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ORHS again ranked sixth-best in state

Posted at 10:15 am April 28, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 15 Comments

Oak Ridge High School

Oak Ridge High School is pictured above.

Oak Ridge High School has again been ranked sixth in Tennessee in an annual ranking of the best high schools in the state.

The ranking by U.S. News and World Report said ORHS is among the Top 1,000 high schools in the nation, ranking No. 894.

At 13:1, Oak Ridge High School has a smaller-than-average student-to-teacher ratio, and it is above the state average in college readiness and student proficiency in algebra and English. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Education, K-12, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: algebra, Best High Schools, Brentwood High School, college readiness, English, Farragut High School, Hardin Valley Academy, Hume-Fogg Academic High School, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet, Merrol Hyde Magnet School, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, proficiency, ranking, Ravenwood High School, Tennessee, U.S. News and World Report, University School

Oak Ridge High first in Tennessee Science Bowl, headed to D.C. in April

Posted at 5:28 pm February 25, 2014
By U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge High School Tennessee Science Bowl Winners

From left to right are members of Oak Ridge High School’s Team 1:  Tina Wang, Albert Xue, Gaibo Zhang, Aram Bejnood, Bo Hyun Moon, and Coach Sharon Thomas. (Photo courtesy DOE)

ORHS team will compete in National Science Bowl

High school students from across Tennessee competed on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Pellissippi State Community College’s Blount County Campus, in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Tennessee Science Bowl competition. Fifty-five high school teams comprised of four students, and one alternate student, answered challenging mathematical problems and tested their knowledge in broad disciplines including chemistry, biology, earth and space science, physics, and energy.

Training for months after school, the student competitors committed hours of study to expanding and honing their mathematics and science knowledge and competition skills. And, all their work showed. Many of the competition rounds came down to the last nail-biting seconds before a winner emerged. However, in the end, Oak Ridge High’s Team 1 edged out their competitors, placing first.

Oak Ridge High School received a $1,000 cash prize, a first-place trophy, and an all-expenses-paid trip to the DOE National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., from April 24-28, when they will compete against other winning teams from around the nation. [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, K-12, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Albert Xue, Aram Bejnood, Bo Hyun Moon, DOE, Farragut High School, Gaibo Zhang, Hardin Valley Academy, Johnny Moore, National Science Bowl, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Office of Science, ORHS, Pellissippi State Community College, Ravenwood High School, Sharon Thoma, Tennessee Science Bowl, Tennessee Valley Authority, Tina Wang, U.S. Department of Energy

Summit High School wins 2013 DOE Tennessee Science Bowl

Posted at 11:40 am March 3, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

On Saturday, Feb. 23, students from throughout the state of Tennessee descended upon Pellissippi State College’s Blount County Campus to compete in this year’s U.S. Department of Energy’s annual Tennessee Science Bowl competition.

Fifty-five high school teams representing 25 Tennessee counties answered competition questions covering broad disciplines including chemistry, biology, earth and space science, mathematics, physics, and energy. However, in the end, Summit High School from Spring Hill, Tenn. edged out their competitors to win first place.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, K-12, Oak Ridge Office, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 2013 DOE Tennessee Science Bowl, Bearden High School, Cedar Springs Home School, DOE, Johnny Moore, National Science Bowl, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Site Office, Ravenwood High School, Spring Hill, Summit High School, U.S. Department of Energy

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