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Oak Ridge High School wins Department of Energy Tennessee Science Bowl

Posted at 8:44 pm March 8, 2019
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Winning first place in the 2019 Tennessee Science Bowl is Oak Ridge High School, pictured left to right with their trophy, David Joy, Henry Shen, George Wang, Steven Qu, and Melody Guo. Their coach is Sharon Thomas. (Submitted photo)

Winning first place in the 2019 Tennessee Science Bowl is Oak Ridge High School, pictured left to right with their trophy, David Joy, Henry Shen, George Wang, Steven Qu, and Melody Guo. Their coach is Sharon Thomas. (Submitted photo)

 

Team heads to National Science Bowl after third straight state win

After months of training, studying, and improving their competition skills, 55 high school teams from across the state of Tennessee gathered recently to test their knowledge in broad science disciplines including chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and energy.

Oak Ridge High School placed first in the annual competition and received an all-expenses-paid trip to the U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., held April 25-29, as well as a $1,000 cash prize and a first-place trophy.

The Tennessee Science Bowl is the nation’s third-largest regional competition, a press release said. Held at Pellissippi State Community College’s Blount County Campus, the regional bowl prepares students to compete nationally with other exceptional students from schools across the country. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 2019 Tennessee Science Bowl, Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC, David Joy, George Wang, Henry Shen, Melody Guo, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Office of Science, ORAU, Pellissippi State Community College, Sharon Thomas, Steven Qu, Tennessee Science Bowl, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl

Oak Ridge students compete in Southern Appalachian Science, Engineering Fair

Posted at 2:36 pm April 16, 2017
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Ryan Armstrong earned second place for his project titled “Quantifying the Evolution of Gas from Li-ion Battery Materials” under the mentorship of Gabriel Veith of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Along with a $750 scholarship and trophy, Ryan will travel to Los Angeles, California in May to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair. (Submitted photo)

Ryan Armstrong earned second place for his project titled “Quantifying the Evolution of Gas from Li-ion Battery Materials” under the mentorship of Gabriel Veith of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Along with a $750 scholarship and trophy, Ryan will travel to Los Angeles, California, in May to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair. (Submitted photo)

 

Seven research students from Oak Ridge High School competed in the 66th Annual Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair hosted at the University of Tennessee. The competition was held March 27-30 with the awards ceremony on Thursday evening. There were 55 Senior Division projects in competition, a press release said.

Five of the students were part of the Math, Science, and Computer Science Thesis course at ORHS that is advised by Tammy Carneim and Jessica Williams. The remaining two did their research independently with the help of teachers Deni Sobek and Sharon Thomas.

Ryan Armstrong earned second place for his project titled “Quantifying the Evolution of Gas from Li-ion Battery Materials” under the mentorship of Gabriel Veith of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Along with a $750 scholarship and trophy, Armstrong will travel to Los Angeles, California, in May to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair.

Jasleen Narula earned fourth place and $100 for her project titled “Rapid High-Throughput Toxicity Screening of East Tennessee Water Samples Using Autobioluminescent Yeast Assay” under the mentorship of Steven Ripp. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Alex Shanafield, Alexandra Shanafield, Amelia Thomson, Bradley Lokitz, Center for Nanophase Materials, Deni Sobek, Dylan Payne, Gabriel Veith, Holly Cross, International Science and Engineering Fair, Jasleen Narula, Jefferson Middle School, Jessica Williams, Jim Franklin, John Beard, Kayla King, Lara Blokland, Laura Pullum, Logan Rumbaugh, Michael Ma, Nickolay Lavrik, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORHS, Richard Archibald, Ryan Armstrong, SASEF, Sharon Thomas, Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair, Steven Ripp, Tammy Carneim, Tyr Hondorf, University of Tennessee, Vig Sherrill, Wilson Huang

Education Foundation to award more than $90,000 in grants in April 26 ceremony

Posted at 12:32 pm April 4, 2017
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A photo from a grant award last year for a 3D printer for Robertsville Middle School. (Submitted photo)

A photo from a grant award last year for a 3D printer for Robertsville Middle School. (Submitted photo)

 

In the final year of its “Making the Critical Difference” campaign, the Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation will award more than $90,000 in grants to Oak Ridge teachers at a ceremony on Wednesday, April 26, a press release said.

Shirley Raines, president emeritus of the University of Memphis, will be the featured speaker, the press release said. She will give a talk titled, “Dreamers, Thinkers, Doers.”

The grants ceremony is open to the public, and it will be held in the Oak Ridge High School cafeteria beginning at 4 p.m. April 26.

Demonstrations and displays of some of the projects and technology funded by the Foundation will be given after the formal ceremony, the press release said. Light refreshments will be provided courtesy of Oak Ridge Utility District.

The 2017 grant recipients are as follows: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12 Tagged With: Amelia Bell, Callie Painter, Caramia Milloway, Cathy Ginel, Cathy Toth, Chris Scott, Deanna Pickle, Doug Phillips, Elaine Vaughan, Emily Haverkamp, Felecia Sharp, Glenwood Elementary School, grants, Grants Program, Heather Henderlight, Jackie Laney, Jefferson Middle School, Jessica Steed, Josh Bibbs, Kayla Gass, Lauren Blair, Leigh Monger, Lisa Buckner, Lisa Meidl, Making the Critical Difference, Mardee Miller, Melissa Jeter, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation, Oak Ridge teachers, ORPSEF, Robertsville Middle School, Sharon Thomas, Shirley Raines, Stephanie Thompson, Teacher Grant Awards, Todd Livesay, Willow Brook Elementary School, Woodland Elementary School

Oak Ridge High School team advances to National Science Bowl

Posted at 10:39 pm February 19, 2017
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An Oak Ridge High School team won first place in the 2017 Tennessee Science Bowl. Pictured above from left to right with their trophy are, front row, Coach Sharon Thomas, Henry Shen, and Wilson Huang; and back row, Stephen Qu, Joe Andress, and Adi Sujithkumar. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Energy)

An Oak Ridge High School team won first place in the 2017 Tennessee Science Bowl. Pictured above from left to right with their trophy are, front row, Coach Sharon Thomas, Henry Shen, and Wilson Huang; and back row, Stephen Qu, Joe Andress, and Adi Sujithkumar. (Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Energy)

 

After months of dogged determination to expand their knowledge of math and science, hone their competition skills, and function as a seamless unit, 60 high school teams from across the state of Tennessee gathered this past weekend to challenge their knowledge in broad science disciplines including chemistry, biology, physics, and energy to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy annual Tennessee Science Bowl.

Although fiercely competitive, only one school emerged the winner. That was Oak Ridge High School, which placed first and received an all-expenses-paid trip to the DOE National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C. The National Science Bowl will be held April 27-May 1. The ORHS team also received a $1,000 cash prize and a first-place trophy.

The Tennessee Science Bowl is the nation’s third-largest regional competition. Held at Pellissippi State Community College’s Blount County Campus, the regional bowl prepares students to compete nationally with other exceptional students from schools across the country, a DOE press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Slider, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: 2017 Tennessee Science Bowl, Adi Sujithkumar, DOE National Science Bowl, Henry Shen, Joe Andress, Johnny Moore, National Science Bowl, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORHS, Pellissippi State Community College, Sharon Thomas, Stephen Qu, Tennessee Science Bowl, U.S. Department of Energy, Wilson Huang

Oak Ridge students experience success at Southern Appalachian Science, Engineering Fair

Posted at 1:40 pm April 13, 2016
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Gabe Vacliuc with Poster and Trophy

Oak Ridge High School student Gabe Vacaliuc earned first place for his project titled “dQCuts: Simplifying Molecular Dynamics Datasets Using Higher Order Statistical Signatures” under the mentorship of Arvind Ramanathan at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Vacaliuc is pictured above with his poster and trophy at the Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair at the University of Tennessee earlier this month. (Submitted photo)

 

Seventeen research students from Oak Ridge High School competed in the 64th Annual Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair hosted at the University of Tennessee. The competition was held April 4-7 with the awards ceremony on Thursday evening. There were 52 Senior Division projects in competition.

All 17 students are a part of either the Experimental Scientific Research, or ESR, course or Math, Science, and Computer Science Thesis course at ORHS. The ESR course is led by Sharon Thomas and Thesis is led by Tammy Carneim and Jessica Williams.

Gabe Vacaliuc earned first place for his project titled “dQCuts: Simplifying Molecular Dynamics Datasets Using Higher Order Statistical Signatures” under the mentorship of Arvind Ramanathan at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Along with a $1,000 scholarship and trophy, Vacaliuc will travel to Phoenix, Arizona, in May to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair.

“SASEF was a great experience because I was able to get substantial feedback in a professional setting,” Vacaliuc said. “I’m so grateful to SASEF for the opportunity to represent my school at ISEF in May.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: College, Education, K-12, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Adit Bhandari, Afton Russel, Albert Xue, Alex Shanafield, Amelia Thomson, Arvind Ramanathan, Bonnie Moon, Chad Steed, Chen Chen Zhang, Chris Symons, David Senter, Elisabeth Gallmeier, Emma Milloway, Erin Mihealsick, Experimental Scientific Research, Fransisco Barrera, Gabe Vacaliuc, Ian Lumsden, International Science and Engineering Fair, ISEF, Jefferson Middle School, Jessica Williams, Joanna McFarlane, Lauren Collier, Lenny Gray, Math Science and Computer Science Thesis, Megan Peters, Melissa Yuan, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORHS, research students, SASEF, Sergiy Kalnaus, Sharon Thomas, Simon Mason, Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair, Stephen Sarles, Tammy Carneim, Thomas Colburn, Tina Wang, Todd Toops, University of Tennessee

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

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