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Jefferson Middle earns $10,000 BlueCross Shape the State Grant

Posted at 8:14 pm November 28, 2016
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Jefferson Middle School has been awarded a Shape the State grant from the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation to upgrade its physical education program. The grants are valued at $10,000 each. (Photo by Oak Ridge Schools)

 

Jefferson Middle School has been awarded a Shape the State grant from the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation to upgrade its physical education program.

The grants, valued at $10,000 each, provide the nationally acclaimed Sports Play and Active Recreation for Kids (SPARK) physical education curriculum, teacher training, and equipment for each recipient school. In addition, Jefferson received $1,000 to spend on PE, nutrition, and wellness efforts. Members of the Physical Education Department worked with Oak Ridge Schools Office of Coordinated School Health to write the grant.

“We are very thankful to BlueCross for this providing schools in Tennessee with this wonderful grant opportunity,” said JMS Physical Education teacher Katie Bolling. “Jefferson Middle School students will benefit from the wonderful SPARK equipment. We are excited to implement the curriculum into our physical education program.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Recreation, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation, Brian Wilson, Dawn Abel, Jefferson Middle School, Katie Bolling, Nelson Glover, Oak Ridge Schools, Oak Ridge Schools Office of Coordinated School Health, physical education, Shape the State grant, SPARK!, Sports Play and Active Recreation for Kids

Jefferson Middle School wins one of twenty 2016 Shape the State grants

Posted at 12:49 pm May 15, 2016
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Jefferson Middle School

Jefferson Middle School is one of 20 recipients this year of a Shape the State grant that includes the highly touted SPARK curriculum and its accompanying equipment for physical education courses. The grant includes an additional $1,000 for desired improvements to the wellness/nutrition/PE program.

Jefferson Middle School PE teachers will receive curriculum training on-site on September 19 and 20.

Robertsville Middle School received a similar grant last year, so this year’s grant will ensure all Oak Ridge middle school PE teachers have had the opportunity for the training, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: grant, Jefferson Middle School, Oak Ridge, PE, physical education, Robertsville Middle School, Shape the State, SPARK!

St. Mary’s School receives $10,000 physical education grant

Posted at 9:39 am May 15, 2015
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St. Mary’s School in Oak Ridge is one of 20 Tennessee middle schools to have been awarded a 2015 Shape the State grant to improve its physical education program. The grant, valued at $10,000, is funded by the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation.

In addition, St. Mary’s will also receive $1,000 to spend at its discretion for PE, nutrition, and wellness efforts. St. Mary’s first-year athletic director and physical education teacher Shannon Adcock submitted the grant in April.

According to the state Department of Health, about 40 percent of Tennessee children are overweight or obese. Obesity dramatically increases a person’s risk for dangerous health conditions, such as Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. The Shape the State grants continue a longstanding practice of BlueCross’ Tennessee Health Foundation’s supporting efforts to fight childhood obesity in the state, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Sports Tagged With: BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation, Catholic school, childhood obesity, physical education, Shannon Adcock, Shape the State, SPARK!, St. Mary's, St. Mary’s School

ORNL technology transfer continues strong upward trend

Posted at 10:08 pm October 29, 2014
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Mike Paulus, director of Technology Transfer, says initiatives like SPARK! have been effective at connecting entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts with ORNL technologies and capabilities. (Submitted photo)

 

New methods are improving connections between private businesses and technology from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with 101 licenses and options executed during the last three years.

Mike Paulus, director of Technology Transfer, attributes the growth in large part to the Technology Innovation Program, Bridging the Gap, and SPARK! These programs helped the lab double the number of licenses for the fiscal years 2012-2014 compared to 2009-2011, and Paulus expects a new initiative, the Invention to Innovation Webinar Series, to help maintain the upward trend.

“We have a talented staff that has worked very hard to identify, develop, and market high-potential technologies that provide the best opportunities to licensees,” Paulus said. “Our two-pronged approach focuses on increasing the overall deal volume while at the same time concentrating on our most promising technologies.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bridging the Gap, Dry Surface Technologies, engineers, Fiveworx, Invention to Innovation, licenses, Mike Paulus, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL, scientists, SPARK!, Technology Innovation Program, technology transfer, U.S. Department of Energy, Vertimass LLC

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