[CVRC] Congratulations Silver State High School!!

[Dick Flanagan]

 From The ARRL Letter, Vol 22, No 12:

With Silver Springs (pop. 7800) leading the way, can small towns like Reno 
and Las Vegas be far behind??

Congratulations to Vice-Principal Patrick Peters KD7QDI, Harry Bryant 
KC7HVM, Jack Ruckman AC6FU and everyone involved in the effort to qualify 
Silver Stage High School for the ARRL Amateur Radio Education and 
Technology Program (aka "The Big Project").

73, Dick
--
Dick Flanagan W6OLD NV SM

==>TEN NEW SCHOOLS JOIN THE BIG PROJECT

The ARRL Executive Committee has approved 10 new schools for the ARRL
Amateur Radio Education and Technology Program
<http://www.arrl.org/FandES/tbp/>, popularly known as "The Big Project."
The EC took the action during its March 15 meeting in Irving, Texas.

"That takes us to a total of 50 schools," said ARRL Education Project
Coordinator Jerry Hill, KH6HU. "I'm pleasantly surprised, because we never
expected to be able to fund this many schools this fast. It shows the
great passion within the Amateur Radio community to introduce ham radio to
the youth of America."

Hill said that when the program was launched in 2001, the original plan
was to approve 12 schools the first year and another dozen in 2002. "I'm
elated that we were able to get the program going in 50 schools. It's
really great!" he added.

The approved schools include Allendale High School, Allendale, Michigan;
Coronado Middle School, Coronado, California; James B. Castle High School,
Kaneohe, Hawaii; Jamesville-DeWitt Middle School, Jamesville, New York;
Marlington High School, Alliance, Ohio; Newington High School, Newington,
Connecticut; Silver Stage High School, Silver Springs, Nevada; South Davie
Middle School, Mocksville, North Carolina; Southern Baptist Educational
Center (SBEC), Southaven, Mississippi; and Webster Intermediate School,
Webster, Texas.

Hill said the schools will now select their equipment and should have
complete stations on campus before school is out in June. A local ham
radio club in Mississippi is set to help run the program at SBEC as an
after-school program, while the group at Castle High in Hawaii has
expressed interest in satellite communication.

At Webster Intermediate School in Texas, the youngsters will have the
unique opportunity to learn from Nick Lance, KC5KBO, who trains US
astronauts in Amateur Radio.

The ARRL Amateur Radio Education and Technology Program employs ham radio
to enhance student learning through the application of mathematical and
scientific concepts. The project emphasizes integration of math, science,
writing and speaking, geography, technology and social responsibility
within a global society. While getting students licensed is not a primary
goal of the program, participating schools have generated many new, young
Amateur Radio operators.

In addition to a complete curriculum, the program resources include a
classroom bookshelf of ARRL technical manuals, an on-line sourcebook, an
interactive Web site and a complete Amateur Radio station.