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.