Oak Ridge High School
Wildcat iNews for the ORHS Wildcat Nation 04/08/2019 #90
MAKE SURE THE STUDENT DEVICE IS READY FOR TESTING!
2019-2020 PARENT COMPUTER FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
PRINT IT OUT FOR YOUR REFRIGERATOR TO KEEP UP!
TDOE CLIMATE SURVEY INFORMATION FOR ORHS
THE YEARBOOKS HAVE ARRIVED! DISTRIBUTION DAY IS MAY 17TH
TIME TO CELEBRATE THE STAFF AT ORHS!
ADVANCED PLACEMENT PAYMENTS!!!
US SERVICE ACADEMY POSSIBILITIES!
PROM!!
All Juniors and Seniors are invited to attend Prom 2019, Living Behind the Mask: a Met Gala on Saturday, April 27th at 7:30-11:30 in the Wildcat Arena. ( Please make the time prominent. We mistakenly posted 7 pm on our Save the Dates)
Tickets to Prom 2019, Living Behind the Mask: a Met Gala, (Pre-sale tickets are OVER) April 22nd -25th during 5th period at the price of $40 for singles and $80 for couples. Tickets WILL NOT be sold Friday, April 26th or Saturday, April 27th. All tickets are NON-TRANSFERABLE and NON-REFUNDABLE,
If your date is not a current ORHS student you must complete a Guest Application form found in Student Affairs or with Ms. Eidam in LC 313. All forms must be completed and turned in with a copy of the guest’s ID to Student Services by April 24th. (Connie is going to send me a digital copy of the form and I will send it to you for you to include if you would like to.)
CHANGES TO OAK RIDGE SCHOOL CALENDARS APPROVED!
COSTA RICA!!!!!
ORHS BAND IS HAVING A "WHITE SALE!"
BRISTOL, BABY!
SONIC FREEBIES!
FLEA MARKET SIGNUPS!
Are You Interested in being a Host Family?
WILDCAT ATHLETICS THIS WEEK!
SENIOR ANNOUNCEMENTS!
2019 SENIOR TEA - AN OAK RIDGE HS TRADITION!
Senior Tea is the start of the graduation season, and all students in Senior English studies are invited to attend an afternoon tea, dressed up as their favorite character or author. This is a student and teacher event and a time-honored tradition. We hope that you will sign up to provide food or financial support.
If you have any questions or would prefer to sign up outside of Signup Genius, contact us at ORHSSeniorTea@gmail.com.
Thank you so much for your support in keeping this tradition going!
Yvonne Dalschen, Angie Palau & Miriam Pitz
Date: 04/24/2019 (Wed.)
Time: 7:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Location: ORHS Main Office for food dropoff
Link to Sign-Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A044AABAA2EA7FE3-2019
WILLOW BROOK ALUMNI
GLENWOOD ALUMNI!
SCUBA DIVING, ANYONE???
GRADUATION SUPPLIES information
If your student has not ordered a cap & gown set, please call Jostens at 423-787-0025 to place an order. Height and weight will be needed. Orders may also be placed online at https://www.jostens.com/. The official cap & gown set are required for Convocation and Graduation. Extra tassels ($10 each) and announcements ($1.25 each) are available from Mrs. Ledden in CS347. Exact cash or check made payable to Jostens, please. Questions? Contact Mrs. Ledden at tledden@ortn.edu or 865-425-9600 ext. 2625.
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY!!! SECRET CITY FESTIVAL
DOES YOUR SENIOR NEED TN PROMISE VOLUNTEER HOURS?
Woodland Needs Spring Fling Volunteers - UPDATE - EVENT MOVED TO APRIL 12TH DUE TO WEATHER - VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED!
Need volunteer hours for the Tennessee Promise? Here is a fun opportunity to get your hours. You can earn up to 4 hours by helping to set up activities, play games with our students, and take down activities during our Spring Fling.
All interested students should contact Ms. Stacy Donald at sdonald@ortn.edu no later than Tuesday, April 2.
HAVE YOU BEEN MEANING TO DO THIS??? THE TIME IS NOW!!!! SEND THOSE PICTURES!
GRADUATION CELEBRATION - PERMISSION!
PARENTS OF SENIORS!!!
Parents of ORHS Seniors - Registration for volunteers and for students is open for Graduation Celebration! Use the link below to sign-up to help or to sign-up your graduate. Consider getting involved now to help raise money or to help plan the event. Feel free to ask questions on this post too. Thanks!
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/oak-ridge-youth-advisory-board…
GRADUATION FLOWERS!!!!
The Commencement Group and the Oak Ridge Lady Wildcat Basketball Boosters are working together to provide floral services for the 2019 ORHS Graduation Commencement. Our aim is to provide our ORHS graduates and their guests with the opportunity to purchase top quality flowers at an excellent price on the day of the ceremony. A portion of these sales will support the Lady Wildcat Basketball Team. Purchases can be made on-site at the graduation ceremony floral kiosk or by pre-ordering online using the link below. All pre-orders will be available for pick-up at the kiosk on-site at the commencement. If you have questions or need assistance ordering, please contact Kim Holt at khurd1@yahoo.com or 865-382-8497.
https://www.thecommencementgroup.com/oakridgehs/
Note: NO products purchased may be taken on the field or across the stage during the ceremony.
ACT REGISTRATION DATES
NEED HI-SPEED INTERNET SUPPORT? WE HAVE A DEAL FOR YOU!
Read about the 1 Million Project here! http://www.1millionproject.org/
KEEP TRACK OF SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
https://www.ortn.edu/highschool/academics/school-counseling/testing-scholarship-and-career/
PARENT SKYWARD CREDENTIALS
We want all families to access all of the educational tools we have provided not just for the student BUT FOR YOU AS WELL!!! #TEAMEFFORT
Who is your Student's Administrator??
Not sure who to reach out to when your child has a problem? The assistant principals each have a class they work with throughout their high school career. We encourage you to get to know them and use them as a resource to support your family and especially your student.
Class of 2021 - Mrs. Amber Roberts ahroberts@ortn.edu
Class of 2020 - Mrs. Stephanie Thompson sathompson@ortn.edu
Class of 2019 - Mr. Scotty Herrell bsherrell@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!
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.
TWITTER! WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING?
NEW ACCOUNTS ADDED ARE IN BOLD
@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 - Junior 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