Roane County Schools

The Roane County Board of Education is currently seeking quotations for surplus technology devices including iPads and network switches previously in use in the Board's educational programs. Bids are due to be opened on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 1 pm LPT. For more details and device quantities, see the RFQ document - https://5il.co/377sg. UPDATE February 14, 2025 @ 3:35 PM: Questions to answers received from potential bidders are now available here - https://5il.co/37v8h

Roane County Schools will be operating on a two-hour delay this morning, Wednesday, February 12, 2025, due to secondary road conditions.

Due to a winter storm warning, Roane County Schools will conduct a non-traditional instructional (NTI) day tomorrow, Tuesday, February 11, 2025. On non-traditional instructional days, schools are closed and students work from home with those who can accessing lessons through an online platform like Schoology. This is our fourth of five possible NTI days this school year. NTI days are used to avoid having to make up days later in the school year or in June.

As we are entering the last half of the 2024-2025 school year it is time to start thinking about our upcoming 7th and 12th graders for next school year. Please remember to get those well-child checks scheduled for your students to update their required immunizations. Reminder that students may not start school or fall sports if their immunizations are not up-to-date. If you have any questions, please contact your school or health care provider.

Roane County Schools will conduct a non-traditional instructional (NTI) day today, Thursday, February 6, 2025, due to high water. On non-traditional instructional days, schools are closed and students work from home with those who can accessing lessons through an online platform like Schoology. This is our third of five possible NTI days this school year. NTI days are used to avoid having to make up days later in the school year or in June.

Roane County Schools will operate on a three-hour delay this morning, Thursday, February 6, 2025. Staff should report on a two-hour delay.

Roane County Schools will be dismissing early today due to rising water levels. Spencer Elementary, Spencer Middle, and Roane County High School will dismiss at approximately 11:30 am, with Geary and Walton dismissing once the high school buses arrive.

Roane County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Thursday, January 23, 2025.

Roane County Schools will conduct a non-traditional instructional (NTI) day tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22, 2025, due to road conditions and extreme cold. On non-traditional instructional days, schools are closed and students work from home with those who can accessing lessons through an online platform like Schoology. This is our second of five possible NTI days this school year. NTI days are used to avoid having to make up days later in the school year or in June.

Roane County Schools will conduct a non-traditional instructional (NTI) day tomorrow, Tuesday, January 21, 2025, due to secondary road conditions and extreme cold. On non-traditional instructional days, schools are closed and students work from home with those who can accessing lessons through an online platform like Schoology. This is our first of five possible NTI days this school year. NTI days are used to avoid having to make up days later in the school year or in June.

Tomorrow is a school holiday as we observe the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All schools and offices will be closed.

Congratulations to our 2024-25 County Science Fair Placers! Division I Placement Animal Science 1st Place – Jack Workman (SES) – “Farm vs Store Eggs” 2nd Place – Nick Sullivan (GEMS) – “Stay Warm Lizard” Chemistry 1st Place – Brantley Shears (GEMS) – “What Stains Teeth Most?” 2nd Place – Noah Brabham, Case Ball (SES) – “How Do Pop Rocks Pop?” 2nd Place – Savanna Steele (WEMS) – “Making a Bouncy Egg” Earth and Environmental Science 1st Place – Jack Hildreth, Max Williams (SMS) – “Ocean Current” Energy 2nd Place – Ariann Nichols (GEMS) – “Specific Heat of Water vs Specific Heat of Sand” 3rd Place – Elaina Hamilton (SES) – “Lemon Electricity” Engineering 3rd Place – Ben Wolfe (SES) – “Cleats vs Speed” 3rd Place – Austin Harris, Jacob Love (SMS) – “Can 3D Printing Help Student Engagement?” Material Science 3rd Place – Wade Shafer (WEMS) – “What Happens When A Hornets’ Nest Gets Wet?” 3rd Place – Callie Kelley (SES) – “What Household Item Cleans Pennies?” Math and Data 1st Place – Gracie Rhodes (SES) – “The Greasy Chip” Honorable Mention – Novalee Starcher, Liam Perkins (SMS) – “Fibonacci Sequence” Medical Sciences 1st Place – Gracelynn Boggs (GEMS) – “Battle of the Hand Soaps” 3rd Place – Tyler Blosser (SES) – “Rabies” Physics and Astronomy 1st Place – Sylvia Williams (SES) – “How Does a Wind Meter Work?” 2nd Place – Timber Anderson, Hattie Perkins (WEMS) – “Keepin’ it Cool” Plant Science 1st Place – Danielle Osborne (GEMS) – “Seed Starter vs Potting Soil” 2nd Place – Kane Nichols, Chloe Bishoff (SMS) – “Plant Growth” Division II Placement Animal Science 2nd Place – Cheyenne Tignor, Cayden Pena (SMS) – “Finger Prints” Behavioral and Social Science 1st Place – Liam Parrish, Zaliki Leach (SMS) – “The Stroop Effect” Chemistry 1st Place – Makynlee Patton, Jordyn Nichols, Emma Mace (WEMS) – “Taste the Rainbow” 2nd Place – Katelynn Staats, Lorelai Truman, Kylee DeWeese (SMS) – “Acetone Melts Different Materials” 2nd Place – Lexi Williams, Abby Osborne, Peyton Abnathy (GEMS) – “Scared Pepper” Earth and Environmental Science 1st Place – Amerya Talbert (SMS) – “Milk Magic” Engineering 1st Place – Zander Carpenter, Brycen Craft, Caden White (WEMS) – “Blast Off!” Material Science 1st Place – Lenox Wolfe (SMS) – “Treads on Turf” 2nd Place – Makenna Brohard, Autumn Taylor (WEMS) – “Which Perfume Lasts Longer?” Medical Science 1st Place – Hayden Rector, Jonah Rector (WEMS) – “Which Will Mold First?” Physics and Astronomy 1st Place – Cora Raines, Naomi Raines (WEMS) – “How to Make an Egg Bounce” Technology 1st Place – Connor Price (SMS) – “Ollie the Dancing Robot”

Roane County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, January 15, 2025. The county science fair will still take place at Walton tomorrow. Students from Geary and the Spencer area will board buses for Walton after they arrive at their schools.

Roane County Schools will be operating on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday, January 14, 2025.

Roane County Schools will be operating on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Monday, January 13, 2025.

There will be no school in Roane County tomorrow, Friday, January 10, 2025. Staff should report on a two-hour delay.

There will be no school in Roane County tomorrow, Thursday, January 9, 2025. Staff should report on a two-hour delay.

There will be no school in Roane County tomorrow, Wednesday, January 8, 2025. All schools remain closed due to poor road conditions. Offices will be open on a two-hour delay.

There will be no school in Roane County tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7, 2025. All schools and offices will be closed due to expected unsafe road conditions.

There will be no school in Roane County tomorrow, Monday, January 6, 2025. All schools and offices will be closed due to expected unsafe road conditions.