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Great American Eclipse in Oak Ridge Schools

Posted at 2:30 pm October 18, 2017
By Holly Cross Leave a Comment

Glenwood Elementary School students worked with OBED Park Rangers and practiced safe use of a telescope for viewing during the total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Schools)

Glenwood Elementary School students worked with Obed park rangers and practiced safe use of a telescope for viewing during the total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Schools)

 

Submitted by Oak Ridge Schools

The Great American Eclipse was unique in Oak Ridge, as we were on the coveted path of totality. Some solar eclipse fanatics will travel thousands of miles and spend thousands of dollars just to get themselves into The Path. We took advantage of this rare opportunity that came to our back yard for the breathtaking experience of totality with our students and staff.

We had an interesting challenge, though. The edge of the path of totality cut through town in such a way that four of our schools would only experience a partial eclipse if students and staff stayed on campus. The total solar eclipse has several attributes that are not visible outside the path of totality, such as the sudden appearance of stars and planets, the solar corona becoming visible, and a temperature drop. To ensure all of our students had the opportunity for this rich total eclipse experience, we provided transportation to move everyone who wanted to participate into The Path. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Weather Tagged With: Chap Percival, FIRST Robotics, Glenwood Elementary School, Great American Eclipse, Linden Elementary, Linden Elementary School, Lisa Buckner, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, NASA, NOAA, NOAA weather balloon, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Schools, Oak Ridge Schools Preschool, path of totality, Roane State Community College, Robertsville Middle School, Secret City Academy, solar eclipse, total solar eclipse, UCOR, Willow Brook Elementary, Woodland Elementary

Education Foundation to award $85,000 in grants at April 13 ceremony

Posted at 9:09 am April 7, 2016
By Jessica Steed Leave a Comment

Jay Searcy

Jay Searcy

As part of its “Making the Critical Difference” campaign, the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation will award approximately $85,000 in grants to Oak Ridge teachers at a ceremony on Wednesday, April 13.

Jay Searcy, a national award-winning sports writer and Oak Ridge Class of 1952 alumnus, will be the featured speaker at the event sharing his talk entitled, “How to Improve Our Schools Without Knowing How.” The ceremony is open to the public and will be held in the Oak Ridge High School cafeteria beginning at 4 p.m. April 13. Demonstrations and displays of some of the projects and technology funded by the Foundation will be given after the formal ceremony. Light refreshments will be provided courtesy of Oak Ridge Utility District.

The 2016 grant recipients are as follows:

  • Oak Ridge Preschool—Margaret Johnston
  • Glenwood Elementary—Amelia Bell, Lauren Blair, and Gwen Harrell
  • Linden Elementary—Ginger Adams and Lisa Buckner
  • Willow Brook Elementary—Ashley Branson and Andrew McDonald
  • Woodland Elementary—Susie Carden, Kim Howard, Michael Martin, and Evan Parker
  • Jefferson Middle School—Jim Dodson, Emily Haverkamp, Heather Henderlight, Julie McCullough, Lexie Scott, and Brian Smith
  • Robertsville Middle School—David Goforth, Mariah Kidwell, Mardee Miller, and David Scott
  • Oak Ridge High School—Christina Henry, Spence Milligan, Vidal Moreno, Deanna Pickel, Sharon Thomas, and Will Waterson

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Meetings and Events, Top Stories Tagged With: Amelia Bell, Andrew McDonald, Ashley Branson, Brian Smith, Cathy Toth, Christina Henry, David Goforth, David Scott, Deanna Pickel, Emily Haverkamp, Evan Parker, Ginger Adams, Glenwood Elementary, grants, Grants Program, Gwen Harrell, Heather Henderlight, Jay Searcy, Jefferson Middle School, Jessica Steed, Jim Dodson, Julie McCullough, Kim Howard, Lauren Blair, Lexie Scott, Linden Elementary, Lisa Buckner, Making a Critical Difference, Mardee Miller, Margaret Johnston, Mariah Kidwell, Michael Martin, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Preschool, Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation, Robertsville Middle School, Sharon Thomas, Spence Milligan, Susie Carden, Vidal Moreno, Will Waterson, Willow Brook Elementary, Woodland Elementary

Education Foundation to award $93,894 in grants at Wednesday ceremony

Posted at 1:59 pm May 18, 2015
By Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation 2 Comments

Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation

As part of its “Making the Critical Difference” campaign, the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation will award more than $93,000 in grants to Oak Ridge teachers at a ceremony this Wednesday, May 20.

Oak Ridge alumni and WBIR Anchor Moira Kaye will be the featured speaker at the event for what she has described as her career’s “last personal appearance.” The ceremony is open to the public, and it will be held in the Oak Ridge High School cafeteria beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Demonstrations and displays of some of the projects and technology funded by the Foundation will be given after the formal ceremony.

The 2015 grant recipients are as follows: [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Community, Education, Education, Meetings and Events, Nonprofits, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Cathy Toth, Eduction Foundation, Glenwood Elementary, grants, Jefferson Middle School, Jessica Steed, Linden Elementary, Making the Critical Difference, Moira Kaye, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation, Oak Ridge teachers, Robertsville Middle School, Willow Brook Elementary, Woodland Elementary

Students illustrate children’s book, help raise awareness of homelessness

Posted at 9:05 am December 1, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Student Art for Homelessness Book

TORCH, a local nonprofit that works with homeless families and low-income people, hosted its second annual art show during National Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week from November 17-23.

Anderson County art students (grades seven-12) were invited to submit PIT Poster Contest entries, while younger students (grades kindergarten-six) were invited to submit illustrations for a children’s book, “The Home for Carley.”

The PIT Count is an annual, nationally mandated count of the homeless by county over a 24-hour period in the month of January. TORCH directs the PIT Count for Anderson County each year. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits Tagged With: Anderson County, art show, Cathy Lowden, homeless, Jefferson Middle School, Linden Elementary, low-income, Mary Katherine Chin, National Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week, Oak Ridge High School, PIT Count, PIT Poster Contest, Sarah Cochran, Sheila Michel, St. Mary's Catholic School, The Home for Carley, TORCH, Trinity Out-Reach Center of Hope, Tristy Berryhill, Willow Brook Elementary School, Woodland Elementary

Oak Ridge Schools selects Teacher Leaders

Posted at 1:38 pm March 25, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge School system has announced its selections for Teacher Leaders for the 2014-15 school year.

The Teacher Leader initiative was conceived and launched as a result of the Tennessee Department of Education’s push to create a differentiated pay scale for teachers in all counties. The department encouraged systems to either adopt a structure where teachers receive pay bonuses based on student test scores and eliminate increases in pay for advanced degrees or years of service, or adopt programs that ask teachers to take on greater responsibilities in schools.

“When presented with the opportunity to reward teachers for their dedicated and outstanding service, we decided not to get rid of our steps and lanes that reward teachers for their time and dedication to the classroom and earning advanced degrees, but rather recognize teachers that step up and take on greater leadership roles around STEM, analyzing data, and reinforcing professional learning communities,” said Bruce Borchers, Oak Ridge Schools superintendent. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12 Tagged With: advanced degrees, Amy Fuqua, Andrew McDonald, Anita Morgan, Beth McCoy, Bonnie Spangler, Bruce Borchers, Carmey Sears, Catherine Ginel, Chantelle Stevens, Chloe Hughes, data, Dee Wright, Deni Sobek Elaine Vaughn, Denise Parten, engineering, Evan Parker, Glenwood Elementary, Greta Hensley, Heather Lintz, Jefferson Middle School, Jim Mansell, Jonathan Oldacre, Katelynn Olvey, Kathy Strunk, Keith Jackson, Kelly McCormick, Keys to College and Career Readiness, Kim Howard, Lars Hondorf, Lauren Blair, Leah Bailey, Linden Elementary, Lisa Buckner, Mardie Miller, Margaret Johnson, mathematics, Melissa Jeter, Michael Hickman, Michelle Scott, Mollie Johnson, Oak Ridge Alternative Program, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Preschool, Oak Ridge Schools, pay bonuses, PLC, professional learning communities, Robertsville Middle School, schools, science, Scott Estep, STEM, students, Teacher Leaders, teachers, technology, Tennessee Department of Education, test scores, Todd Livesay, Tom Sauer, Willow Brook Elementary, Woodland Elementary

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