Education

Children’s Health Week has become a yearly tradition in Tennessee, and Roane County students celebrated with a variety of activities highlighting this year’s theme “A Healthy Tennessee Begins with a Healthy ME!”

At each of the 17 schools, the health school team of staff, parents, community partners and students planned and carried out special events and educational initiatives that focused on creating a healthier lifestyle.

Krista Susanne Whaley of Oliver Springs recently earned an associate’s degree in Nursing from Excelsior College.

The school is in Albany, N.Y.

Chelsea Martin of Kingston was named to  the University of Rochester dean’s list for spring semester.

Martin, a senior majoring in language and linguistics and Japanese, is the daughter of Katherine and Melvin Martin.

She is a graduate of Webb School of Knoxville.

The University of Rochester is a private research university in Rochester, N.Y.

Applications are now being accepted for the Volkswagen Distinguished Scholars Program, a research internship administered for Volkswagen Chattanooga by Oak Ridge Associated Universities on behalf of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Applications can be submitted online through Feb. 12, 2012.

The program is a summer internship that awards students with a paid stipend, housing allowance (where applicable), and mileage for one roundtrip to/from the internship site if more than 60 miles from the student’s home.