Today multiple OSHS students WON BIG at Roane State's Academic Festival. The Bobcat Talk Podcast Hosts (Liam Boeke, Zachary Hamby, and Ethan Jones) won 1st place in Journalism Sports Feature. 10th Grader Kiley Alexander won 1st place in the Medical Terminology Spelling Bee. 11th Grader Sarah Yoakley won 1st place in the Spanish Poetry Contest. Congratulations to these students! Next week, the Broadcast Journalism will publish a featured article about the students who competed this week as well as the students who competed in the Math Competition earlier this week. A majority of the OSHS students who competed in the Math Competition scored in the Top 10 in their divisions with Noah Christy, 9th grade, placing 1st in Geometry and Braden Thomas, 10th grade, placing 2nd in Algebra. Look for that article next week!
FOUR DAYS LEFT! The FAFSA is to be completed by next Tuesday!
LAST MINUTE FAFSA HELP OPPORTUNITY: The TN Promise FAFSA deadline is April 15th. To assist you in completing your FAFSA, The Tennessee Higher Education Commission and the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation Outreach will be hosting a virtual FAFSA Help session TODAY from 7pm-9pm EST. Join to get your questions answered, assistance with FSA ID accounts, and submitting your FAFSA. Registration isn’t needed. This link will get you the help you need: https://teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/launcher.html?url=%2F_%23%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%3Ameeting_MGJlNWM1MTUtNDM4ZS00NGNjLWE2ZjctZjZkYTA3MTA0ZGM1%40thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%2522f345bebf-0d71-4337-9281-24b941616c36%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%25224bca44f6-4f98-4aaf-abb3-f8c511556d4b%2522%257d%26anon%3Dtrue&type=meetup-join&deeplinkId=6da7a9e9-a4ed-4342-9cba-6f6e1dc9b1ac&directDl=true&msLaunch=true&enableMobilePage=true&suppressPrompt=true
Class of 2025: SIX Days remain to submit your FAFSA!
Juniors attended the Roane County Career Fair last week at Harriman High School where they were able to speak with multiple schools, businesses, and trades. Roane County is committed to ensuring that over 70% of graduating seniors will pursue a meaningful post-secondary pathway by either attending college, a technical school, or an apprenticeship program.
Support the Class of 2026 and purchase a discounted Soaky Mountain day pass!
Class of 2025 Students and Parents: Make plans to attend the Class of 2025 Signing Day Celebration on April 30th at 12:00pm.
Tonight is the Band Concert at 6:00pm in the gym at Oliver Springs Academy. Please come out and support our award winning band! Can't make it? Bobcat Talk has you covered! They are planning to go LIVE from the Band Concert and stream the performance from their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OliverSpringsPodcast So if you can't show up in person, be sure to log on and view their performance tonight!
Roane State is hosting a last-minute FAFSA Workshop on Monday, April 14th from 2pm-6pm. It will be at the Harriman Campus in the Vann Student Center (Cafeteria in the Dunbar building). Make plans to attend if you need help completing your FAFSA. The Deadline is April 15 to submit your Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA). EIGHT days remaining to submit the FAFSA. It must be completed by 11:59pm on April 15th.
Attention Class of 2025 Students: Make plans to attend on Friday morning!
This Week at OSHS...
Come support our outstanding award winning band next week during their Spring Concert!
Spring 2025 State Testing Calendar
Sports Physicals for middle and high school students for the 2025-2026 athletic year will be at the end of the month. Please have screening form complete and arrive 5 minutes early. We may go faster than is expected.
Attention Class of 2025: There is a Google Form posted in the Class of 2025 Google Classroom that the Broadcast Journalism Class would like you to fill out. They will be doing daily Senior Spotlights during April and May on OSHS social media pages and need information from you in order to fully celebrate your graduation from OSHS during our Senior Spotlight series.
The Sophomores did a great job representing OSHS last week at South College!
This week's rundown of events @ OSHS!
Great event for those students interested in military service!
CLASS of 2025: Have you completed your FAFSA? Time is running out!
Important Reminder: Sophomore Night will be TOMORROW evening (Wednesday, March 26). This is important for all parents especially those whose students are interested in Dual Enrollment.
Also, it will be Dual Enrollment Night at the RSCC Oak Ridge Branch Campus this Thursday, March 27 for rising 11th and 12th graders. Please see the attached flyer for more information!
