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STARBASE Oklahoma Receives Donation from Raytheon |
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An enhanced math and science curriculum for fifth and sixth graders will continue – thanks to a donation from Raytheon Network Centric System to the STARBASE Oklahoma program.
Jim Cunningham, Raytheon business development manager, presented the $5,000 check to a group of 5th graders from Geronimo Road School and to Brenda Spencer-Ragland, director of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation.
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Wright-Patterson Graduates 10,000th Student |
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by Bill Hancock, 88 ABW Affairs
 A rambunctious group of fifth-graders sat on the floor in the Prairie's gymnasium May 20, anxiously awaiting the proclamation designating on of them as "STAR Dude."
Dunquan Hines, a fifth-grade student at Valley Forge Elementary in Dayton, received the honor of being named "STAR Dude," a moniker bestowed upon the 10,000th student to have passed through the STARBASE program. The young man was presented with gifts to commemorate the occasion, and when asked what areas of the program he most enjoyed, "flying" was his quiet response.
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KS STARBASE Launches Summer Learning |
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By Jeff Garretson, KSALink.com
 "We see the kids advance each day as we lead them through the principles of science, technology, engineering and mathematics."
The 5-day course gives students projects that apply to daily life - plus a peek at military aircraft and ground vehicles as well.
Miles Beckman, a 5th grader from Lindsborg, says sitting in the seat of a helicopter was thrilling. "The Black Hawk was amazing!"
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Centennial Students Finish STARBASE with a Bang |
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By Patrick Cloonan, McKeesport Daily News
 "Three! Two! One!"
That countdown happened 25 times Thursday as fifth-graders from McKeesport Area's Centennial Elementary School launched the rockets they built during a five-day course at the Navy Operational Support Center Pittsburgh in North Versailles Township.
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Capito visits West Virginia STARBASE |
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Charleston, WV
 Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito (WV) saw the value of hands-on experiential learning today as she toured the West Virginia STARBASE Academy in Charleston. The Congresswoman spoke to students from Montrose Elementary about her role in government and emphasized the value of a quality education. She also stressed the importance of STEM education to the future success of the United States.
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Defense Department Program Exposes Students to Science |
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by Cynthia D. Miller, National Defense Magazine
 In 1989, President Reagan gave the Federal Aviation Administration's National Educator of the Year Award to Barbara Koscak because of her ability to attract students to the science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. Her experiential, interactive curriculum was built around space and the physics of flight, and became the premise for the DoD Starbase program which was launched in 1994 and has since graduated more than 600,000 students.
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STARBASE graduates Haley Hanson, Lana Kimmel, and Jack Hanson were honored at a reception sponsored by the Business and Industry STEM coalition in Washington, DC. The coalition honored youth that had made an outstanding contribution in science, technology or engineering. All three students were graduates of STARBASE LaLuz in New Mexico. Senators Tom Udall and Jeff Bingaman congratulated the students on their accomplishments in national competitions.
North Versailles, Penn --Building roller coasters, launching rockets and flying aircraft are not the typical things every fifth grader gets to enjoy during a normal school day, but thanks to Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Pittsburgh, hundreds of students every year are able to learn these difficult concepts in a fun and exciting way.