| FRIDAY’S RIDGE VIEW
FEBRUARY 15, 2008
Best Dining in Town
One of the best kept secrets in town is ORMA's "Mess Hall", where each meal is served with a newness and freshness that would rival any
commercial cafeteria in business today.
Mr. Steve Dyer, Food Service Manager, has a knack for attracting
chefs - not cooks - to his
cafeteria. These professionals come from
three star country club positions. Not only do they serve our
students some of the best
food they have ever eaten, it is served
in such a way that any ocean-liner passenger would be familiar
with.
The ORMA Mess Hall feeds over two hundred people,
three times per day, Monday through Friday, and twice a day Saturday
and Sunday - plus a cereal bar each morning - seven days per week.
The cost of this fine dining is included in the student's tuition;
therefore, no cash transactions are involved. This allows our students
to flow through a cafeteria-style process, choosing from a wide
variety of outstanding cuisine. These offerings include fresh meats,
vegetables, baked breads, pizza, hotdogs, hamburgers, hot fruit
desserts, a soup and sandwich bar, ice cream, coupled with a complete
pastry counter.
As an added bonus, Mr. Dyer offers to help ORMA
Parents celebrate special occasions for
their student. Requests range from birthday cakes, cookies, balloons,
to special meals
and movie packages. Many options are available
so give him a call. With good reason, Mr. Dyer radiates a powerful
pride he has for
his “darn good" food service. Just try it and you'll see for yourself. Mr. Dyer can be reached
by calling 336-643-4131, Ext. #143 - or,
via email: sdyer@ormila.com
ORMA's Drill Team
ORMA's Drill Team - the Fighting Cadets - came
home with nine trophies from the American
Legion / Coca-Cola National Championship Drill Meet held in Montgomery,
Alabama last weekend.
The Fighting Cadets competed against 56
schools and won first place in the Army Division. This means
ORMA's Drill Team is considered
the “Best Army Unit" in America. Additionally, the Fighting Cadets came in third place in the Best
Overall Competition. Congratulations!
Next weekend the Fighting Cadets will travel to
VMI for another drill meet. In May, 2008, our Drill Team will travel
to Daytona, Florida, to defend - once again - its top position
among this country’s JROTC Drill Competitions. We’ll keep you posted.
Tea With The Teachers @ ORMA
ORMA will host its new program, "Tea
with the Teachers", beginning Friday, March 7, 2008. This program will be held from 3:00 p.m. until
5:00 p.m. on the first Friday of each month. Local and prospective
parents will be invited to visit the Academy. The Admissions Department
will offer tours of the campus, to include a visit to a classroom
for impromptu and relevant discussions with the teacher. The purpose
of this new program is to introduce future ORMA parents to "their child's future teachers".
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is “Shifting Gears” in a five
part series which began airing last Friday night on ESPN 2.
ORMA has a significant part in the second episode,
which airs this Friday night, February 15th at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN
2. Please make plans to tune in or record this episode. Several
cadets and staff/faculty are in the ORMA segment.
Please visit our website for a preview
of the series and a press release from
JR Motorsports detailing the concept
of “Shifting Gears”. Below are all the
remaining air dates for the series.
Friday, Feb. 15 / 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
ESPN2
Saturday, Feb. 16 / 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
ESPN2
Thursday, July 24 / 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
ESPN
Friday, July 25 / 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
ESPN
Auction News
I just received two gift certificates good for
two “one hour” massages from Tenderly Kneaded Massage Therapy.
And, I received a phone call with more good news; working on gift
certificates and/or overnight stay packages with Proximity and
O’Henry Hotels. Thank you to every one who is helping with the
auction. We still need items to auction off. Last year we raised
more than $17,000 and we’re hoping to surpass that amount this
year. If you have any connections or know of some one who may be
willing to donate an item, we’d greatly appreciate it. The event
will be held in Bonner Gym on Saturday, May 10th from 5:30 pm –
10:30 pm. We’ll have casino gaming and a DJ spinning tunes during
the silent auction/gaming portion of the event, as well as food
and beverage.
Class Agent Program
If you’re an ORMA alumnus interested in helping
us raise money, please consider joining the ranks of the “Class
Agent” initiative. The concept is simple; we provide you with sample
letters to tweak and make your own, once complete, just send your
revised letter to Terrill Sandiford in the Development Office and
we’ll put place your letter on ORMA letterhead and mail it to all
your former classmates. We already have a few “agents” on board,
so please consider joining us. For more information on this program
or any other information on development and alumni affairs, please
call (336) 643-4131 ext. 197. Thank you.
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