Announcements for the week of April 21, 2008

QUIZZNO’S SPIRIT DAY : APRIL 22…ALL DAY

OHS RELAY FOR LIFE ACTIVITIES FOR APRIL
April 22nd “SPIRIT DAY” AT CHRISMA Snow Street in Oxford SHOP FOR GIFTS OR THINGS YOU WANT AND 10% OF THE DAY GOES TO RELAY
APRIL 29TH “SPIRIT DAY” STRUT’S…Oxford location

There will be an volleyball informational meeting held on Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 6:30 pm in the OHS Sports Arena for any females grades 7-12 for the 2008-2009 school year.

Sinfonia's Sweetheart Pageant When: May 3, 2008 @ 3:00
Where: Jacksonville Recreation Center, Registration forms available in the main office, Jacksonville Recreation Center, or online @www.jsusinfonia.org. $35.00 participation fee
Football players and cheerleaders are selling ads for the 08 football program. The deadline for a personal ad is May 6th. If they have any questions, they can see Mrs. Fowler or Coach Grass.

Any student interested in attending a "Summer Camp" at Jacksonville State University, please pick up a flyer from the counselors with information concerning the different camps available.

Auburn University is offering several one-week camps this summer, such as Architecture; Building Construction; Design Workshop; Engineering Tigers I and II; Musical Theatre; and, World Affairs Youth Seminar camps. A flyer with information on each camp has been placed on the Counselors' bulletin board outside their offices. Please stop by and take a look and get contact information, if interested.

If you are interested in volunteering at Regional Medical Center this summer with their “Volunteen Program,” you may pick up an application in the counselors’ office.

Some students have asked for an Educational Talent Search application. There are a few in the counselors’ office and can be picked up at any time. Mrs. Knight

If you are interested in taking Driver Education during Summer School 2008, you must bring a check in the amount of $175.00 made out to O.H.S. and sign up with Ms. Knight. We will begin taking a list of students on Monday after Spring Break. It will be on a first-come basis.
(OHS 10th-12th)

Please remit your National Honor Society dues of $10.00 to Ms. Knight by Friday, April 25, 2008. We need dues from everyone. Thank you.

Seniors, don’t forget your Jostens items in Mrs. Angel’s office. These must be paid for before you can get your cap and gown.

Please announce - I have a scholarship application which will award 1 boy and 1 girl $1,000 to attend Gadsden State CC – Ayers Campus through the Oxford Rotary. Please get applications from Mrs. Angel.

I have Kiwanis Club scholarship applications in my office. Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to OHS seniors. Mrs. Angel

The University of Alabama's 2008 Capstone Business Leadership Academy will hold two summer sessions for academically excellent high-school students who will be entering their senior year in the fall of 2008. Students who wish to attend must meet the following qualifications: 3.4 GPA or higher; 27 ACT; 1210 SAT; or 140 PSAT. Students must have an interest in business education and career. The cost is $350.00 per session. If interested, see Ms. Knight for the official website.

10th - 12th: Louisiana State University's School of Architecture and Department of Interior Design are offering a Summer Design Workshop for high-school students interested in Architecture and Interior Design. The workshop is June 8 through June 14, 2008, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A poster, with more detailed and contact information, is posted on the counselors' door for any interested students to see.

The "Alabama's Governor's School" will be held June 15-27, 2008, at Samford University for rising seniors. This year's program theme is entitled, "American Vision: World View." If you are an academically superior student and interested in this program, see Ms. Knight for further information.