GRC NEWS RELEASE 03-049



03-049
For Release: July 24, 2003



Sally V. Harrington
Media Relations Office
216/433-2037
Sally.V.Harrington@nasa.gov


NOTE TO EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Local Schools Sign On with NASA 
Explorer Schools Program 

Media are invited to witness the signing of agreements between NASA 
Glenn Research Center and representatives of the teams from Glenn's 
six-state region who were selected to participate in NASA's Explorer 
Schools Program.



The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, July 25, 2003, in the 
auditorium of Glenn's Visitor Center. The signing comes at the end of 
a week-long workshop for the teachers from the schools that make up 
the teams. They will be joined for this event by the principals of 
the schools and superintendents of the school systems involved in the 
program and by Jo Ann Charleston, chief of Glenn's Educational 
Programs Office.



The following school teams will participate in the ceremony.



Lorain Middle School in Lorain, Ohio



Joyce Kilmer Elementary School in Chicago, Ill.



Southfield High School, partnering with Glenn Levey Middle School and 
Morris Adler Elementary School, all in Southfield, Mich.



Crossroads Elementary School in St. Paul, Minn.



Anwatin Middle School, partnering with Bryn Mawr, in Minneapolis, 
Minn.





NASA's Explorer Schools Program is a new initiative and commitment 
between NASA and each team of schools over the next three years to 
bring exciting learning opportunities to educators, students, and 
their families.



Media wishing to attend the ceremony may call the Media Relations 
Office at 216-433-2901 to be cleared through security.



More information about the program is located on the Web at 
http://www.explorerschools.nasa.gov



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