafoster@ortn.edu
Social Worker - Mrs. Alison King aking@ortn.edu
Registrar - Mrs. Audrey Morris amorris@ortn.edu
TECHNOLOGY TRAGEDY??? DO YOU NEED HELP???
Mrs. Witick has been an Instructional Technology Coach in Oak Ridge Schools for 13 years. Students and parents can also contact her for assistance with Skyward Family Access, our Canvas Learning Management System, and Office 365 apps.
If you have questions for Mrs. Witick about these items, you can contact her at 425-9587 or email nwitick@ortn.edu
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! YouTube Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL9N_azmWeQByrIW6pWLBlQ
Live in Knox/Anderson/Roane - If you live throughout Anderson/Roane/Knox counties and have ATT Uverse you can find us on Channel 99 – just select the Oak Ridge Schools option.
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/
Skylert 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.
OAK RIDGE SCHOOLS CALENDARS!
FOLLOW US ON @TWITTER!
NEW ACCOUNTS ADDED ARE IN BOLD
@ORHS_NJROTC - ROTC, WIldcat Company
@DavidJFoust - David Foust, Class of 2023 admin
@KITTYCOMMITTEE1 - ORHS Student Section
@ORHSSchoolcraft - Jonathan Schoolcraft, ORHS Math teacher
@ORHS_FB_Boostr - ORHS Football Boosters
@ORHSWildBand - ORHS Marching & Concert Band
@OrhsJam - ORHS Jam Club with Mr. Alexander & Mrs. Whitaker
@davidbowman10s - ORHS Tennis Team
@orhsinteract - Interact Club
@HealthyORS - ORS Coordinated School Health
@Alison_King23 - ORHS Social Worker
@ORladysoccer- ORHS Lady Soccer Cats
@ORHSOakLog2017 - Oak Log Yearbook for 2018-19
@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 2019
@ORSchools - District Twitter Account
@ORHSWIldcatMGM - Mr. McDonald
@ORHS_PTSO - PTSO for ORHS
@ORHSCounseling - Counseling Office
@ORHSClassof2020 - Senior Information
@estepintime - Mrs. Estep, Assistant Principal for the Class of 2022
@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