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Education Foundation to award more than $90,000 in grants in April 26 ceremony

Posted at 12:32 pm April 4, 2017
By Jessica Steed Leave a Comment

A photo from a grant award last year for a 3D printer for Robertsville Middle School. (Submitted photo)

A photo from a grant award last year for a 3D printer for Robertsville Middle School. (Submitted photo)

 

In the final year of its “Making the Critical Difference” campaign, the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation will award more than $90,000 in grants to Oak Ridge teachers at a ceremony on Wednesday, April 26, a press release said.

Shirley Raines, president emeritus of the University of Memphis, will be the featured speaker, the press release said. She will give a talk titled, “Dreamers, Thinkers, Doers.”

The grants ceremony is open to the public, and it will be held in the Oak Ridge High School cafeteria beginning at 4 p.m. April 26.

Demonstrations and displays of some of the projects and technology funded by the Foundation will be given after the formal ceremony, the press release said. Light refreshments will be provided courtesy of Oak Ridge Utility District.

The 2017 grant recipients are as follows: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12 Tagged With: Amelia Bell, Callie Painter, Caramia Milloway, Cathy Ginel, Cathy Toth, Chris Scott, Deanna Pickle, Doug Phillips, Elaine Vaughan, Emily Haverkamp, Felecia Sharp, Glenwood Elementary School, grants, Grants Program, Heather Henderlight, Jackie Laney, Jefferson Middle School, Jessica Steed, Josh Bibbs, Kayla Gass, Lauren Blair, Leigh Monger, Lisa Buckner, Lisa Meidl, Making the Critical Difference, Mardee Miller, Melissa Jeter, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation, Oak Ridge teachers, ORPSEF, Robertsville Middle School, Sharon Thomas, Shirley Raines, Stephanie Thompson, Teacher Grant Awards, Todd Livesay, Willow Brook Elementary School, Woodland Elementary School

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