Wednesday, January 29, 2014

NEWS RELEASE: JANUARY 25-27, 2014

January 25 -27, 2014

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Plantation High School students help teach elementary students about rockets
The same group of students who build working rockets from almost scratch and design engines are now helping younger students learn the same thing. Plantation High School's Aerospace Technologies and Design program is hosting the second- through fifth-grade students from Peter's Elementary School each Thursday evening in January to teach them how to build and fly rockets, all while protecting an egg payload in flight.

Weston school group meets President Obama
An ordinary fifth-grade field trip to Washington, D.C., turned extraordinary when more than 60 Manatee Bay Elementary School students and faculty got to meet President Barack Obama. The Weston school group was on their White House tour and ended up becoming part of a segment on the "Steve Harvey Show."

Students at two schools ride the yoga wave
More than 1,400 students, dressed for the cold in their sweatshirts and jackets, created a yoga wave on their school's football field on Thursday, flowing through a series of poses before resting on their backs on the chilly grass.

Mom sues Broward school district over service dog
A Sunrise mother has filed a federal lawsuit against the Broward School Board, alleging the district discriminated against her disabled 6-year-old son by imposing too many barriers to bringing a service dog on campus.