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RSCC dual enrollment students earn national recognition

Posted at 7:43 pm June 3, 2021
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Susan Dale artwork (Photo by Roane State Community College)

Two of Roane State Art Professor Bryan Wilkerson’s dual credit students can say they’ve been part of a prestigious national exhibition.

Dual credit students are taught by Roane State Community College educators and receive both college and high school credits for their work.

Susan Dale, who graduated last year from Oak Ridge High School, and current ORHS student Alex Dahl had their creations displayed in the 23rd Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition held in Richmond, Virginia, a press release said.

The exhibition was for ceramic artwork created in the 2019-20 academic year. “The work they were making during that academic school year was exceptional,” Wilkerson said. “Just being included in the exhibition is quite an honor.”

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Filed Under: Arts, College, Education, Entertainment, Front Page News Tagged With: Alex Dahl, Bryan Wilkerson, Gisela Schrock, National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition, Roane State Community College, Susan Dale

Sister City Support Organization, Oak Ridge Schools select middle school exchange delegation

Posted at 8:11 pm April 3, 2017
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The Sister City Support Organization in cooperation with Oak Ridge Schools has selected the 2017 delegation for the middle school exchange with Oak Ridge's sister city, Naka-shi, Japan. Delegates for the 2017 exchange are front, from left to right, Jordan Oxendine, Aidan Seay, Henri Scott, Mateo Cacheiro, Thomas Schultz, and Savanna Maddux; and back, RMS Chaperone Julie Kinder-McMillan, Bert Everitt, Alex Dahl, Alex Shanafield, Allison Myers, and JMS Chaperone Kristina Casalenuovo. (Submitted photo)

The Sister City Support Organization in cooperation with Oak Ridge Schools has selected the 2017 delegation for the middle school exchange with Oak Ridge’s sister city, Naka-shi, Japan. Delegates for the 2017 exchange are front, from left to right, Jordan Oxendine, Aidan Seay, Henri Scott, Mateo Cacheiro, Thomas Schultz, and Savanna Maddux; and back, RMS Chaperone Julie Kinder-McMillan, Bert Everitt, Alex Dahl, Alex Shanafield, Allison Myers, and JMS Chaperone Kristina Casalenuovo. (Submitted photo)

 

The Sister City Support Organization in cooperation with Oak Ridge Schools has selected the 2017 delegation for the middle school exchange with Oak Ridge’s sister city, Naka-shi, Japan.

The 10 rising eighth-grade students, representing both Robertsville and Jefferson middle schools, will be accompanied by two teacher chaperones. The group will travel to Japan in July and welcome the Naka students to Oak Ridge in August. This is the 26th year of the U.S.-Japanese exchange.

This press release and photo were submitted by Jerry Luckmann.

Filed Under: Community, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Aidan Seay, Alex Dahl, Alex Shanafield, Allison Myers, Bert Everitt, Henri Scott, Jordan Oxendine, Julie Kinder-McMillan, Kristina Casalenuovo, Mateo Cacheiro, middle school exchange, Naka-shi, Oak Ridge Schools, Savanna Maddux, Sister City, Sister City Support Organization, Thomas Schultz, U.S.-Japanese exchange

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