From April 19th – 22nd, 2017, the Master Builders (Team 3132) from Jefferson Middle School and the Secret City Wildbots (Team 4265) from Oak Ridge High School, competed in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics World Festival in Houston, Texas. We are pleased to announce that both teams experienced success […]
Do you love both animals and art?
Helping Paws Animal Network Sidewalk Chalk Art Event
This event has been MOVED to June 3, 8:00 a.m.– Noon.
212 Badger Avenue
Oak Ridge, Tn
Registration is $10.
Register here:
Benjamin Fowler and Julie Golden of Oak Ridge High School and Scot Smith of Robertsville Middle School have been named as Outstanding Educators for 2017 by Humanities Tennessee. Three of this year’s six recipients of the award are from Oak Ridge Schools. According to Humanities Tennessee, the Outstanding Educator Awards recognize teachers who have demonstrated […]
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee: Manhattan Project National Historical Park encourages families to visit the park this week as part of National Park Week. Kids of all ages are invited to come learn how to, “explore, learn, and protect” your national park on April 15, and become an official Junior Ranger! Visit https://www.nps.gov/mapr/oakridge.htm for a preview of […]
Seven research students from ORHS competed in the 66th Annual Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair hosted at the University of Tennessee. The competition was held March 27-30 with the awards ceremony on Thursday evening. There were 55 Senior Division projects in competition.
Five of the students were part Math, Science, and Computer Science Thesis course […]
If your child missed the state age requirement date of August 15 but will turn 5 on or before September 30th, you can request for your child to be considered for early entrance into kindergarten. You will need to complete this application–Early Kindergarten Registration–and attach the information requested on the form. The […]
Beginning April 3 – 21, 2017, cross boundary and tuition applications for the 2017 – 2018 school year will be available online under Resources at the Pupil Services link, in the Pupil Services office and at each school office. If you are a new applicant, please make sure all the required documentation is attached […]
Oak Ridge Schools Office of Coordinated School Health recently collaborated with Safe Kids of the Greater Knox Area to offer bike safety programs to Glenwood and Willow Brook Elementary students.
Alexis Keiser with Safe Kids and Don Lindsey with AAA of East Tennessee team up each year to provide this service to third grade students across […]
Collaboration with Oak Ridge Schools SECME, Men of Tomorrow, and PEER( Program for Excellence & Equity in Research) allowed students to experience forensic odontological activities using procedures from CSI to identify potential suspects using their teeth bite marks. Students reviewed the scientific method, took tooth impressions, and recorded their findings in the lab notebooks. The […]