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TVA Partnership Awards STEM Grants to Oak Ridge Middle Schools

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― The Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated (a TVA retiree organization), recently awarded Jefferson and Robertsville Middle Schools each $5,000 for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education projects. The grant award is a part of $580,000 in competitive STEM grants awarded to 161 schools across TVA’s seven-state service […]

2019-05-08T18:45:19-04:00May 8th, 2019|District News|

Teacher Assistants of the Year 2019

Teacher Assistants

In Oak Ridge Schools, we value the teacher assistants who assist student growth through supervision of on-going activities related to curriculum, organization of lessons, and preparation of materials for instruction. They reinforce skills in small groups and moderate discussions. They plan and supervise field trips, oversee public activities, and make learning spaces more attractive […]

2019-03-30T01:28:41-04:00March 29th, 2019|District News|

RMS Ninjaneers Excel at Robotics Competition

The Robertsville Middle School robotics team, the Ninjaneers (team 8837), recently competed in the Alabama Robotics Conference in Huntsville along with the team from Oak Ridge High School. The Ninjaneers started off strongly by winning the first two qualifying matches and was ranked first at the end of the qualifying rounds. They continued to perform […]

2019-01-30T12:59:33-05:00January 30th, 2019|School News|

Spelling Bee Results

On Tuesday, January 22, 7th grader Sophie Sluss won the 2019 RMS Spelling Bee by successfully spelling the word manuscript in the 31st round. 8th grader Jaden Jones finished 2nd in the bee, and Noa Duke placed 3rd. Jaden won the RMS bee as a 6th grader. Sophie and Jaden did an incredible job spelling […]

2019-01-23T08:27:18-05:00January 22nd, 2019|School News|

School Bus Stop Safety Resources

The state of Tennessee is committed to helping districts and charter schools provide the safest transportation services possible for all children with the goal of zero student injury accidents. The shortened days of winter leave our students even more vulnerable to those who illegally pass a stopped school bus, and we want to do all […]

2019-01-11T05:19:26-05:00January 11th, 2019|School News|

My Stop App Announcement

We are pleased to announce that you now have access to the Versatrans My Stop App. The My Stop App provides parents mobile access to bus information. This app displays the location of the user’s assigned school bus, as well as the estimated time of arrival to their stop. Students can plan […]

2018-12-05T05:05:30-05:00December 5th, 2018|School News|

RMS 8th Grader Wins Art Award

Each year, the Knoxville Museum of Art hosts an annual student art exhibit. This show is for middle and high school art students from East Tennessee. This year, Robertsville Middle School 8th grader Rainee Mitchell won Best Middle School Piece for her work entitled “A Drawn Reality.” Rainee will receive a cash prize and have […]

2018-11-18T06:14:14-05:00November 15th, 2018|School News|

Matt Kitts Wins RMS Geography Bee

8th grader Matt Kitts won the RMS Geography Bee on Friday, November 9 by defeating nine other students. Matt has won the Geography Bee for four consecutive years. 8th grader Joe Blair placed second in the competition. Matt will go on to represent RMS at the State Geography Bee in the spring. Greg Hamilton is […]

2018-11-09T14:13:28-05:00November 9th, 2018|School News|

Author Visit with Marc Tyler Nobleman

On Thursday, November 8, Robertsville hosted Marc Tyler Nobleman. Author of numerous non-fiction titles for middle grade readers, Mr. Nobleman presented to 5th and 6th graders and some specially invited 7th and 8th graders in the morning. He also conducted a question and answer session with students from Ms. Kinder-McMillan’s Creative Writing/Journalism class and Mr. […]

2018-11-09T13:22:01-05:00October 28th, 2018|School News|
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