Dec. 10, 2007

Amber Philman
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
amber.n.philman@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: 58-07

NASA LEADERS KICK OFF EXPLORER SCHOOL EVENT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An educational partnership between NASA and 
the Flamingo Elementary School in Hialeah, Fla., will have its 
official kickoff event on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the school beginning 
at 10 a.m. EST.

Participating in the event will be NASA astronaut John Herrington and 
Michael Wetmore, NASA's Kennedy Space Center associate director for 
engineering and technical operations.

What: Student assembly
When: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12
Where: Flamingo Elementary School in Hialeah, Fla.
Who: Astronaut John Herrington and NASA official Michael Wetmore

The NASA Explorer Schools Program provides schools with classroom 
resources and innovative technology based on NASA's missions and 
discoveries. During the three-year partnership, NASA helps schools 
address science, technology, engineering and mathematics needs. 
Flamingo Elementary School was selected as a NASA Explorer School 
beginning in academic year 2006-2007.

For more about the NASA Explorer Schools Program, news media may 
contact Amber Philman in the Kennedy public affairs office by calling 
321-867-2468.

Information is also available via the Internet at:

http://explorerschools.nasa.gov

	
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