Roane County Schools

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.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Winter Break for students begins tomorrow, with school starting back on Monday, January 6!

Attendance Recognition for November 2024 https://youtu.be/qAONFbN0PBY

2024-25 SURPLUS TECHNOLOGY SALE Roane County Schools has identified surplus technology devices that are no longer needed in our educational programs. These items are now for sale to the public through January 10, 2025. Please complete this form if you would like to purchase an item from this surplus sale: https://forms.office.com/r/bKtXME1Z4L

FIRST IN SCHOOL HISTORY We're all very proud of our Raiders for achieving what no other Raider football team has done before - 2024 Class AA State Runners-Up - and for continuing to make history on an impressive three-year run with only 1 regular season loss!

VIRTUAL SCHOOL APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR 2ND SEMESTER Applications for our full-time virtual school are now open. https://forms.office.com/r/XfWcP2sSkj Students must have at least a 2.0 GPA from last semester and have no more than 5 unexcused absences to be eligible to enroll. Once in our virtual school, students must maintain a 2.0 GPA each semester and may only change their enrollment at the semester breaks.

NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED Congratulations to Spencer Elementary music teacher Jonathan Goff, who recently earned national teaching certification through the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards! Mr. Goff is only the second Roane County teacher to earn NBCT credentials. He joined Roane County Schools in August 2019 and has taught music at Spencer Elementary since joining us.

SUPERINTENDENTS PLACE FRIENDLY WAGER ON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP In a friendly wager between superintendents, when your Roane County Raiders take home their first state football championship this Friday, Mineral County Superintendent Troy Ravenscroft has agreed to visit RCHS and serve lunch on a school day later in the year. If the Frankfort Falcons are victorious instead, then Roane County Superintendent Dr. Richard Duncan will visit their cafeteria and do the same. Roane County and Frankfort are each vying for their first state football championship this Friday, December 13, at University of Charleston Stadium beginning at 7 pm.

RAIDERS HEADED FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Your Roane County Raiders are headed to the Class AA State Football Championship! The Raiders will take their undefeated record to Laidley Field next Friday to face the also undefeated Frankfort Falcons for the Raiders' first shot at a state football championship in school history.

Roane County Schools will be operating on a two-hour delay this morning, Thursday, December 5, 2024.

JUST THE FACTS - LEVY ITEM #4 Safety and security at our schools is paramount to our students and staff, yet State Aid funding does not identify any specific funds for this purpose and the federal E-Rate program used to pay for Internet access and network upgrades at schools cannot be used to fund safety and security efforts, even though they must use the school's network to function.

JUST THE FACTS - LEVY ITEM #3 After-school and summer programs provide important learning opportunities for students and child care for families. Research shows that school-based programs involving certified teachers are more effective than those provided by other organizations and/or that involve volunteers.