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Cummings named football coach

Posted at 11:09 am December 13, 2021
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Scott Cummings, who led West to a Class 5A state championship in 2014, has been named head football coach at Oak Ridge High School.

Joe Gaddis announced his retirement as Oak Ridge football coach in November. He has been named interim athletic director.

Oak Ridge Schools announced the appointment of Cummings, who will replace Gaddis as football coach, on Monday.

A press release said Cummings was named head football coach at Knoxville West High School in 2002.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Cleveland High School, football coach, Halls High School, Joe Gaddis, Oak Ridge High School, Scott Cummings, West High School

Linden Elementary, Midway Middle win $1,000 for environmental programs

Posted at 7:27 pm December 5, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

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“Voice of the Vols” Bob Kesling, director of broadcasting/play-by-play for the Vol Network, and Etta Clark, vice president of global public affairs and policy at Eastman, present the 2016 Good Sports Always Recycle winners at Linden Elementary School with their award. (Submitted photo)

 

Linden Elementary School in Oak Ridge and Midway Middle School in Ten Mile were recognized at the University of Tennessee homecoming game as two of the statewide winners of the Good Sports Always Recycle, or GSAR, program’s school challenge. Seven other schools were also recognized. All nine were awarded $1,000 each for their programs.

The award sponsors were Eastman Chemical Company, Food City, Waste Connections of Tennessee, and the University of Tennessee, a press release said.

The other GSAR School Challenge winners were Abintra Montessori School in Nashville, Cleveland High School in Cleveland, Emmett Elementary School in Bristol, Fayette Academy in Somerville, John Adams Elementary School in Kingsport, Newport Grammar School in Newport, and Union Elementary STEM and Demonstration School in Gallatin.

New Hope Christian Academy in Memphis was awarded $1,500 for the GSAR Sustainability Steward Award, and Libertas School of Memphis was awarded $1,500 for the Best New Program. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Education, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Slider Tagged With: Abintra Montessori School, Bob Kesling, Bob Martineau, Cleveland High School, David Golden, Eastman Chemical Company, Emmett Elementary School, environmental education, environmental program, Etta Clark, Fayette Academy, Food City, Good Sports Always Recycle, Greg Hee, GSAR, GSAR School Challenge, GSAR Sustainability Steward Award, John Adams Elementary School, Liberates School of Memphis, Linden Elementary School, Mickey Blazer, Midway Middle School, New Hope Christian Academy, Newport Grammar School, Oak Ridge, recycling program, sustainability, Union Elementary STEM and Demonstration School, University of Tennessee, Voice of the Vols, Vol Network, Waste Connections of Tennessee, water conservation

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