Browse past news stories for Oakland Elementary School in Oakland, KY.

• Oakland students shave heads for classmate with cancer (The Record and Herald News)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 12:08:57 am
  Sixteen boys at Heights Elementary School shaved their heads in a show of solidarity for Christopher Brandle, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
• District 87 officials outline summer construction plans (The Pantagraph)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 03:07:28 am
  BLOOMINGTON - Bloomington District 87 officials outlined their construction plans for this summer, including renovations to all facilities and the Bloomington High School athletic field, at Wednesday
• After school vaccine clinics canceled (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 04:11:59 pm
  The Peninsula Health District of Virginia has announced it is canceling all after school H1N1 vaccination clinics that were tentatively scheduled for next week. Friday night's clinics will still be held. In addition, Suffolk and Hampton schools have revised their schedules.
• School pond spills secrets (Lake County News-Sun)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 09:06:15 am
  Who knows what mysteries lurk beneath the surface of a secluded pond on the campus of Lakes Community High School? Lakes students do, and Antioch School District students from neighboring Oakland Elementary School are finding out. The schools are partnering on a science project that includes environmental testing of the pond.
• Parents reunited with missing girl (The Post and Courier)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 05:27:44 am
  A 12-year-old West Ashley girl was returned safely to her parents Monday after being missing for almost four hours, authorities said.
• Girl killed near Oakland school in hit and run (San Francisco Chronicle)
  posted on October 16, 2009 at 07:14:18 pm
  An 11-year-old girl was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Oakland Friday morning as she walked through a crosswalk at a busy intersection to go to school. The girl, Alana Williams, was a sixth-grader at Frick Middle School at 64th Avenue and Foothill...
• Oakland Principal Arrested For Not Reporting Sexual Assault (Eyewitness News Memphis)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 02:43:21 am
  A Mid-South elementary school principal is facing charges after she failed to report a sexual assault involving two students.
• Principal Faces Sexual Assault Charges (FOX 13 Memphis)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 02:39:11 am
  The principal of an Oakland Elementary school is facing charges for not reporting a sexual assault.
• Education Report: A sampling of the Oakland schools blog (Oakland Tribune)
  posted on October 15, 2009 at 01:59:35 am
  A slice of life in Oakland High's biology lab and the latest list of "focus schools" that could face closure or merger
• Principal accused of not reporting sexual assault on student (WMCTV Memphis)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 10:13:09 pm
  A Mid-South principal turned herself into authorities Wednesday after she was accused of not reporting a sexual assault against a student.
• Oakland Principal Charged (WREG-TV Memphis)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 08:31:17 pm
  Accused of not reporting incident
• H1N1 at another Lafayette school (WLFI Lafayette)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 08:31:59 pm
  Another case of the H1N1 flu virus is being reported in the Lafayette School Corporation. Superintendent Ed Eiler said the latest case is at Oakland Elementary School.
• LSC looks at using Oakland Elementary (WLFI Lafayette)
  posted on September 29, 2009 at 04:17:09 am
  The Lafayette School Corporation looks at how it will reuse Oakland Elementary School after it closes. It also studies having a standard dress code.
• In brief (Journal & Courier)
  posted on September 18, 2009 at 06:06:27 am
  Driver takes beer van, gets OWI
• Charleston Under Construction (Charleston Regional Business Journal)
  posted on September 14, 2009 at 02:06:28 pm
  Construction and architectural firms are working hard in the Charleston market, as you’ll see in the projects listed in this edition of Charleston Under Construction. The number and variety of projects being developed indicates the strength of the industry even during an economic downturn.
• Male Call: Black Male Teachers are a Missing Ingredient (New America Media)
  posted on September 11, 2009 at 04:22:30 am
  Only 2 percent of the nations 4.8 million teachers are Black men, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The shortage of Black male teachers compounds the difficulties that many African-American boys face in school.
• New voting precincts approved for Spartanburg (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 07:19:46 am
  Published: Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 10:05 p.m.
• New Superintendent Praises Unique Oakland School (KCBS Radio San Francisco)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 03:06:04 pm
  Students at Lafayette Elementary School in West Oakland begin each day with meditation and yoga.
• Unit 5 redistricting passed unanimously (The Pantagraph)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 09:44:21 am
  NORMAL -- Calling the Unit 5 redistricting committee's recommendation the best option for all students in the district, the board unanimously passed the plan Wednesday.
• Event helps kick off school year (The Post and Courier)
  posted on August 17, 2009 at 05:21:10 am
  Olivia Brown enjoyed the breeze and the music while sitting on a bench surrounded by reusable shopping bags stuffed with free school supplies.
• Royal Oak Schools recalls teachers, fills positions (Royal Oak Daily Tribune)
  posted on July 31, 2009 at 06:34:00 pm
  ROYAL OAK — All but five of 17 teachers laid off by the Royal Oak School District will return to work when the school year begins on Sept. 8. That number may increase after the Board of Education meets on Aug. 27.
• Literacy project trains teachers (Bowling Green Daily News)
  posted on June 22, 2009 at 05:05:56 pm
  Twenty teachers from across the state have been selected for a program at Western Kentucky University to learn how to improve literacy instruction with a hands-on approach.
• LSC to discuss Miller options (Journal & Courier)
  posted on June 21, 2009 at 06:03:29 am
  After meeting with the state superintendent of public instruction on Thursday, Lafayette School Corp. Superintendent Ed Eiler said he has a better idea what the options will be for Miller Elementary School.
• Marta J. Kemble, 56 (Journal & Courier)
  posted on June 1, 2009 at 06:04:16 am
  Marta J. Kemble, 56, of Lafayette, died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the IU Medical Center in Indianapolis, following a lengthy illness.
• DOT gets plenty of input at Highway 9 meeting (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
  posted on May 27, 2009 at 07:25:58 am
  Published: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 12:56 a.m. When it comes to the future of Highway 9 in Boiling Springs, "finding a middle ground" is more than just a cliche.
• Highway 9 widening moves forward (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 07:25:18 am
  Published: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 25, 2009 at 8:49 p.m. The South Carolina Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Oakland Elementary School on the long-anticipated widening of Highway 9 through Boiling Springs.
• Oakland marks milestone year (Lake County News-Sun)
  posted on May 18, 2009 at 09:12:50 am
  When Oakland Elementary School opened in 1958, only 10 of what would become 17 classrooms were open, and former principal Cliff Houghton recalled that "the rest of the building was nothing but a shell." That shell was broken one day when a staffer decided to use explosives to take out the foundation of the previous Oakland building, which sat where the current welcome sign sits at Grass Lake and ...
• Teacher hero accepts her honor (Bowling Green Daily News)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 05:09:42 pm
  They don’t have capes or super powers, but some Warren County heroes were recognized Thursday night.
• Tippecanoe County restaurant inspections (Journal & Courier)
  posted on April 26, 2009 at 06:10:05 am
  Restaurant inspections conducted March 17 through April 3.
• School Notes (Lake County News-Sun)
  posted on April 17, 2009 at 09:05:20 am
  Antioch Memories: Oakland Elementary School in Antioch District 34 is turning 50 this year, and in honor of this milestone, the school is gathering memories. The school will share these memories with current students, show them off during the 50th birthday celebration, and include them in a time capsule. The school wants to hear about the good, the bad, and the ugly from your years at Oakland. ...