Eight Teachers of the Year announced by Oak Ridge Schools
Eight Teachers of the Year were announced Friday by Oak Ridge Schools. Here is the Teacher of the Year at each Oak Ridge school: Glenwood Elementary School—Kristi Boruff Linden Elementary...
View ArticleEducation Foundation to award more than $90,000 in grants in April 26 ceremony
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...
View ArticleNext City Blueprint meeting scheduled for Thursday
The City of Oak Ridge’s Community Development Department is continuing the Oak Ridge City Blueprint effort with a discussion focused on the Palisades and east side residential neighborhoods on...
View ArticleGreat American Eclipse in Oak Ridge Schools
Submitted by Oak Ridge Schools The Great American Eclipse was unique in Oak Ridge, as we were on the coveted path of totality. Some solar eclipse fanatics will travel thousands of miles and spend...
View ArticleOak Ridge Schools names teachers of the year
Oak Ridge Schools has named its teachers of the year. Here are the teachers of the year: Oak Ridge Schools Preschool—Linda Dalton Glenwood Elementary School—Lauren Blair Linden Elementary School—Lisa...
View ArticleOak Ridge Schools names nine teachers of the year
Oak Ridge Schools has named its teachers of the year at its nine schools. The teachers of the year are: Preschool—Melissa McMurry Glenwood Elementary School—Amanda Fitch Linden Elementary...
View ArticleEducation Foundation to award grants April 24
The Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation will award more than $99,000 in grants to Oak Ridge teachers at a ceremony on Wednesday, April 24. Oak Ridge High School’s retired math teacher and...
View ArticleNew principal named at Glenwood Elementary
Ginny Rigell Boles has been named principal of Glenwood Elementary School in Oak Ridge. The appointment was announced Monday by Oak Ridge Schools Superintendent Bruce Borchers. Boles will become...
View ArticleGlenwood, JMS, RMS receive STEM grants
Three Oak Ridge schools—Glenwood Elementary, Jefferson Middle, and Robertsville Middle—recently learned they had been awarded grants for projects involving science, technology, engineering, and math,...
View ArticleGlenwood Elementary School staff member tests positive for COVID-19
Note: This story was last updated at 2:55 p.m. A staff member at Glenwood Elementary School in Oak Ridge has tested positive for COVID-19. The case was reported to have been mild, and the employee has...
View ArticlePerson at Glenwood tests positive for COVID-19
A person at Glenwood Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19, Oak Ridge Schools said Sunday. The person was last at the school on Thursday, according to a letter to families from Oak Ridge...
View ArticleSecond COVID-19 case reported at Glenwood
A second person at Glenwood Elementary School has tested positive for COVID-19, Oak Ridge Schools said Sunday. It’s the second case reported at the school on Sunday. The person involved in the second...
View ArticleTen COVID cases reported among students since Friday
Note: This story was last updated at 10 a.m. Oct. 29. Ten COVID-19 cases have been reported among students in Oak Ridge Schools since Friday. That’s the highest number of cases reported in any...
View ArticleCOVID surge continues among students
The COVID-19 surge that started among students and staff members at Oak Ridge Schools three weeks ago continued in the school week that ended Tuesday, with the highest number of recent cases reported...
View ArticleOak Ridge Schools reports 11 COVID cases in one day
Oak Ridge Schools reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, a record high. That’s almost as many cases reported in one day as has been reported in each of the previous two weeks. Twelve cases were...
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