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ORAU awards $36,000 in education grants to local teachers

Posted at 6:24 pm September 12, 2017
By Amanda Freuler Leave a Comment

Teachers representing 14 schools in Anderson County received STEM teaching tools, new technology, and grant funds worth $36,000 on Sept. 11 at the 2017 ORAU Education Grants Award Ceremony & Reception in Pollard Technology Conference Center. (Submitted photo)

Teachers representing 14 schools in Anderson County received STEM teaching tools, new technology, and grant funds worth $36,000 on Sept. 11 at the 2017 ORAU Education Grants Award Ceremony & Reception in Pollard Technology Conference Center. (Submitted photo)

 

ORAU awarded 38 teachers from 14 East Tennessee schools more than $36,000 on Monday at the 16th annual ORAU Education Grants ceremony.

Educational materials and equipment purchased with the grant awards—such as iPads, computer software, robotics kits, and more—will help teachers continue to meet state-wide curriculum standards and enhance the learning experience of their students in STEM subjects, a press release said.

“ORAU is proud to support schools in Anderson County by helping local educators obtain the resources and tools required to engage students of all ages in STEM subjects while enriching their education,” ORAU President and Chief Executive Officer Andy Page said. “These educators never fail to demonstrate their dedication to student success.”

Since beginning the Education Grant program in 2002, ORAU has provided more than $487,000 to area schools to fund educational projects that complement its mission of enriching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Anderson County Career and Technical Center, Anderson County High School, Andy Page, Claxton Elementary School, Clinton Elementary School, Clinton High School, Clinton Middle School, Dutch Valley Elementary School, education, Fairview Elementary School, Kelly Raye Williams, Lake City Elementary School, Lake City Middle School, Linden Elementary School, Norris Middle School, North Clinton Elementary School, ORAU, ORAU Education Grants, ORAU Education Grants ceremony, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics, South Clinton Elementary School, STEM, STEM education

Xavier Harper, 9, of Linden, competes at USA Gymnastics Championships

Posted at 10:27 am July 4, 2017
By Dionne Harper Leave a Comment

Xavier Harper

Xavier Harper

 

Xavier Harper, a rising fourth-grader at Linden Elementary School, competed in the USA Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling National Championships from June 27-July 2 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Xavier finished second in the nation on trampoline for level 9 in the 10 and under age group. He is affiliated with Premier Athletics in Knoxville. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Sports, Top Stories, Youth Tagged With: Linden Elementary School, trampoline, tumbling, USA Gymnastics Championships, USA Gymnastics Trampoline and Tumbling National Championships, Xavier Harper

Oak Ridge schools advance to state chess team finals

Posted at 2:23 pm March 11, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Several Oak Ridge teams advanced to the state chess team championship this month after a regional tournament in Lenoir City on March 4.

Two teams from Oak Ridge High School qualified, and so did teams from Jefferson Middle School, Woodland Elementary School, and Linden Elementary School, a press release said.

The Tennessee Chess Association regionals held at Lenoir City High School on Saturday, March 4, included 151 students on 32 teams from 18 schools across East Tennessee, the press release said. In each of the four grade divisions, the top four teams qualified to play in the state team championship at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville on March 25.

The K-9 division was won by the ORHS freshman team of Logan Ogle (captain), Justin Blanchard, Edward (“Bear”) Moran, and Minwoo Kim, the press release said. They were tied for first with top-rated Episcopal School of Knoxville at the end of the last round, necessitating a blitz (10 minute) match to determine the winner. This match was tied 2-2 so a second match followed, which ORHS won. This matched the result of the 2016 ORHS freshman team, which also won the team regionals in a playoff. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Andrew Chan, Carson McGhee, chess team, Edward Moran, Jefferson Middle School, Justin Blanchard, Linden Elementary School, Logan Ogle, Michael Lambert, Michael Ma, Minwoo Kim, Oak Ridge High School, state chess team championship, Tennessee Chess Association, Woodland Elementary School

Eight Teachers of the Year announced by Oak Ridge Schools

Posted at 8:39 pm February 10, 2017
By Holly Cross 2 Comments

Teachers of the Year were announced Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, by Oak Ridge Schools. From left top row, they are Amy Brewer, Ashley Branson, Emily Haverkamp, and Julie Kinder-McMillan; and from left bottom row, they are Kristi Boruff, Lars Handoff, Tom Froning, and Glenda Bergener. (Photos by Oak Ridge Schools/Composite by Oak Ridge Today)

Teachers of the Year were announced Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, by Oak Ridge Schools. From left top row, they are Amy Brewer, Ashley Branson, Emily Haverkamp, and Julie Kinder-McMillan; and from left bottom row, they are Kristi Boruff, Lars Hondorf, Tom Froning, and Glenda Bergener. (Photos by Oak Ridge Schools)

 

Eight Teachers of the Year were announced Friday by Oak Ridge Schools.

Here is the Teacher of the Year at each Oak Ridge school:

  • Glenwood Elementary School—Kristi Boruff
  • Linden Elementary School—Glenda Bergener
  • Willow Brook Elementary School—Ashley Branson
  • Woodland Elementary School—Amy Brewer
  • Jefferson Middle School—Emily Haverkamp
  • Robertsville Middle School—Julie Kinder-MacMillan
  • Oak Ridge High School—Tom Froning
  • Secret City Academy—Lars Hondorf

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Amy Brewer, Ashley Branson, Emily Haverkamp, Glenda Bergener, Glenwood Elementary School, Jefferson Middle School, Julie Kinder-MacMillan, Kristi Boruff, Lars Hondorf, Linden Elementary School, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Schools, Robertsville Middle School, Secret City Academy, Teacher of the Year, Teachers of the Year, Tennessee Department of Education, Tom Froning, Willow Brook Elementary School, Woodland Elementary School

Oak Ridge students advance to state chess championship

Posted at 10:39 am January 31, 2017
By Gilbert Chan Leave a Comment

More than 100 students from 35 schools and home school groups in East Tennessee competed in the Tennessee Chess Association regional tournament at Oak Ridge High School on January 28.

Forty-two of the 115 participants represented schools in Oak Ridge: Jefferson Middle School, Linden Elementary School, Oak Ridge High School, Robertsville Middle School, St. Mary’s, Willow Brook Elementary School, and Woodland Elementary School. Those who qualified for the state tournament to be held February 18 at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville are: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Andrew Brady, Andrew Chan, Brian Qu, chess, chess championship, Jack Biewer, Jefferson Middle School, Jingxian Wang, Justin Blanchard, Linden Elementary School, Oak Ridge High School, Robertsville Middle School, St. Mary's, state chess championship, Steven Qu, Tennessee Chess Association, Willow Brook Elementary School, Woodland Elementary School

Watch: Linden students sing, raise money, collect gifts for Gatlinburg elementary

Posted at 12:01 am December 18, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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The Linden Elementary School Choir performs a benefit concert to raise money for Pi Beta Phi Elementary School in Gatlinburg, where families lost everything in the recent Sevier County forest fires, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. (Photo by Heather Jenkins)

 

Students at Linden Elementary School in Oak Ridge sang, raised money, and collected gifts for Pi Peta Phi Elementary School in Gatlinburg.

Pi Beta Phi has almost 100 families that lost everything in the forest fires in Sevier County on November 28, officials said. The fires burned more than 17,000 acres, damaged or destroyed more than 2,400 buildings, killed 14 people, and injured many more.

Although Pi Beta Phi still stands, two students at the school, sixth-grader Chloe Reed, who was 12, and her sister Lily Reed, a nine-year-old fourth-grader, died in the fire. As of December 6, 95 of the school’s roughly 570 students were homeless. Five staff members also lost their homes.

In Oak Ridge, Linden’s third- and fourth-grade choir presented their Christmas Concert, a benefit for Pi Beta Phi, at Linden Elementary School on Wednesday, December 14. It was part of the Linden Kids Helping Kids initiative. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: forest fires, Gatlinburg, Heather Jenkins, Linden Elementary School, Linden Elementary School Choir, Pi Beta Phi Elementary School, Sevier County

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

New principal named at Oak Ridge Preschool, administrative assistants at Linden, Glenwood

Posted at 5:25 pm July 6, 2016
By Holly Cross Leave a Comment

Lisa Downard

Lisa Downard

Oak Ridge Schools have announced a new principal at the Preschool and new administrative assistants at Linden and Glenwood elementary schools.

Lisa Downard will be the new principal of Oak Ridge Schools Preschool. Downard has a bachelor’s degree in special education and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. She earned her Ed.S. in instructional leadership from Lincoln Memorial University in 2014, a press release said. Downard was the assistant principal at Linden Elementary School for six years.

Heather Jenkins has been selected to become the new administrative assistant at Linden Elementary School. Jenkins has a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Tech in elementary education and an master’s degree from Tennessee Tech in instructional leadership. Jenkins has taught at Linden for 11 years. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Amelia Bell, Glenwood Elementary School, Linden Elementary School, Lisa Downard, Oak Ridge Schools, Oak Ridge Schools Preschool, preschool

Linden second-grade teacher Amy Fuqua named one of 10 DreamBox Learning Heroes

Posted at 10:51 am May 20, 2016
By Holly Cross Leave a Comment

In honor of its 10-year anniversary, DreamBox Learning selected Linden Elementary School second-grade teacher Amy Fuqua as one of 10 teachers as a DreamBox Learning Hero. These identified teacher heroes reflect DreamBox Learning’s core values, are at the top of their profession, deliver excellence in education for student success, and are changing the lives of students every day, a press release said.

Keith Kostka of DreamBox announced the award to Fuqua. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12 Tagged With: Amy Fuqua, Dreambox Learning, DreamBox Learning Hero, International Society for Technology in Education Conference, ISTE, Keith Kostka, Linden Elementary School

Adams, a first-grade teacher at Linden, named Oak Ridge Schools teacher of the year

Posted at 3:26 am February 19, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Ginger Adams

Ginger Adams

Ginger Adams, a first-grade teacher at Linden Elementary School, has been named the 2016 Oak Ridge School District Teacher of the Year, officials said.

Oak Ridge Schools officials hope Adams will now be considered for East Tennessee Teacher of the Year. Her application will be sent to the East Tennessee Regional Office for their consideration for that award, a press release said.

Adams is one of eight teachers of the year selected from Oak Ridge eight schools: the Preschool, all four elementary schools, the two middle schools, and the high school. They are: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Amy Kennedy, Ginger Adams, Glenwood Elementary School, Jefferson Middle School, Jennifer Little, Jim Dodson, Linden Elementary School, Michael Feuer, Michelle Chenot, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Preschool, Robertsville Middle School, Scot Smith, Susan Galler, Teacher of the Year, Willow Brook Elementary School, Woodland Elementary School

Teachers of the year announced at Oak Ridge Schools

Posted at 6:11 pm February 2, 2016
By John Huotari 1 Comment

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Eight teachers of the year have been announced by Oak Ridge Schools from the preschool, all four elementary schools, both middle schools, and the high school. Pictured above from left to right, starting at top left, are Amy Kennedy, Ginger Adams, Jennifer Little, Jim Dodson, Michael Feuer, Michelle Chenot, Scot Smith, and Susan Galler.

 

Eight teachers of the year have been announced by Oak Ridge Schools. Teachers of the year were chosen at the preschool, all four elementary schools, both middle schools, and the high school.

Here are those picked as teachers of the year:

  • Oak Ridge Preschool—Susan Galler
  • Glenwood Elementary School—Amy Kennedy
  • Linden Elementary School—Ginger Adams
  • Willow Brook Elementary School—Michelle Chenot
  • Woodland Elementary School—Jennifer Little
  • Jefferson Middle School—Jim Dodson
  • Robertsville Middle School—Scot Smith
  • Oak Ridge High School—Michael Feuer

Oak Ridge Schools is participating in Tennessee’s Teacher of the Year program, a press release said.

“This program is intended to recognize and honor outstanding teachers in our state,” the press release said. “In Oak Ridge, we have many talented and hard-working teachers. These teachers of the year are representatives and examples of the great educators who do great work with students every day.”

Here is more information about the teachers from the press release: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Amy Kennedy, Ginger Adams, Glenwood Elementary School, Jefferson Middle School, Jennifer Little, Jim Dodson, Linden Elementary School, Michael Feuer, Michelle Chenot, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Preschool, Oak Ridge Schools, Robertsville Middle School, Scot Smith, Susan Galler, Teacher of the Year, Willow Brook Elementary School, Woodland Elementary School

Linden Elementary has Scholastic Monster Book Fair Oct. 26-30

Posted at 2:55 pm October 25, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Linden Elementary School Book Fair October 2015

Linden Elementary School has a Scholastic Monster Book Fair from Oct. 26-30, 2015. (Submitted photo)

 

Linden Elementary School has a Scholastic Monster Book Fair this week.

The Book Fair is scheduled from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday, October 26, to Friday, October 30.

There are extended hours until 6 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday.

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Meetings and Events Tagged With: book fair, Linden Elementary School, Scholastic Monster Book Fair

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