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April 24, 2007 |
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Upcoming Events
- Original art work of Bassick, Central,
& Harding High Schools' students to be
featured at City Lights Gallery April 11-28
with opening reception on April 12 from
5:30-8pm.
All works feature the artistic
interpretations of themes in Harper Lee's novel,
To Kill A Mockingbird.
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| Charter Oak Scholars Announced
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The Charter Oak
Challenge Foundation offers scholarships to promising
Bridgeport students who have the potential to succeed in
College. This very competitive scholarship is awarded to
15 students each year. Each Charter Oak Scholar receives
a $10,000 scholarship, granted over a four year period, a
laptop computer and an adult mentor. This stellar
scholarship program is managed by the Bridgeport Public
Education Fund for the Charter Oak Challenge
Foundation.
Congratulations to the 2007
Charter Oak Scholars:
Sania Beckford --
Harding
Chisela Chisanga --
Bassick
Edna Chukwurah --
Central
Camille Grant -- Central
James Jackson --
Harding
Josianne Llanos --
Central
Huy Ngu --
Central
Linh Nguyen --
Bassick
Danielle Pettway --
Bassick
Alana Russell --
Kolbe
Abiola Shogbola --
Harding
Davon Thomas --
Harding
Dimietris Thompson --
Harding
Richard Tompkins --
Bassick
Duyen Tran --
Bassick
GM and Mercury Marine Donate
New Engines to Aquaculture
The Bridgeport
Regional
Vocational
Aquaculture
School
has recently partnered with the General
Motors Corporation and Mercury Marine on a project to design
multiple “concept” boats and fully construct one of those
designs.
The project is focused on
students using their CAD skills to first design a number of
“concept” boats, similar to the GM process of designing
concept automobiles, and then decide which boat to
construct. All boats are designed and constructed around
GM and Mercury’s newly introduced inboard engine, the VASER.
The project officially began
on January 6, 2007 with the visit of three representatives,
one from GM and two from Mercury, who presented the project
through PowerPoint and Question and Answer sessions.
Integral to the success of the program, both companies agreed
to donate two of the brand new inboard-outboard engines to the
school with one being placed in the constructed boat and the
other for enhanced instruction in the school’s Marine
Propulsion Laboratory. Those engines arrived at the
school on April 4, 2007.
All “concept” designs will be
constructed in scale model form, with only one being built to
full-scale operational level. The project will receive
national recognition when all models and full-size boat will
be on display at the National FFA Student Convention in Indianapolis , IN later this year. This will
be made possible by General Motors’ donation of floor space at
the convention.
The representatives of each
company have pledged their support for this project and have
already visited the school twice and will return on May
4th. At that time, scale models will be under
construction, along with the full-scale powered version.
True to the process, the selected design for construction will
be kept in “secret” until a date has been chosen for
disclosure.
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