Oak Ridge Schools have a 5k run to “stomp out” tobacco on March 5 at Melton Lake Park.
All Oak Ridge students can register for free. See the flyer included below for more information. You can also register online here.
“This is a great opportunity for our kids!” organizers said.
The race starts at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 5, at Melton Lake Park. It will benefit the Oak Ridge Schools—Coordinated School Health Program. [Read more…]
Brian Smith, seventh-grade social studies teacher in Oak Ridge, will receive the 14th Tom and Stella Mullane Geography Teacher of the Year Award during the 2016 Tennessee Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference at the Cool Springs Marriott in Franklin on Friday, March 11. (Submitted photo)
An Oak Ridge teacher will receive a Mullane Geography Teacher of the Year Award in March.
Brian Smith, seventh-grade social studies teacher in Oak Ridge, will receive the 14th Tom and Stella Mullane Geography Teacher of the Year Award during the 2016 Tennessee Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference at the Cool Springs Marriott in Franklin on Friday, March 11.
The Mullane award is bestowed for superior achievement in the teaching of geography in the social studies in grades 7-12, a press release said. The award carries a $500 cash prize.
Smith has been informed that he will be this year’s recipient of the Mullane Teacher of the Year award for the outstanding work he does, ensuring that geography is a daily part of instruction in the Oak Ridge school system, the press release said. [Read more…]
Holly Cross, center, career and technical education supervisor at Oak Ridge Schools, has received a Pioneer Award from the Tennessee Department of Career and Technical Education. Presenting the award at right is Danielle Mezera, assistant commissioner of education in the Tennessee Department of College, Career, and Technical Education. (Submitted photo)
Holly Cross, career and technical education supervisor at Oak Ridge Schools, has received a state Pioneer Award.
The Pioneer Award is granted by the Tennessee Department of Career and Technical Education, or CTE, to recognize CTE directors who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership in their home county and at the state or national level, a press release said. In order to receive this award, the CTE director should have five years or less experience as the CTE director.
Cross was named the the 2015-16 recipient of the state Pioneer Award.
Here are some highlights of accomplishments that contributed to the granting of this award, according to information provided by Oak Ridge Schools: [Read more…]
Oak Ridge Schools will be closed today (Monday, February 15) due to the weather.
The schools had earlier planned to open two hours late.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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Oak Ridge Schools will be on a two-hour delay on Monday, February 15, officials said.
Snow and treacherous roads were reported in parts of East Tennessee on Sunday. Oak Ridge had a light dusting of snow, but there are reports of a potential for ice in East Tennessee on Monday morning.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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An Oak Ridge High School teacher has been suspended from all teaching duties without pay while information reported to Oak Ridge Schools is investigated by the Oak Ridge Police Department, an official said Friday.
Officials have not identified the teacher.
“If the teacher is vindicated or reinstated following the investigation, the teacher shall be paid full salary for the period of the suspension,” Oak Ridge Schools Superintendent Bruce Borchers said in a brief statement issued in response to questions from reporters. [Read more…]
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 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…]
Thomas Colburn
Thomas Colburn, a senior at Oak Ridge High School, has been named a finalist in an Intel science competition after a two-year project conducted with help from an Oak Ridge National Laboratory mentor. Colburn is one of only 40 U.S. high school seniors to be chosen as a finalist and the only one from Tennessee.
He’s also the first finalist from ORHS in the competition, the Intel Science Talent Search, which is described as the nation’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science and math competition.
Colburn’s two-year project is titled “Enhanced Decomposition of Plastic Waste through Photocatalysis.” It was mentored by Todd Toops from the Fuels, Engines, and Emissions Research Center at ORNL.
The 40 finalists receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., from March 10-16 to compete for more than $1 million in awards provided by the Intel Foundation, including three first-place Medal of Distinction awards of $150,000 each that will be presented to students who show exceptional scientific potential in three areas: basic research, global good, and innovation, a press release said. [Read more…]
Note: This story was last updated at 12:25 a.m.
Oak Ridge Schools will have a regular school day on Friday, January 22, and will start on time, officials said.
Schools in the Clinton and Anderson County districts remain closed for a third day.
Roane County Schools announced that, as of Thursday evening, they planned to be open Friday.
After being closed two days, Anderson County government offices will be open on Friday. [Read more…]
Oak Ridge Schools are closed today (Wednesday, January 20) due to the snow and winter weather.
So are Anderson County government offices and courts. Roane State Community College campuses are also closed, including the one in Oak Ridge.
In addition to its schools, Anderson County Schools has also announced its Central Office will be closed.
The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce office is closed until noon Wednesday.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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Clinton City Schools will also be closed on Wednesday, January 20, because of the weather, which includes a forecast for a few inches of snow across East Tennessee.
Schools in Anderson County and Roane County have also announced they will close, and so have other school districts in East Tennessee.
Oak Ridge Schools have not announced any plans to close, but Oak Ridge Today will post any updates when we receive them.
See the seven-day forecast near Oak Ridge here. [Read more…]
Bruce Borchers
Oak Ridge Schools Superintendent Bruce Borchers will discuss school improvement, STEM, and Access Oak Ridge during a lunchtime meeting on Tuesday.
STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Oak Ridge Schools officials have previously said they would like to transform the school system into the premier preK-12 STEM school district in the nation. Borchers is expected to highlight that plan and other programs during a Lunch with the League on Tuesday, January 19, at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church.
Access Oak Ridge is the program that has, so far, provided convertible laptop computers to every middle school student. Borchers is expected to give an update on that program during the Tuesday meeting, which starts at noon.
Borchers will also review areas of focus and strategic initiatives for school improvement, a press release said. The public is invited. [Read more…]
