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Graham, Van Berkel the No. 2 seeds in state track meet

Posted at 4:40 pm May 22, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge senior Jordan Graham placed second in the boys 100-meter dash with a time of 10.90 seconds in the Division I Large Section 1 Championships at Hardin Valley Academy on May 11, 2019, qualifying for a spot in the state track meet in Murfreesboro on Thursday, May 23. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge High School Track and Field Head Coach Tom Sauer)

Oak Ridge senior Jordan Graham is the number two seed in the boys 100-meter dash in the state track and field meet on Thursday, and senior Erin Van Berkel is the number two seed in girls discus.

Graham had the second-best time—10.90 seconds—in the boys 100-meter dash during the Division 1 Large Section 1 Championships at Hardin Valley Academy on May 11.

The top seed in the state meet in the boys 100-meter dash, Elijah Young, a junior at South-Doyle High School, also comes from Section 1. Young had the fastest time, 10.76 seconds, at the sectional championships at Hardin Valley on May 11.

Oak Ridge senior Erin Van Berkel placed second in the girls discus at the TSSAA Division I Large Section I Championships at Hardin Valley Academy on May 11, 2019, with a throw of 117′ 9″, advancing her to the state track and field championship meet in Murfreesboro for the second straight year. (Photo courtesy Gary J. Van Berkel)

Van Berkel had the second-best throw—117 feet and 9 inches—at the sectional championships at Hardin Valley earlier this month.

As in the boys 100-meter dash, the top seed in the state meet in girls discus also comes from Section 1. The top seed is Jefferson County High School junior Jaycee Schroeder, who had a throw of 127-10 on May 11.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: 2019 TSSAA State Track and Field Championships, boys 100-meter dash, boys 4x100-meter relay, Brittany Bishop, Cameron Malone, Division I Large Section 1 Championships, Erin Van Berkel, Gary J. Van Berkel, girls 100-meter hurdles, girls 1600-meter run, girls discus, Jordan Graham, Mollie Longmire, Oak Ridge, state track and field meet, Tom Sauer, track and field

Cross country photos: Oak Ridge at Region 2 meet

Posted at 5:11 pm October 29, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Pictured above is Oak Ridge senior Jose Villegas, who finished second in the boys 5,000-meter cross country race in the Region 2 Large Division Championships at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. (Photo by Maddie Zawisza)

Pictured above is Oak Ridge senior Jose Villegas, who finished second in the boys 5,000-meter cross country race in the Region 2 Large Division Championships at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. (Photo by Maddie Zawisza)

 

The Oak Ridge boys and girls cross country teams have both qualified for the state meet in Nashville on Saturday, and the Wildcats had one runner finish second in the region and another finish fourth on Thursday. It’s the first time since 2014 that both teams are going to state together.

Here are photos from the regional meet on Thursday by Wallace Bowden and Maddie Zawisza along with Oak Ridge Today file photos. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Allen Etheridge, Bailey Baldwin, boys cross country, cross country, Daeton Byars, Dalton Morgan, Ed Wright, Eden Gee, Eli Cox, Genevieve Schwartz, girls cross country, Jessie Strader, Jose Villegas, Kyle Wright, Maddie Zawisza, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School Cross Country, Rebekah Joyal, Region 2 Large Division Championships, Region 2 meet, Reid Dukes, Robyn Wood, Ruthie Froning, Tom Sauer, Victor Ashe Park, Wallace Bowden, Will Jeter

Oak Ridge boys, girls cross country teams both going to state meet

Posted at 1:35 pm October 29, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge boys and girls cross country teams have both qualified for the state meet in Nashville next Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, finishing third in the Region 2 Large Division Championships at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 26.

The Oak Ridge boys and girls cross country teams have both qualified for the state meet in Nashville next Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, finishing third in the Region 2 Large Division Championships at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 26.

 

The Oak Ridge boys and girls cross country teams have both qualified for the state meet in Nashville on Saturday, and the Wildcats had one runner finish second in the region and another finish fourth on Thursday.

It’s the first time since 2014 that both teams are going to state together.

Both teams finished third in the Region 2 Championships for the Division I Large Division at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday. The top three teams in the regional meets advanced to the state cross country meet at Percy Warner Park in Nashville on Saturday, November 4.

Oak Ridge senior Jose Villegas finished second in the region in the boys 5,000-meter run at Victor Ashe Park on Thursday, and senior Genevieve Schwartz finished fourth in the girls race.

“You always want to get at least one team to state, but ultimately, you want to get both,” Wildcats Coach Ed Wright said after the Region 2 Championships. “Today was a good day.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Abby Hausladen, Allen Etheridge, Anderson County, Anna Delahunt, Catholic, Claire Gibson, cross country, Daeton Byars, Dalton Davis, Dalton Morgan, Devin Sullivan, Ed Wright, Eden Gee, Eli Cox, Ellie Bachmann, Farragut, Genevieve Schwartz, Hardin Valley, Isha Bhandari, Jacob Norris, Jake Renfree, Jenna Wall, Jessie Strader, Jose Villegas, Kyle Wright, Maddie Moody, Madison Grimm, Maryville, Mollie Smith, Oak Ridge, Percy Warner Park, Rebekah Joyal, Region 2 championship meet, Region 2 Championships, Region 2 Large Division Championships, Reid Dukes, Robyn Wood, Seth Bowden, Shila Kapaya, Tom Sauer, Victor Ashe Park, Wildcats, Will Jeter

ORHS pantry provides food, clothing, toiletries, cleaning products to students in need

Posted at 7:08 pm January 25, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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A pantry started about a year ago at Oak Ridge High School provides food, clothing, toiletries, and cleaning products to students in need. The Oak Ridge Board of Education toured the pantry with ORHS administrators and teachers on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. From left to right are Laura McLean, Angi Agle, Allen Etheridge, Beth Estep, Leslie Shelton, Bruce Lay, Bob Eby, Bruce Borchers, and Keys Fillauer. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 1:25 p.m. Jan. 26.

A pantry started about a year ago at Oak Ridge High School provides food, clothing, toiletries, and cleaning products to students in need.

It’s known as the RISE Pantry. RISE stands for Raising Individual Students to Excellence.

The pantry started with a cabinet. It’s now housed in a former classroom on the third floor of the high school.

Items stored there include, among other essentials, backpacks and notebooks, pants and shirts, shoes and boots, and soup and beans.

“You can’t learn if your basic needs aren’t met,” said English teacher and coach Allen Etheridge, one of those who started the pantry. “(If) a kid asks, we will bring them down here.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Etheridge, Angi Agle, Beth Estep, Bob Eby, Brianna Ottinger, Bruce Borchers, Bruce Lay, Keys Fillauer, Laura McLean, Leslie Shelton, Martin McDonald, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge High School, RISE Pantry, Shannon Eidam, Tom Sauer

‘End of the road’: Etheridge resigns after 13 years as head coach, six state titles

Posted at 5:08 pm January 6, 2017
By John Huotari 1 Comment

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Pictured above are Oak Ridge cross country coach Allen Etheridge, center, and assistant coaches Ed Wright, left, and Tom Sauer at the Class AAA cross country meet at Percy Warner Park in Nashville on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was updated at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 7.

Allen Etheridge has resigned as cross country coach at Oak Ridge High School after 13 years as head coach and six state titles.

His resignation is effective today (Friday, January 6). Etheridge was an assistant cross country coach for five years before he became head coach.

“I just have the sense that with cross country this was the end of the road,” Etheridge said. “I don’t know that I could bring anything new to the table.”

Besides the six state titles, Etheridge’s teams have won five runner-ups, three third places, one individual state championship, and 15 regional titles. The state championships were in 2005, 2006, and 2007 for the boys, and 2007, 2009, and 2010 for the girls. The individual state champion was John Sharpe in 2009.

The boys’ team finished second in the state meet in 2015 and third in 2016. The team won the Region 2-AAA meet for the third year in a row in October. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Allen Etheridge, cross country, Ed Wright, Jim McNamee, Laura Froning, Luke Hadden, Mike Mullins, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, Tom Sauer, track and field

Photos: Oak Ridge boys win third place in state cross country meet

Posted at 11:46 pm November 6, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge senior Jake Etheridge led the Wildcats, finishing 11th in the Class AAA boys’ cross country meet at Percy Warner Park in Nashville on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Led by senior Jake Etheridge, the Oak Ridge Wildcats finished third in the state boys’ cross country meet on Saturday. Etheridge, a senior, was the 11th-place runner.

Here are pictures from the meet, which was at Percy Warner Park in Nashville. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Aiden Oakley, boys cross country, Brodey Hasty, Christian Borden, Class AAA boys cross country meet, cross country, Daeton Byars, Dalton Morgan, Ed Wright, Hardin Valley, Jake Etheridge, Jose Villegas, Oak Ridge, Percy Warner Park, Reid Dukes, Taylor Vroon, Tom Sauer, Wildcats

Cross country photos: Oak Ridge girls finish fourth in Region 2-AAA meet

Posted at 11:09 pm October 28, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Genevieve Schwartz of Oak Ridge, at right in the group of three above, finished 10th in the Region 2-AAA girls’ cross country race at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. At center is Mollie Longmire of Anderson County, who finished seventh, and at left is Jenna Wall of Hardin Valley Academy, who finished eighth. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

KNOXVILLE—The Oak Ridge Wildcats girls’ cross country team finished fourth in the Region 2-AAA meet at Victor Ashe Park in Knoxville on Thursday.

The top three teams in the regional meet advance to the state cross county meet in Nashville on Saturday, November 5. Since Oak Ridge finished fourth, it does not advance.

But Genevieve Schwartz of Oak Ridge finished in the top 10, so she will compete in the state meet next week.

Here are photos from the Thursday meet by John Huotari of Oak Ridge Today. (See a story on the race here.) [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Abbey Greenhalgh, Allen Etheridge, Anderson County, Anna Delahunt, Ed Wright, Ellie Bachmann, Farragut, Genevieve Schwartz, Hardin Valley Academy, Jenna Wall, Jessie Strader, Lindsey Stallworth, Maddie Zawisza, Maddy Moody, Madelin Ebbert, Madeline Shook, Madison Grimm, Maggie Atchley, Mollie Longmire, Mollie Smith, Oak Ridge, Region 2-AAA girls cross country, Robyn Wood, Tom Sauer, Victor Ashe Park, West

Photos: Oak Ridge cross country runners, coaches, team

Posted at 1:42 pm November 9, 2015
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Thomas Colburn and Tyler Boullie at State Cross Country Nov. 7, 2015

Oak Ridge senior Tyler Boullie (492) was 16th in the state Class AAA cross country meet in Nashville on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, crossing the finish line at Percy Warner Park Steeplechase Course at 16:36.85. At left is senior Thomas Colburn (493), who finished 20th at 16:40.94. Boullie was the second-fastest runner for the Wildcats, and Colburn was third. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

NASHVILLE—The Oak Ridge High School boys team finished second in Tennessee during the 2015 state cross country meet in Nashville on Saturday. Brentwood finished first.

See more photos of the runners, coaches, and team from Saturday’s race below. See a story on the race here.

Senior Gashaw Duhamel was the top runner for Oak Ridge, the runner-up in the Division I Class AAA boys race. It was a 5,000-meter, or 5k, race. Duhamel finished 10th, with a time of 16:20.01 on the muddy course on a chilly, overcast Saturday morning.

Brentwood had two of the top three runners: sophomore Brodey Hasty, who was first with a time of 15:35.09, and junior Taylor Vroon, who finished third with a time of 15:50.85.

Oak Ridge senior Tyler Boullie was 16th, crossing the finish line at Percy Warner Park Steeplechase Course at 16:36.85.

See the results here.

Oak Ridge Gashaw Duhamel and Farragut Louis Morris at State Cross Country Nov. 7, 2015

Oak Ridge senior Gashaw Duhamel (494), the top runner for the Wildcats, finished 10th at 16:20.01, and Farragut senior Louis Morris (443) finished 14th at 16:33.48 in the state Class AAA cross country meet in Nashville on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

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Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Media, Photos, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: 2015 State Class AAA Cross Country Runner-Up, Allen Etheridge, Ben Varghese, Brodey Hasty, Class AAA cross country meet, cross country, Daniel Beckett, Division I Class AAA, Ed Wright, Gashaw Duhamel, Jake Etheridge, Jose Villegas, Josh Routh, Kate Shult, Louis Morris, Noah Charles, Oak Ridge cross country, Percy Warner Park Steeplechase Course, Richard Martin, Taylor Vroon, Thomas Colburn, Tom Sauer, Tyler Boullie

Oak Ridge Schools selects Teacher Leaders

Posted at 1:38 pm March 25, 2014
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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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