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Clemson University's Kaitlyn Meadows Wins Prestigious Ecology Policy Award
Kaitlyn E. Meadows, a master’s student at Clemson University, has received the 2024 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award from the Ecological Society of America. This award provides graduate students with experience in science policy, enabling them to work with lawmakers, federal agency officials, and ecologists at the nexus of science and public policy. Meadows, from Maryville, Tennessee, studies in the Department of Biological Sciences at Clemson.
The Anderson County High prom: Celebrate!
Anderson County High School's 2024 Prom was at The Foundry on the World's Fair Site in Knoxville on April 27. See some celebratory scenes here and later this week in the print edition, as well as the 78 photos in a gallery at oakridger.com. The website is also the place for photo galleries of the Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs and Clinton high schools' proms. Coming up: Graduation photos!
Vols’ signee Brennon Seigler hits home run in state tournament game
Farragut High School defeated Central High School, 20-0, at John Heatherly Field in Farragut, Tennessee. Friday’s contest took place in the Region 2-4A state tournament in Tennessee. 2024 Tennessee baseball signee Brennon Seigler went 1-for-3 and hit a solo home run in Farragut’s win against Central. Farragut (33-5) will host Oak Ridge High School in the Region 2-4A championship game on Saturday. First pitch is slated for 11 a.m. EDT. Oak Ridge defeated Maryville, 7-1, in Friday’s other Tennessee state region tournament game. Seigler committed to the Vols and head coach Tony Vitello as a high school freshman in Dec. 2020. PHOTOS: Tony Vitello through the years
Maryville's Own Reeves Triplets to Continue Family Engineering Legacy at UT
The Reeves triplets, Walker, Jackson, and Grey, are graduating from the Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee (UT). Born on October 18, 2001, in Maryville, Tennessee, the triplets have followed their parents, Jason and Dawn Reeves, into the field of engineering. Both parents are UT alumni and established engineers, making this graduation a continuation of the family's tradition in civil engineering.
Teacher's legacy lives on through 13 students awarded scholarships
The legacy of a former Alcoa High School teacher will live on through 13 students who have been awarded scholarships through Mr. P’s Foundation. The foundation, which honors the memory of Dennis “Mr. P” Pershing, awarded $42,500 to the recent grads during the Alcoa High School Senior Day. The students are able to use the scholarship for college, trade school, or technical school. ...
Support Local Scholars at the 2024 Vols of Honor Invitational in Loudon County
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Vols of Honor Scholarship Endowment, invites you to the second annual Vols of Honor Invitational. This event is organized in collaboration with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and the Folds of Honor Foundation. All proceeds will support the Vols of Honor Scholarship Endowment at the University.
Foothills Elementary School welcomes new principal
Kristin Bosco is the new principal of Foothills Elementary School in Maryville. Bosco has worked previously as an assistant principal and summer school director at John Sevier Elementary School, which like Foothills is within the Maryville City Schools district. She's also taught first grade at the school, as well as first, fourth and sixth grade in other schools in Tennessee and Florida. A press release from MCS states that in her interview for the Foothills position, Bosco said, "I am a learner, first. I enjoy growing as an educator and leader every day. I believe our greatest heroes are our teachers. It is an honor to be the heart, hands, and feet to support and lead our heroes.”
Opiod overdose reversal treatments will be available in Virginia elementary and high schools
Virginia school students will learn a new technique. The opioid crisis is leading to changes in Virginia school systems that no one decades ago could have seen coming. In November 2023, Virginia Mercury reported that there had been ten opioid overdoses in six schools in Loudon County.
Maryville High School's Coston Autry receives National Merit Scholarship
Maryville High School senior Coston J. Autry has received a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship. Autry is among 2,500 Merit Scholar designees chosen from more than 15,000 finalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. According to a news release, his probably career field is law. The Scholars were selected by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors, based not only on their academic records but also contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official.
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