250 Is Civics Education Necessary?
Community & Government | Registration opens 8/5/25 9:00 AM EDT
Evaluating your citizenship status. From elementary students and high school students to adults, where do we place the importance of characteristics such as law abiding, community activist, knowledge of the political process, and how government works? What does it really mean to be an effective citizen?
Keys Fillauer
Keys Fillauer has been a resident of Oak Ridge since 1988. He is a graduate of the University of Chattanooga and began his teaching and coaching career at Robertsville Junior High School. After 31 years he completed his teaching and coaching career at Oak Ridge High School. In 2001 he was elected to the Oak Ridge Board of Education and served 23 years, 16 of those years as chairman. In 2022, he was the President of the Tennessee School Board Association. He is the current Foreman of the Anderson County Grand Jury. He served on the Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors and currently is on the Ronald McDonald House Board of Directors. He has been recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow, a member of the Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame and the Anderson County Hall of Fame.