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Photo: ORHS National Merit finalists

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Oak Ridge High School National Merit Finalists

The 2014 Oak Ridge High School National Merit finalists are pictured above. From left to right in the front row are Aram Bejnood, Stephanie Andress, Emily Cheng, and Gaibo Zhang. From left to right in the back row are Liam Schramm, Josiah Chan, ORHS Principal David Bryant, William Mason, and Jaspreet Singh. (Submitted photo)

 

Oak Ridge High School principal David Bryant has announced the 2014 Oak Ridge High School National Merit finalists. They are pictured above.

In the front row, from left to right, are: [Read more…]

ORHS has 11 seniors named National Merit semifinalists

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Oak Ridge High School National Merit Semifinalists

Eleven seniors at Oak Ridge High School have been named National Merit semifinalists. Ten are pictured above. (Submitted photo)

Eleven seniors from the Class of 2014 at Oak Ridge High School have been named National Merit semifinalists.

Semifinalists are students who score in the top 1 percent in their state on the PSAT, or preliminary SAT test. The students took the test as juniors to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, or NMSQT, a press release said.

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ORHS students place first on National Chemistry Olympiad Exam

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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…]