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ORHS AP Chemistry students place third in nation in science competition

Posted at 11:30 pm May 23, 2015
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Eddie Anderson

Eddie Anderson

Advanced Placement Chemistry students at Oak Ridge High School placed third in the nation in chemistry in the National Science League competition, the school’s Science Department said.

The students are in the AP Chemistry class taught by Eddie Anderson at ORHS.

The test was given to all AP Chemistry students, the Science Department said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Advanced Placement Chemistry, AP Chemistry, chemistry, Eddie Anderson, National Science League, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, science competition, Science Department

Parents, teachers, students show support for ‘venerated’ teacher under investigation

Posted at 8:51 am May 16, 2015
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Eddie Anderson

Eddie Anderson

Note: This story was last updated at 12:05 p.m.

About 200 people turned out at a school board meeting on Wednesday to show support for longtime teacher and track coach Eddie Anderson, who has been suspended without pay pending a police investigation, and to challenge some of the accusations made against him. Some objected to the process used by the school system, saying the reputation of a fantastic teacher has been sullied.

Anderson, an Oak Ridge High School chemistry teacher hired in 1979, was suspended without pay on April 30 while the Oak Ridge Police Department investigates an allegation of inappropriate contact with a former student. In the letter announcing the suspension, Oak Ridge Schools Assistant Superintendent Chris Marczak said the allegation was being turned over to the ORPD as a criminal investigation.

No additional details about that allegation have been released. Anderson’s attorney, Dennis Francis, declined to comment last week, and the Oak Ridge Board of Education and Oak Ridge Schools Superintendent’s Office have been advised to not comment until the investigation is complete. City officials have also not commented on the ongoing investigation by the Police Department.

In the meantime, most of the public discussion has focused on an April 11 track meet, the Taco Bell Invitational in South Carolina. School administrators said, among other things, that Anderson knew ahead of time that a hotel the team was going to stay in was “unacceptable and dangerous,” that he did not inform parents of the specifics of the trip and did not answer the phone when they called, and did not double-check student room assignments, which led to a girl entering a boys’ room through an adjoining door and engaging in “inappropriate contact.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Benita Albert, Brach Burdick, Bruce Borchers, Chris Marczak, Dennis Francis, Eddie Anderson, investigation, Keys Fillauer, Mary Zuhr, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Schools, ORHS, ORPD, suspension, teacher, track coach, track meet

ORHS teacher suspended without pay during investigation, superintendent says

Posted at 6:01 pm May 1, 2015
By John Huotari 6 Comments

Eddie Anderson

Eddie Anderson

Oak Ridge High School science teacher and track coach Eddie Anderson has been suspended from his teaching duties without pay pending an investigation by the Oak Ridge Police Department, an official said Friday.

Information reported to the Oak Ridge Schools Superintendent’s Office on Thursday morning has been referred to the Oak Ridge Police Department for its consideration and investigation, Superintendent Bruce Borchers said in a Friday afternoon email. The information hasn’t been publicly disclosed.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Bruce Borchers, Eddie Anderson, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oak Ridge Schools, track coach

ORHS students place first on National Chemistry Olympiad Exam

Posted at 8:04 am May 28, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Eddie Anderson

Eddie Anderson

A group of 10 chemistry students at Oak Ridge High School placed first on the National Chemistry Olympiad Exam, a teacher said.

The 40-question exam is given to all second-year chemistry students and any first year students who want to take it, said Eddie Anderson, ORHS chemistry teacher, track coach, and science department chair. The school score is compiled by adding the Top 10 student scores. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: chemistry, David Krispin, David O’Neil, Eddie Anderson, environmental science, Huiming Xia, Jaspreet Singh, Jim Andress, Kyoung-A Cho, Megan Kelly, National Chemistry Olympiad Exam, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, Sara Agle, Tim Blackwell, Zeph Meares

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