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Education

  • OR museum offering homeschool programs

    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 10:30-11:30 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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  • RCHS financial aid meeting set

    A financial aid meeting for Roane County High School seniors and parents will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 8 in the school auditorium in Kingston.

    Sam Mullins from Tennessee Student Assistance Corp., the state’s designated student assistance program, will be available to answer questions during this informational session for students planning to enroll in college or trade/technical school.

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  • School field trips: Approved September 2012

    Upcoming out-of-state and overnight field trips approved by the Roane County Board of Education in September:

    Oct. 13-14 — Roane County High Science Club to Kings Island in Cincinnati.

    Nov. 30-Dec. 2 — Oliver Springs High boys and girls basketball teams to compete in tournament at William Blount and Seymour High.

    May 13-17, 2013     — Harriman Middle eighth grade to tour Washington, D.C.

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  • Midway students of month honored

    Midway Elementary School principal Tim Thompson, far left in back row, and teacher Ashley Sparks, far right in front row, recently honored the school’s August students of the month.

    They include, by grade order, Josie Nichols, Kaden Wright, Emorie Jones, Zachary Graham, Chesney Cash, Parker Jones, Harry Jackson, Rylan Guettner, Bradley Dishman, John Kevorkian, Sierra Cowell, Anna Fink, Zane Edwards, Shayla Wood, Ty Mason, Brandon Williams, Natrice Childress, Cailynn Shelley, Daelyn Thompson, Dalton Carroll, Gracey Hixon, Elijah Payne and Natalie Booth.

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  • Run for Your Health benefits school program

    Roane County Schools Coordinated School Health Program’s fourth annual Run for Your Health will be on Nov. 3.

    Run for Your Health is a 5K race/walk, with proceeds from the race used to supplement health and wellness initiatives for students enrolled in Roane County Schools. Efforts that create opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles are an integral part of the educational process and enhance academic success.

    The race/walk beginning and ending at Fort Southwest Point has been sanctioned by USA Track & Field.

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  • Apply now for scholarships to Tennessee Tech

    Students planning to attend Tennessee Tech University next fall should apply for scholarships now.

    More than 550 scholarships are available to Tennessee Tech students, and the time to apply for the 2013-14 academic year is now.

    The scholarship application system is open until Dec. 15.

    Tennessee Tech offers a variety of generous scholarships funded by the university and private donors.

    In fall 2012, more than a quarter of the freshmen class received nearly 800 academic scholarships worth more than $1.8 million.

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  • Educators in the Workplace: Area companies give Roane teachers lessons in what students can expect

    While students were on vacation this summer, 76 educators from eight area school districts went to “summer school” visiting six businesses as part of the Educators in the Workplace program.

    “This program is beneficial for both the businesses and the teachers,” said Allen Lutz, education and workforce development specialist for The Roane Alliance, one of the program sponsors.

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  • School lunch menus: Sept. 24-28

    MONDAY — Chicken nuggets or entrée salad with hot roll or breadstick, whipped potatoes, steamed carrots, fresh fruit selection, chilled fruit cup and milk.

    TUESDAY — Hamburger on bun, quesadilla or entrée salad with baked beans, variety spuds, lettuce-tomato-pickle, fresh fruit selection, chilled fruit cup and milk.

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  • Donation gives instructors Kindle Fire tablets

    Stella Muse,  a former teacher and Harriman Care and Rehabilitation Center resident, and the center’s administrator-in-training Trina Webb, seated, are thanked by Kathy Kleinsmith, practical nursing coordinator at Tennessee Technology Center at Harriman, for Harriman Care’s donation of Kindle Fire tablets to be used by faculty members.

    Webb, a member of the technology center’s practical nursing  advisory board, noticed students utilizing the tablets for their textbooks and realized that the instructors were still using regular textbooks.

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  • School lunch menus: Sept. 17-21

    MONDAY — Hot dog or entrée salad with chili, roasted potatoes, slaw, fresh fruit selection, chilled fruit cup and milk.

    TUESDAY — Chicken sandwiches, cheese sticks with dip or entrée salad with variety spuds, lettuce-tomato-pickle, fresh fruit selection, chilled fruit cup and milk.

    WEDNESDAY — Tacos or taco salad, chicken flatbread melt or entrée salad with buttered corn, leafy green salad, fresh fruit selection, chilled fruit cup and milk.

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