Students at Dutch Fork High School spent the night exploring science during a STEM Lock-In held the weekend of March 6–7. Members of the school’s astronomy program set up telescopes late Friday night into Saturday morning, allowing about 20 students and several teachers to observe the waning gibbous moon. DuringContinue Reading
IRMO – Students in Dutch Fork High School’s Astronomy classes recently had the opportunity of a lifetime when they were visited by NASA Ambassador Larry “Sunspot” Metcalf. Metcalf shared his extensive knowledge about the Sun and allowed students to safely observe it firsthand using his specialized heliotelescopes. “While I wasContinue Reading
Three Dutch Fork High School students took their passion for the stars to the community on Saturday, April 5, by sharing their astronomy knowledge at the District Five Foundation’s annual SpringFest. Claire P., Gracey J., and Laylah T., all members of Dutch Fork’s astronomy classes, volunteered their time to teachContinue Reading
The Dutch Fork High School Astronomy classes had at the Astronomy Night Observation February 6. Around 19 students and parents came out to observe a host of celestial objects in the night sky. The stargazing group was able to check off many items on their Astronomy bucket list. Several studentsContinue Reading
Five members of the Irmo High School Astronomy classes, along with their instructor Jeff Cameron, got to listen to a presentation by world-renowned Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, at the Koger Center January 11. Tyson spoke on Astronomy topics that have made the news in the past two years. His lecture wasContinue Reading
Irmo High School Astronomy classes watched recaps of the Artemis Space Launch in class this week. The launch was on November 16 at 1:47 am. Several students actually watched the launch live from their homes that morning. The class is plotting and calculating the trajectory of the Orion spacecraft asContinue Reading