Browse past news stories for Oakdale School in Oakdale, TN.

• Tameside goes dotty for kids (Tameside Advertiser)
  posted on November 24, 2009 at 11:13:36 am
  PEOPLE across Tameside helped raise thousands for Children in Need by taking part in a range of dotty, spotty and fun activities.
• North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Schools / Superintendent of the year likes 'to see the magic' (Pioneer Press)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 06:17:51 am
  The state Superintendent of the Year was interviewed in a white chef's hat and a leopard-print vinyl apron.
• Some small steps for Dedhamkind (Boston Globe)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 08:33:28 pm
  Selectman Jim MacDonald is known for his careful and conservative approach to issues and, in his own words, is something of a stiff.
• Oakdale schools candidate in top tier for fund-raising (Modesto Bee)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 07:04:09 am
  One of the biggest political fund-raisers this fall comes from one of Stanislaus County's small
• Dedham residents get ready for a ‘super’ spooky night (The Daily News Transcript)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 12:20:36 am
  Shopping with her mom at Spirit Halloween at the Dedham Mall, 8-year-old Emma Weiss had a certain costume in mind: a “candy corn witch” outfit that includes a layered dress, long black coat, black boots and “an up-do wig.”
• Two alumni inducted into Columbia Heights High School Hall of Fame (Columbia Heights - Fridley Sun-Focus)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 06:51:36 am
  Two former student-athletes who have made valuable contributions were inducted into the Columbia Heights High School Hall of Fame last week. Larry Gallagher and Van Miller were recognized at a dinner on Oct. 9 and during halftime at the homecoming game. They joined 38 existing hall of fame members.
• Local residents get ready for a ‘super’ spooky night (Westwood Press)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 03:32:36 pm
  Shopping with her mom at Spirit Halloween at the Dedham Mall, 8-year-old Emma Weiss had a certain costume in mind: a “candy corn witch” outfit that includes a layered dress, long black coat, black boots and “an up-do wig.”
• A dedicated teacher took interest in the fun-loving twins' artistic inclinations; now they hope their paintings will ... (Pioneer Press)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 05:22:32 am
  Jane and June Murphy were mischievous children. Identical twins, they would often switch places in school, tricking their teachers. They also doodled during class — a lot.
• CLASSROOM OF THE WEEK:Ruth Dorsey’s fifth-grade homeroom at Oakdale School (The Daily News Transcript)
  posted on October 5, 2009 at 11:06:16 am
  On a recent morning, the students in Ruth Dorsey’s fifth-grade homeroom class at the Oakdale Elementary School are performing indirect observations – a series of tests on a given box, and then, based on their observations, hypothesizing what is inside. They are not always correct, but it’s the gathering of evidence that really matters, Dorsey says.
• Education notes: News from schools near you (Pioneer Press)
  posted on September 27, 2009 at 05:20:04 am
  The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association has named Gideon Pond Elementary School in Burnsville a School of Excellence. Since the School of Excellence program was launched in 1986, 135 schools have earned the honor. The honor remains in effect for seven years, then schools must reapply.
• Dinner with a side of good karma (The Day)
  posted on September 25, 2009 at 07:55:02 pm
  Oakdale - Tinkerbelle, Spongebob, princesses, painting, and coloring—this is the world of Kaylee Mullen. Her world, at age 6, should also include going to school and playing with other first graders. But it doesn't. Kaylee underwent open heart surgery in June and has been hospitalized since. Instead of attending Oakdale Elementary, she is at the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain facing ...
• 9-10 Community: in brief (The Edmond Sun)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 04:01:19 am
  A watch party for the Tea Party Express march in Washington, D.C., will be in two locations this Saturday in Oklahoma City. The 912 Project will meet from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bricktown Brewery, and the Sooner Tea Party is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Metro Tech.
• Dedham going Hollywood (The Daily News Transcript)
  posted on September 9, 2009 at 03:38:37 am
  The Dedham Education Foundation is aiming for a touch of Tinseltown with its upcoming fundraiser "The Dedham Squares," a local version of the classic TV game show that mixes life-size tic-tac-toe and a vertical board occupied by celebrities.
• 'It's faster than the bus' (Lake County News-Sun)
  posted on September 1, 2009 at 10:53:36 am
  More than half of all Waukegan District 60 students became the new kids in school last week under the district's new neighborhood schools initiative. Dequan Gwinn, 9, attended Greenwood Elementary for the past four years, but this year, he's a newbie fourth-grader at Oakdale School, which is around the corner from his home. Dequan doesn't mind walking. "It's faster than the bus," he said.
• News of Our Past for Aug. 17 (Chico Enterprise-Record)
  posted on August 17, 2009 at 07:17:08 am
  Here are some newspaper stories published this week in years past: 25 years ago 'Students not scared off by first-year tuition fees' First-ever tuition fees for community colleges have not hurt Butte College's fall registration drive.
• Three decades at the Moultrie library (The Moultrie Observer)
  posted on August 7, 2009 at 03:37:04 am
  It seemed fated that Melody Jenkins would come to Moultrie and her self-described curious nature would bring her here to work for the Moultrie-Colquitt County Library almost 34 years ago.
• Lemonade for a sweet cause (The Daily News Transcript)
  posted on July 30, 2009 at 06:22:59 am
  The motif of the Linari brothers' lemonade stand was evident in the tattered, gray skull-and-crossbones flag fluttering in the breeze and the paper treasure chest offering customers free prizes.
• Recycling to pay off for Dedham schools (The Daily News Transcript)
  posted on July 27, 2009 at 06:37:59 am
  Two Dedham schools have joined a recycling program that will pay them two cents for every juice pouch, cookie and candy wrapper they turn in.
• TWRA To Support "Bubba-Fest" (The Chattanoogan)
  posted on July 22, 2009 at 08:23:45 pm
  The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announce the agency's involvement at the third annual “Bubba-Fest”, on Aug. 22 in Crossville.
• New director of teaching and learning hired (Farmington Thisweek)
  posted on July 8, 2009 at 10:36:31 pm
  Caleb Drexler Booth began his career in Farmington on July 6 when he became the new director of teaching and learning for Farmington Area Public Schools.
• District 192 names new director of Teaching and Learning (Farmington Thisweek)
  posted on July 2, 2009 at 02:53:38 pm
  Caleb Drexler Booth has been named the new director of Teaching and Learning for Farmington Area Public Schools and will begin work Monday, July 6. Booth replaces Becky Melville, who was recently named assistant principal at Farmington High School.
• North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale / Middle schools may offer languages (Pioneer Press)
  posted on June 25, 2009 at 05:15:00 am
  The North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school district may start offering foreign language classes at its middle schools.
• Winged Wonder (The Daily News Transcript)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 10:21:28 pm
  Tamathy Stage, a naturalist from the Massachusetts Audubon Society, introduces fourth-graders at the Oakdale School in Dedham to an owl on Tuesday. She gave the kids a lesson on birds of prey.
• Oakdale school boosters ready to lead peers to success (Modesto Bee)
  posted on May 26, 2009 at 07:01:40 am
  OAKDALE -- The Oakdale Educational Foundation has raised and distributed more than $300,000 in class
• School district rules out sharing bus garage with city of North St. Paul (Pioneer Press)
  posted on May 22, 2009 at 05:30:31 am
  The city of North St. Paul and its school district will not share a new public works building and bus garage after all.
• Imagination Library brings books into preschoolers' homes (The Tuscaloosa News)
  posted on May 10, 2009 at 08:43:52 am
  An initiative under way in Tuscaloosa is aimed at bringing more books into children's homes, with a payoff that could make a difference in education in years to come.
• Avery Middle School welcomes new principal (Calaveras Enterprise)
  posted on May 5, 2009 at 05:20:36 am
  Christine Linder seems to have found the perfect niche that Avery Middle School has been looking to fill.
• Growing green (The Oklahoman)
  posted on March 17, 2009 at 02:00:53 pm
  Edmond’s new e4 home with advanced sustainability and green features, will open this month at 3716 Bonaire Place in the Villages of Stonebridge housing addition in south Edmond. Joint partners in the project, the City of Edmond and Edmond-based Red Rock Builders, will host a grand opening March 28 and 29. Charlie Burgett, general manager of Edmond Electric, said, “The E4 home demonstrates to ...
• Dedham looking for street money (The Daily News Transcript)
  posted on March 13, 2009 at 06:01:21 am
  Town Administrator William Keegan said Dedham applied yesterday to the state for a $1.5 million grant that would allow it to redesign and improve the sidewalks and streetscapes of Dedham Square.
• North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale district ponders consultant's suggestions to close middle school, improve efficiency (Pioneer Press)
  posted on March 11, 2009 at 03:16:20 pm
  North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school officials will study a consultant's report that suggests the district close Maplewood Middle School, reconfigure its elementary schools and adjust school attendance boundaries.