MIDDLE SCHOOL
Big Bend Trip Another year gone by and another great Big Bend trip! When students arrived, Big Bend had not seen rain in 200 days providing great learning opportunities for attendees. Students were able to explore plants indigenous to the region and received a treat when they learned that former President George W. Bush was not only bike riding through the park with the Wounded Warrior Project, but also staying at the same resort. President Bush was also excited to find that the students were from the DFW area and joined them for a breakfast chat and photo opportunity. Students also saw Lance Armstrong riding with the former President that morning.
Lisa Koger
Photo by Justine Sterling
Last Man Standing… On the Moon Visits FWCD Astronaut Captain Eugene A. Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, made an impromptu visit to FWCD to have lunch with his sixth-grade grandson, Jordan Ellis. He then stopped by Mrs. Debbie Schofield’s sixth grade science class where he talked about his trips to the moon and how hard work and determination got him there. Lisa Koger
Capt. Cernan encouraged the students to, “shoot for the moon, and even if they missed they’d end up among the stars.” Sixth Grade students celebrated Greekfest to kick-off their Greek mythology studies. Ken Greene, Dance Director for St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, taught ballet students David Lonergan ’17 and Anna Brett Hyde ’17 traditional Greek dances to teach to the rest of the class.
SPrinG/SUMMER 2011
Capt. Cernan orbited the moon on Apollo X, and was the second American to walk in space. He was the lunar module pilot of Apollo XVII and also piloted Gemini 9A. FALCONER
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