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"Just Read It" Star of the Month
The Mike Peterson Foundation and Duval County Public Schools announced the April Star of the Month for the Mike Peterson Foundation's "Just Read It" Program. The stars were invited to a meet and greet at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, which included an exclusive behind the scenes tour and a special visit with Jacksonville Jaguar
linebacker Mike Peterson.
Students were selected based on their outstanding achievements in reading. These students worked very hard following directions in the classroom, as well as continuing to improve their reading skills.
Congratulations to the following students for being April's Star Readers:
Elementary School
Category:
Ernest Sistrunk - 3rd grade - Southside Estates Elementary Sammie Crosby - 3rd grade - St. Clair Evans Academy Kyle Isom - 4th grade - Don Brewer Elementary Andres Suarez - 4th grade - Loretto Elementary Dean Dimuna - 5th grade - Central Riverside Elementary Dalton Brown - 5th grade - Louis Sheffield Elementary
Middle School Category
Tracy Armstrong - 6th grade - DuPont Middle Jan Dane Lusad - 6th grade - Landon Middle Kim Maslong - 7th grade - Landon Middle Tayana Pierce - 7th grade - James W. Johnson Middle Andrew Malasquez - 8th grade - Jeb Stuart Middle Brenna Snell - 8th grade - Mayport Middle
Kirby-Smith Middle School Students are Reaching for the Stars
The Kirby-Smith Middle School Challenger Learning Center S.T.a.R. Interns are competing in the Team America Rocketry Challenge, the largest model rocket showcase on the planet.
A total of 690 teams from 48 states and the District of Columbia are participating in the first stage of the challenge. Each team is required to design, build and fly a model rocket to 750 feet with two raw eggs on-board. If the rocket reaches this altitude, flies 45 seconds and lands without breaking the eggs, the team receives a qualification score. If the score is one of the 100 best, the team is eligible to participate in the national finals in Virginia on May 17.
The top 10 teams in Virginia will split $60,000 in scholarships, and the first-place winner will travel to Paris, France for an international competition.
The students at Kirby-Smith competing for the right to attend the national finals are eighth graders Dalton Carter, Stacy Woodside, Jonathan Phillipps, Justin Drouin, Gabi Zablan and Alysse Machuca.
These students must schedule no more than two qualification flights in the actual presence of a senior member of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). They are allowed to have practice flights before and after their qualification flights.
The Team America Rocketry Challenge, which is sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association and NAR, is designed to encourage students to study math and science, and pursue careers in aerospace.
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