Gracie Hall of Oak Ridge High School, left, and Julia Riley of Hardin Valley Academy are the new student representatives to the Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board for Fiscal Year 2013-14. (Submitted photo)
The Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board welcomed two new student representatives at its May meeting. Gracie Hall and Julia Riley will serve on the board through April 2014.
ORSSAB is a federally chartered citizens’ panel that provides recommendations to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management.
Hall will be a senior at Oak Ridge High School, where she is a member of the National Honor Society, the Oak Ridge High School marching and concert band, and the International Relations Club. She also sings in Sound Company Children’s Choir and practices various forms of martial arts.
After high school, Gracie hopes to obtain a degree in Spanish, perform service work in other countries, and pursue a career that allows her to work with animals.
Riley will be a senior at Hardin Valley Academy, where she participates in the National Honor Society, Leo Club, a Lions Club organization, and Venture Crew, a co-ed branch of the Boy Scouts. Julia spends her free time hiking and backpacking and plans to pursue a wildlife and fisheries biology degree at Clemson University.
Information about the board is available at www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab or by calling (865) 241-4583 or (865) 241-4584.
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