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Friday, June 30, 2017
Volume 13 • Issue No. 26
York Students “Travel� Around the World! By Carin Lee, Staff Reporter YORK How would you like to travel to the Amazon, check out its rain forest, visit a school that is forestfriendly, and watch a sugar cane harvest? Students at York Middle School have already made that “trip,� thanks to a new Google Pioneer Program that uses virtual reality equipment to take students on unique field trips. Nick Shuman, Technology Coach at the York Middle School, and Eric Lawson, in charge of
technology and libraries for the York district, have helped to make these adventures possible. The equipment used to create these tours is portable, so students are “traveling� at York's Coastal Ridge Elementary and its Middle and High schools. York's program is the first of its kind in Maine and one of the few across the country. In April of 2016, Google representatives visited York Middle School to show staff the equipment and software needed to take students all over the world virtu-
ally. Like the old View Masters that allowed one to watch slides of postcard destinations, the Pioneer program's virtual reality goggles allow students to view distant scenes in 3-dimension! Once there, kids can also spin 360 degrees within the scene, checking it all out. York Middle School obtained 20 kits for the Pioneer Program, including 20 smart phones, 20 pairs of virtual reality goggles See TRAVEL page 5...
“Little Boat That Could� Completes Atlantic Crossing KENNEBUNK ‘The Little Boat That Could’, built by Kennebunk High School Alternative Education Class in December, 2016, lived up to its name after making a journey across the Atlantic all the way to Scotland. The boat sailed up and down the coasts of Spain, Portugal and Ireland before it was discovered on a remote Scottish island. Students, after working
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stream with the help of the Portland Fish Exchange. Where it was to land was unknown at the time. Now we know it washed up in Balivanich, Isle of Benbecula, Western Isles, Scotland and will be the subject of further study, observation and research. Photo to right: Students from the Kennebunk High School Alternative Education program built “The Little Boat That Could� and launched it on December 29, 2016 near Georges Bank. After 168+ days at sea, it was found on Friday, June 23 in Scotland. (RSU21.net photo)
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with Educational Passages and the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust back in the winter of 2016, had prepared the four-foot boat equipped with GPS, sensors and solar panels to set sail across the world, collecting data that would be sent back to the classroom. The KHS Alternative Education Class had aptly named their vessel “The Little Boat that Could.� The boat was launched 150 miles offshore into the gulf
Local Fireworks Schedule and Safety Alerts STATEWIDE Independence Day and fireworks go hand in hand, but fireworks shouldn’t go in consumers’ hands. That’s the message the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is reinforcing this Fourth of July. Fireworks annually cause devastating burns, injuries, fires, and even death, making them too dangerous to be used safely by consumers. “Each year, thousands of people are injured from using consumer fireworks,� said Lorraine Carli, NFPA’s vice president of Outreach and Advocacy. “Even sparklers, which are often thought of as harmless enough for children to hold, burn at 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit and can cause significant injuries.� According to the Consum-
er Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) 2015 Fireworks Annual Report, U.S. hospital emergency rooms treated an estimated 11,900 people for fireworks-related injuries; 51 percent of those injuries were to the extremities and 41 percent were to the head. Two-thirds (65 percent) of the injuries were burns, Children younger than 15 years of age ac-
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counted for one-quarter (26 percent) of the estimated injuries. Sparklers were the leading cause of fireworks injuries. For more information visit www.nfpa.org. Below is a roundup of fireworks displays in local towns. Weather or other factors could lead to changes. Kennebunk: Tuesday, July 4 at 9 p.m. on Gooch’s Beach.
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Ogunquit: Tuesday, July 4 at 9 p.m. at the Main Beach Parking Lot. Portland: Tuesday, July 4 at 8 p.m. from Hadlock Field and 9:30 p.m. from the Eastern Prom. Saco: Monday, July 3 at 9:30 p.m. from Funtown/Splashtown USA. Sanford: Monday, July 3 at dusk at Number One Pond. Scarborough: Saturday, July 1 at 9:15 p.m. from the Beech Ridge Motor Speedway. York: Tuesday, July 4 at 9:30 p.m. from York Short Sands Beach. York Harbor: Saturday, July 1, 9 p.m. from York Harbor. Information is provided by the Maine Fire Marshal's Office. If your town is not listed, please contact your local town hall for more information.
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