Pickerington April/May 2022

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News PLSD Student Research Team Selected to Send Algae Experiment Into Space

The winning research team of Isaac Hoshor (left) and Trevor Blankenship (right) presented details of its project to Sycamore Creek Elementary students on Feb. 10.

Two Pickerington High School Central seniors now have a truly out-of-this-world achievement to add to their resumes. Trevor Blankenship and Isaac Hoshor’s research proposal, named “Algae: The Fuel Source of Space,” was selected by a panel of scientists for the real microgravity experiment to be sent on a mission to the International

Space Station! Selected by the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program’s Mission 16 project, Blankenship and Hoshor’s proposal beat out 73 other Pickerington Local School District (PLSD) Earth and Space Science Education high school teams for the honor. Read the rest of the article online: www.pickerington.k12.oh.us/mission-16-project/.

Class Full of Authors Launches “Bedtime Stories” Series

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Photos courtesy of Pickerington Local School District

Pickerington Schools is excited to introduce the “Bedtime Stories” video series, which will feature different books read by PLSD students and staff. Find out why the first book featured is the perfect way to kick off the new series on the PLSD Communications YouTube channel.

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