Robertsville Middle renovations scheduled
Oakridger
Oak Ridge Schools Superintendent Bruce Borchers recently showed off some new designs for the exterior of Robertsville Middle School.
“We get to do some exciting and fun things with Robertsville Middle School,” he said, speaking to a virtual audience at Altrusa International of Oak Ridge. “I’m just incredibly excited about this,” he said, describing the look of the school to be “much more modern.”
The renovations for Robertsville Middle School include new, more energy-efficient windows and “roller shades” for them, new doors, and a new gray paint scheme rather than the current exposed brick. It will also include new handicapped parking spaces, sidewalks and curbs.
Oakridger
Oak Ridge Schools Superintendent Bruce Borchers recently explained why he had Oak Ridge High School students return to school five days a week although the COVID-19 pandemic is not over.
ORHS students returned to a traditional five-day-a-week schedule inside the school on Monday, Feb. 22. The city’s elementary schools and preschool were already on this in-person schedule.
Previously, to reduce exposure to the novel coronavirus and the size of classes, the school system had ORHS students alternating which days they attended class in person or virtually. The middle school students are continuing with this alternating schedule.
“We’ve got roomies and Zoomies,” Borchers said at a virtual meeting of Altrusa International of Oak Ridge. He referred to students attending in person on a particular day as “roomies” and students watching classes via Zoom as “Zoomies.”
Lunch 4 Literacy turns 30; goes virtual because of the pandemic
D. Ray Smith/Historically Speaking
One of the most enjoyable and highly successful annual events in Oak Ridge celebrates its 30th anniversary with its Tuesday, March 23, 2021, virtual event at 11:30 a.m. It is the Lunch 4 Literacy event co-sponsored by Altrusa International of Oak Ridge and the Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club.
Our speaker this year, Ruta Sepetys, is a Lithuanian-American writer of historical fiction, a No.1 New York Times bestselling author, an international bestselling author, and winner of the Carnegie Medal. She is expected to delight the audience with her stories and is renowned for giving voice to underrepresented history and those who experienced it. See her website: https://rutasepetys.com/.