The list of applicants for Oak Ridge superintendent has been narrowed down to five, and the Oak Ridge Board of Education will start interviewing candidates on Friday.

The five finalists are:

• Raymond Bandlow, who was most recently the superintendent of Fort Lee Public Schools in Fort Lee, N.J.;
• Dan Lawson, superintendent of Tullahoma City Schools in Tullahoma, Tenn.;
• Kenneth Sorrick, former superintendent of North Palos School District in Palos Hills, Ill.;
• Neyland Clark, superintendent of South Harrison Community Schools in Corydon, Ind.; and
• Roger Collins, superintendent of Nelson County Public Schools in Lovingston, Va.