Oak Ridge High School
Wildcat iNews for the ORHS Wildcat Nation 10/29/2018 #72
TN PROMISE DEADLINE - DO NOT MISS THIS DEADLINE - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST
SENIORS!!! ACT RETAKE - OCTOBER 30TH!!
This coming Tuesday is your ACT Senior Re-Take test paid for by the state of Tennessee!!
Testing Locations have been posted at school so be at your testing
location NO LATER THAN 7:45 this coming Tuesday morning.
What to bring:
- student ID,
- ACT-approved calculator (the TI-89 CANNOT be used on this test),
- several #2 pencils (not mechanical)
- snack for the break (optional).
What NOT to bring - as instructed by ACT:
- electronic devices
- smartwatches
- fitness bands
- cell phones
Students will be dismissed to go home for the remainder of the day when testing is complete.
STUDENTS raising their score from last spring’s state ACT (only score that will be considered) will be placed in drawings for prom tickets for the 2019 Senior Prom!!!
CLASS OF 2019 SENIOR SHIRTS & SWEATS!! FINAL DAY - NOVEMBER 7
Orders will start next week for the Class of 2019 Senior Signature Shirts and Sweats. Attached is an order form that will be given to seniors tomorrow. Their order form also has the designs printed on the back.
Seniors may turn in this order form with a check made payable to ORHS or cash at the Arena Concessions’ Kiosk during lunch October 29-November 2 or to Mrs. Ledden in CS347. THE FINAL DATE FOR ORDERING SENIOR SWEATS is Wednesday, NOVEMBER 7. ***ORDER NOW***NO EXTRAS***NO RE-ORDER!!!***
ORDER FORM BELOW IN PDF FORMAT
TIME TO ORDER GRADUATION SUPPLIES!!!
Jostens will return to the Main Lobby on Thursday, November 1, during lunch to take orders for graduation supplies.
Every senior should order a cap, gown, and tassel set unless he/she is borrowing one from someone. In that case, a tassel will still be needed and may be purchased in the spring. If announcements are ordered, remember to order a box of name cards.
Important Note: Packages do not have to be purchased. Items may be ordered individually.
If the student only wants to order the cap & gown set (no other supplies), he/she may do so without making a deposit. The cap & gown may be paid for in the spring. This is extremely important—order the cap & gown set on time by completing the top portion of the order form and the cap & gown section at the bottom and only pay $29 + tax for a total of $31.83 in the spring.
· A $60 deposit is required when the order is placed if the total amount owed is more than $60.
· If the total owed is less than $60, the balance should be paid in full when the order is placed.
· Orders may also be placed online at http://www.jostens.com/. Be sure to search for Oak Ridge High School in Oak Ridge, TN.
· The only required item for graduation is the cap/gown/tassel set for $29 + tax.
· Tassel only--$10 + tax.
· Cap & tassel--$16.25 + tax
· Tax rate is 9.75%. Shipping and handling charge is applied to all orders unless the only thing ordered is the cap & gown set.
· Checks should be made payable to Jostens.
Mrs. Ledden does not accept orders. However, if you have any questions regarding ordering the supplies, please contact Mrs. Ledden at 425-9600 ext. 2625, or e-mail her at tledden@ortn.edu.
DO YOU KNOW THE INSTA, THE FINSTA, THE TWITTER, THE SNAP OF YOUR CHILDREN???
ENCOURAGING AP RESULTS
CELEBRATING "MOLE" DAY!
TONS of ORHS Chemistry Students celebrated Mole Day on Tuesday, October 23. Students met at the Oak Ridge Chick-fil-A for their annual events. Students began the morning Pledging Allegiance to the Mole at 6:02 a.m. During the morning, the Mole Day King & Queen were announced. Congratulations to ALYSSA TITTSWORTH & VINNY WEST. Activities included Mole Day projects, food, puns, and much, much more!
Special Thank Yous to Chick-fil-A and their annual support of this event.
TN GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL
Students have been given dates and deadlines for all TN Governor’s School applications. Many of you may have already received requests from these students to complete a teacher recommendation form. Below are the deadlines for all teacher recommendations to be submitted to me in the counseling office:
All other TN Governor’s Schools – Friday, November 16
If a student is applying to more than one school and asks you to do more than one recommendation, please only complete one form. I will make copies of the additional recommendations that are needed.
Feel free to email or call Paige Redman with any questions. 425-9607 or hpredman@ortn.edu
LAPTOP INSPECTION - NOVEMBER 8TH
A video demonstrating the inspection process is below. The IT Department encourages families to watch the video to fully understand the items looked for during an inspection.
GET YOUR PECANS BEFORE THE PRICE GOES UP FROM THE HURRICANE!! ORDER QUICKLY!!!
OUR OWN "SPIELBERG" IN THE MAKING!
ORHS WILDCATS PLAYOFF BOUND!
Full 5A Playoff Bracket below.
senior cheer cats honored!
SENIOR WILDBAND CATS!
Jacob Adams Awarded WBIR Week 9 Defensive Player of the Week
TOP WRENCH COMPETITION
ROTC UPCOMING SCHEDULE
10/19, our Academic Team will compete in an Academic competition against more than 20 schools nationally.
10/20, Concessions fundraiser at Neyland Stadium.
10/22, Color guard at the ORS Board Meeting
10/23, Athletic competition (national)
10/24, Academic competition (national)
10/25, Dress for Success day
10/25, Air rifle competition (national)
10/26, Athletic competition (national)
10/26-28, Fundraiser at Kroger
MASQUER'S PRODUCTION OF THORTON WILDER'S OUR TOWN
Guided by the fourth wall breaking Stage Manager, the classic play Our Town follows three days in the life of Emily Webb and George Gibbs, the eldest children of two neighboring families, their parents, and the rural New Hampshire town itself. By focusing on the day of Emily and George’s youthful first attraction, the day of their marriage, and the day that brings all people to reflect on their lives, the play envisions the dramatic and mundane life of both the characters who inhabit Our Town and the audience who watches the play. Our Town offers laughs, love, and an alternately warm and sobering exploration of what it means to live.
Mrs. Thompson takes a Pie to the Face!
SEEKING CLUB APPROVAL FOR ANTI-VIOLENCE
MARCHING TO CHAMPIONS IN ALCOA!
NATIONAL CHESS DAY RESULTS
XC REGION 2 RESULTS!
ORHS Cross Country participated in the Region 2 Championships on Thursday, October 25. Girls finished 5th with Ingrid Vidales finishing 17th in 20:41, Ruthie Froning 20th in 21:07, Jessie Strader 24th in 21:16, Muskaan Vohra 30th in 21:42, Eden Gee 34th in 21:51, Abby Hausladen 39th in 22:31, and Rebekah Joyal 41st in 22:41. The top 3 girls teams advanced to the State meet in Nashville next Saturday.
The ORHS boys team finished 6th with Dalton "LC" Morgan qualifying for the state meet with a 5th place finish in a time of 16:46. Other finishers for Oak Ridge: Eli "Bubba" Cox 30th in 17:54, Adam Herron 37th in 18:23, Jacob Norris 39th in 18:33, Jake Cheney 45th in 18:41, Bear Moran 58th in 19:18, and Landon Cobb 64th in 19:42. The top 3 boys teams advanced to the State meet in Nashville next Saturday.
ORHS AND ORAD DANCERS WIN AWARDS!
ORHS Dance Cats and ORAD dancers participated in the 24Seven dance convention. The following Dance Cats won scholarship awards:
Ally Spraker - Runner-Up to the Non-Stop Dancer (the top convention award)
Sinclaire Cunningham - Weekend Warrior and High-5 Scholarships
High-5 Award and Scholarship Winners:
Calista Elliot
Hannah Tarwater
Sydney Grifith
Jessica Phillips
WANT TO GO TO SPAIN????
WANT TO GO TO ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM, AND GERMANY?
Don't Miss out on Purchasing the Oak Log!
HALF OF THE YEARBOOKS HAVE BEEN PRESOLD! Consider purchasing one for your student as a Christmas gift! Prices will go up again on January 1st!
Purchase online at http://www.balfour.com/tennessee/oak-ridge/oak-ridge-high-school/
Purchases can also be made at the school by check or cash in Mrs. Byrd's room, CS328
If you plan to use the form and turn in at school, here is a link to the form.
http://www.ortn.edu/ORHS/Oak_Log_Purchase_Log_2018.pdf
We encourage everyone to take advantage of the Opening of School discounts and purchase early!!!
September 30 - December 31st at MIDNIGHT - $75.00
January 1 - Day PRIOR to Distribution Day - $80.00
Distribution Day - CASH ONLY - $85.00
UPCOMING ACT REGISTRATION - NOVEMBER 2ND!
NAVY PROVIDES FREE ACT HELP!
NEED HI-SPEED INTERNET SUPPORT? WE HAVE A DEAL FOR YOU!
Read about the 1 Million Project here! http://www.1millionproject.org/
ORHS Seniors ONLY - scholarship opporunity
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