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Education

  • Homeschool Fridays to start next month at science museum

     Families can register their students for the Homeschool Friday Programs for grades K-6 through December at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.

    Programs for homeschool students in grades K-2 are one-hour classes from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; grades K-6 take two-hour classes from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

    Program fees for grades K-2 are $7 for the public and $5 for museum members; 3-6 grades pay $12, with museum members paying $9.

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  • Become a mentor, make a difference in a student’s life

    The Roane Alliance is recruiting mentors for RoaneAchieves to fill the critical role in helping graduates from the five Roane County high schools transition from high school to college.

    A RoaneAchieves mentor can be the person who makes a major difference in a student’s life — whether he receives a scholarship and goes to college.

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  • Schools may apply starting Thursday for this year’s Student Ticket Subsidy Funds

    Beginning Aug. 29, public K-12 schools in Tennessee will be able to apply for Student Ticket Subsidy Funds.

    The Tennessee Arts Commission’s application process will open at 9 a.m.

    Student Ticket Subsidy is a program funded through specialty license plate funds and administered through the Tennessee Arts Commission.

    This year the program will subsidize student tickets for arts and cultural experiences to encourage schools to expose Tennessee students to a broad variety of cultural experiences, arts disciplines and artists.

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  • RSCC biology classes among best online

    Roane State Community College’s online biology courses have been named among the country’s best by BestOnlineColleges.org.

    The website’s 2013-14 listing of online programs takes into account “student surveys, teacher surveys, expert analysis, cost, academic offerings, career services rankings and availability.”

    This fall, Roane State is offering General Biology I, Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II as Web classes.

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  • LMU honors three Harriman students

    Lincoln Memorial University recently recognized the achievements of three students from Harriman during its 2013 Awards Night presentations.

    Heather Bond is the recipient of the Delta Theta Sigma Annual Scholarship.

    James Bowling  received the LMU Association Endowed Scholarship.

    And Kayla Wadlington  was honored with the Guy L. Taylor Scholarship Fund.

    They were among more than 100 students who received 330 awards worth nearly $440,000.

    Lincoln Memorial University is in Harrogate.

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  • Roane County students earn degrees at RSCC

    A number of Roane State Community College students from Roane County graduated from Roane State Community College during the 2012-13 academic year.

    Graduating summa cum laude with a grade-point average of 4.0-3.9 were:

    Harriman — Roger Liles,  Timothy Phillips,  Jay Phillips,  Corey Reed and Savannah Weatherly.

    Kingston — James Heaton, Daniel Miget, Mandy Rush, and Lawrence Wise.

    Rockwood — Michelle Edwards,  Ashley Mitchell,  Robin Scarbrough and Christopher Sherrod.

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  • Roane students excel in postsecondary studies

    East Tennessee State University

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  • Pelley an honors scholar at ETSU

    Sarah Beth Pelley of Rockwood is among the transfer students selected by East Tennessee State University’s Honors College as a 2013 Midway Honors Scholar.

    Midway Honors Scholars are exceptional students transferring to the university.

    Applicants must have earned a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale at their previous school and must either hold an associate’s degree or have earned at least 30 credit hours of course work.

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  • Roane State Community College news and events

    Roane State Community College campuses will offer extended business to hours help students get ready for the start of fall classes.
    Extended hours for the Roane County and Oak Ridge campuses will be:
    • Saturday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
    • Monday, Aug. 19-Thursday, Aug 22, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
    • Saturday, Aug. 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
    • Monday, Aug. 26-Thursday, Aug. 29, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
    The Roane County and Oak Ridge campuses will maintain usual business hours (8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) on Fridays.

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  • East Tennessee State University graduates: Spring 2013

    Six East Tennessee State University  students from Roane County were among the recipients of the 1,800 degrees awarded in two spring commencement ceremonies on the Johnson City campus.

    They are:

    Harriman — Steven D. Hansard, bachelor’s degree, criminal justice and criminology.

    Kingston — Lauren E. Couch and Holly M. Parkison, bachelor’s degrees, nursing.

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