Club News

Star Gazing Party 2000

The club conducted its first "Star" Party on April 18, 2000. We chose this day because of the full moon to allow everyone present a large, bright target to observe. The meeting started at 7:00 with pizza and other astronomy snacks (Mars bars, Milkey Ways, worm holes, etc), the moon made its appearance about 45 minutes later and most of the students there saw the moon for the first time through a telescope. The club sponsored a Draw the Moon Contest with a cash prize going to Amy Thomason for her representation of the moon. About 8:30 our focus shifted to other objects like Orion, Polaris, the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper, Betelgeuse, etc. The club would like to thank everyone that showed up for the party.

Space and Rocket Museum Trip

On Friday May 5, the Club sponsored a trip to the Space and Rocket Museum in Huntsville, AL. The 25 students and 2 chaperones departed from MSHS at 5:30 AM and returned at 10:15 PM. During the trip the group observed great exhibits at the museum including models of various rockets, the history of our nations rocket program, space suits, a Lunar Excursion Module, a Lunar Rover,etc. Destiny in Space was an IMAX presentation that takes you on a virtual tour of the solar system, and the time at the center concluded with a tour of the Marshall Space Flight Center, which included a full scale mock up of the Internatioal Space Station.

Science Fair 2000

On Friday November 17, 2000 the Club held its third annual elementary science fair. Longest Elementary took home the school trophy this year unseating Greenville Elementary which had won the trophy the previous two years. Click here for a list of the 2000 individual winners. The Club would like to thank Mr. Latham's Calculus class for judging this year's fair. We would also like to thank Mr. Silvey, Mr. Allen, and Mrs. Cary for being the faculty judges this year and a special thanks to Mr. Oates for allowing us to host the fair in the gym, for arranging for the buses, and for paying for the participants lunch.
Click here for pictures of this year's fair.