Oak Ridge High School
Wildcat iNews for the ORHS Wildcat Nation 03/09/2020 #127
NASHVILLE TORNADO RELIEF!!! PLEASE SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE ALL DAY MARCH 13TH
Please help us to make this youth-led initiative a success! We are working with Lt. Governor McNally’s office to ensure our funds are put to good use in the Nashville area. To support the fundraiser, a copy of this flyer needs to be presented to the cashier, next Friday, March 13th. Panda Express will donate 50% of the proceeds for the entire day to the cause. If you have any questions, please contact Matt Reedy at mreedy@oakridgetn.gov or at 865-425-3442.
Traveling Oak Ridge Desegregation Exhibit
SPRING BREAK!!!!
REPORT CARDS ARE COMING!!!
Spring Cleaning in Lost & Found!!!
CORONOAVIRUS UPDATES
https://www.ortn.edu/highschool/2020/03/02/information-regarding-coronavirus/
BUY YOUR PROM TICKETS EARLY AND SAVE $20.00
ANNOUNCING - THE OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL FULL SYMPHONY CONCERT!
ORHS CHAMMBER ORCHESTRA
TN ACHIEVES - MANDATORY MTG THIS WEDNESDAY! DON'T LOOSE TNPROMISE ELIGIBILITY
This is a reminder that your Class of 2020 TN Promise students’ mandatory meeting will be on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. at Oak Ridge High School in the cafeteria.
Sign in will begin at 4:45 p.m., so we are encouraging students to arrive no later than 5:00 p.m. to ensure adequate time for sign in. At this meeting, students will learn more about the TN Promise college eligibility requirements, college enrollment processes and tnAchieves mentors will be in attendance to begin working with your students. The meeting will last one hour and students are required to remain in attendance for the full duration of the meeting.
It is mandatory for students to attend this meeting in order to remain eligible for TN Promise. Parents are encouraged to attend but cannot attend for the student. We ask that you or another staff member attend the team meeting as well! If a student has an excusable absence (see policy #2 on pg. 40 of the student handbook), the student must follow the excuse form protocol highlighted on page 7 of the student handbook and complete a meeting excuse form. tnAchieves must receive a completed meeting excuse form any time prior to the meeting or within 72 hours of the conclusion of the student’s assigned team meeting in order for the excuse to be considered. A student’s failure to attend the mandatory meeting will result in the loss of the student’s TN Promise scholarship. If a student is approved to miss their assigned meeting, the student will be required to attend another institution’s meeting to satisfy the mandatory meeting requirement. A full list of mandatory meetings can be found here.
If school is cancelled or released early the day of the meeting, the TN Promise meeting will be rescheduled and students, parents and mentors will be notified via email. If your district is released early or cancelled for inclement weather, please notify me at 865.898.0538 or amanda@tnachieves.org so we can work on rescheduling the meeting for a later date.
INTERSESSION - GRADE RECOVERY FOR THE SPRING!
Applications are now available for Spring Intersession 2020. Spring Intersession will be held March 16-19 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. Intersession applications are available in the main office and the counseling office and must be signed by the teacher of the course and the parent. Students may recover failing grades for up to two courses from Term 3 or Term 2 (if they passed Term 3). We encourage all students who have failing grades to attend intersesssion. ORHS is also offering an ACT prep class for intersession just in time for the ACT on March 31st. ACT prep is available on a first come,first serve basis, and we will fill the a.m. session first.
Please email Ms. Estep at kestep@ortn.edu with questions about intersession.
Virtual Enterprise Mandatory Meeting
Driver's Permit Information
ORHS TEACHING ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR!
SPRING BREAK 2021 IN ITALY & GREECE TOUR REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
The Social Studies and World Language departments are taking a tour to Italy and Greece during Spring Break 2021 and we would like for you to join us! Experience the glory of the ancient world and the grandeur of the Renaissance as we visit historic sites in Pompeii, Capri, Rome, The Vatican, Athens, Mycenae, and Corinth. Prepare pasta from scratch at Neapolitan cooking school, learn to dance with the locals in a traditional Greek taverna (opa!), and live the Roman legionary experience at gladiator school in Rome! See Mr. Pickering (LC322) or Madame Bailey (LC304) for more information, or visit http://worldstrides.com/enroll/ and enter the trip ID Pickering-1248 for more information and to sign up. Join us for an information meeting on Monday, March 9 at 6:30 PM in the ORHS Amphitheater.
18th ANNUAL COMMUNITY SHARE DAY 2020
CALLING GEOMETRY SUPERSTARS!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MATH AIME EXAM QUALIFIERS!
PTSO MEETING
THE OAK RIDGE PRESCHOOL ANNOUNCES ITS OPENING!
ACADEMY DAY 2020 WITH CHUCK FLEISHMANN
Attached is the invitation and letter for Congressman Fleischmann’s Academy Day to be held at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The event will be held on Saturday, April 18th in the Chattanooga Room of the University Center.
TDOE IS LOOKING FOR EDUCATORS!
Calling all parents, teachers, and community members!
The Tennessee Department of Education is searching for educators in the schools, community colleges and universities to serve on one or more of the following committees: Performance Level Descriptors, Alignment Studies, Standard Setting, Range Finding, Item Review, and Passage Review (please click here for more information on the committees). The deadline for applying is Monday, March 9 by 11:59 p.m. CDT. You may access the application by clicking here. When you fill out the application form, please select ‘other’ in response to the application question ‘how did you learn of this opportunity?’ and write the name of Dr. Elaine Vaughan in the blank. Any questions may be directed to Dr. Elaine Vaughan, TCAP Assessment Development Ambassador for the State of Tennessee and Mathematics Instructor at Oak Ridge High School.
SCHOOLWIDE ACT TESTING DATE IS MARCH 31ST
The tests will be the Tuesday upon our return from spring break.
Students should bring their student ID, an ACT-approved calculator (the TI-89 and TI-92 are NOT allowed), several #2 pencils that are not mechanical, and a snack for break if desired.
Juniors with approved ACT accommodations will be notified of their testing day(s) prior to spring break as some will test over multiple days.
LAST PUSH FOR ACT PREPARATION!
SPRING ACT PRACTICE TO BEGIN!
ACT Prep Dates for Spring:
March 11, 2020 ACT Strategies (2:00-3:00 at ORHS)
The dates with asterisks (**) require pre-registration so that we know to reserve a seat for you. To pre-register, email Coach Etheridge (aetheridge@ortn.edu) and indicate the session that interests you. While we are specifically targeting juniors, who take the State ACT on March 31, all ORHS students are welcome.
National Competition for Two Ceramic Students!
AMERICAN FLAGS NEEDED!!!!
ORHS NJROTC is collecting U.S. Flags. Do you or someone you know have an American Flag that is torn, faded, tattered or torn and needs to be properly retired? If so, please bring the flags to Chief Nicholls in the ROTC room PA 140 or to the main office. Our cadets will properly retire each flag during a ceremony on May 16, 2020 at the AMVETS Post 2 in Oak Ridge. Thank you for your support.
SECRET CITY WILDBOTS!!
ENCOURAGE YOUR TEEN TO BE A LEADER!!
HOST FAMILY NEEDED!
A host family is needed for a female Rotary exchange student for the months of April and May. If you are interested in hosting or have any questions please contact Janice Melcher jaymelcher@gmail.com
KEY CLUB IS TAKING DONATIONS!
SATURDAY FLEA MARKET OPENS UP MARCH 7TH!
Fundraiser for clubs /sports- Open 7 am 1 pm. Cost is $5 dollars for tax registration each month, unless they have a valid Business License. The Spaces cost $12 dollars for 3 parking spaces minimum, if you need to purchase more they are $4 each parking space. $10 dollar is you have a business license or are just selling plants and vegetables. Great time to clean out your closet and make some extra money!
SEE THE UPDATED TUTORING SCHEDULE BY TEACHER!
NHS STUDENTS TUTOR ANYONE ANY SUBJECT TWICE WEEKLY!
SENIOR PARENTS!!!! INFORMATION & DEADLINES!
SENIOR PARENTS!!! WORK ETHIC DIPLOMA DUE APRIL 1ST
The Oak Ridge Schools Board of Education has approved the attainment of a Work Ethic Distinction for the first time this year for our 2020 graduates. What it entails is students providing a certificate to potential employers that they have been demonstrating desirable work skills.
How do they earn this certificate?
Students are to attain 20 points from the attached list. When they provide evidence of success on these measures, they will be awarded a Work Ethic Distinction Certificate (also attached) that will serve as part of the student’s job application portfolio.
Logos of employers who have already indicated they are willing to grant preference in interviewing a student who presents a Work Ethic Distinction Certificate are included on the face of the certificate. The list of employers who want to join this effort is growing. An ongoing list of such partner employers will be kept at our local chambers of commerce.
Please have students complete the applications for this distinction and return them to Dr. Holly Cross, Supervisor of Career Readiness—ORHS CS244 before April 1, 2020 for recognition at graduation.
GRADUATION SUPPLIES TO ARRIVE APRIL 2ND!
SENIOR PARENTS!
SENIOR TEA!
Senior Tea is the start of Graduation Season, this year on Wednesday, April 15.
All students in Senior English Studies are invited to dress up as their favorite character or author and attend a traditional afternoon tea featuring scones, sandwiches, strawberries, and other delicious treats. Parent help is needed to provide home-made food or financial support for decorations, plates, and drinks. Please sign up to help at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a044aabaa2ea7fe3-2019
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at ORHSSeniorTea@gmail.com
Angie Palau, Miriam Pitz, & Yvonne Dalschen
SCUBA DIVING AT GRADUATION CELEBRATION!
GRADUATION CELEBRATION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
This night does NOT happen without TONS of donations, planning and volunteers! We are to the VOLUNTEER portion of planning! Please fill out the link below if you can help for a "time slot" on the night of Graduation Celebration.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/volunteers-for-2020-graduation-celebration-registration-88547310389
GRADUATION CELEBRATION!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/graduation-celebration-2020-student-registration-tickets-88545446815
SCARBORO COMMUNITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION - SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY!
Prerequisites for Applying:
· Must have an association with the Scarboro Community.
· Must have attended Oak Ridge High School or surrounding area high school.
· Must be enrolled in a two or four year undergraduate program (show proof such as class schedule and letter of acceptance).
· Must submit a 400 word typed essay that describes your financial need.
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR YOU!
https://www.ortn.edu/highschool/academics/school-counseling/testing-scholarship-and-career/
WILDCAT ATHLETIC NEWS THIS WEEK!
ORHS TENNIS CATS
Seniors Liza Williams & Andrew Brady were named "ORHS Tennis Players of the Week" for their accomplishments on and off the courts. Both players exhibit exemplary sportsmanship during matches and practices, and both players provided critical leadership in February, welcoming 28 new players to the Wildcat and Lady Wildcat 2020 rosters.
TRACK & FIELD KICK OFF SEASON WITH SUCCESS!
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!
BOX TOPS - SCANNING IS SO EASY!!!
All Box Top funds go to support our CDC classrooms!
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!!!
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
DOWNLOAD ACT TEST REGISTRATION & TEST DATES!
OAK RIDGE SCHOOLS CALENDARS!
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.
FOLLOW US ON @TWITTER!
NEW ACCOUNTS ADDED ARE IN BOLD
@Wildcats2020vi1 - Class of 2020 Information Maintained by Senior Steering
@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