Northview Students Address Escambia Educational Association About Space Shuttle Grant

September 17, 2017

Two Northview High School students recently addressed the Escambia County Public Schools Foundation to discuss their experiences with a grant that Northview received last year. The visit was designed to tell prospective donors about how the grants aid the educational process.

The grant received by Northview allowed students the chance to explore the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1984.

Northview High School teacher Jim Shugart explains:

“The grant was called, The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster.  This was chosen to give our students a chance to analyze a catastrophe which happened before they were born.  They were able to investigate all aspects of the disaster from watching videos and reading transcripts and testimonies.

“Valen Shelly represented the Mathematics Department, who analyzed the 73-second flight path of the ill-fated Challenger and then critically reviewed all evidence (available on the internet) to find the actual cause of the disaster (we found there were two consecutive failures causing the loss of life and equipment).

“Keaton Brown represented the NJROTC department who actually built model rockets and launched them in order to view and analyze flight path data.  Additionally, the NJROTC cadets got hands-on experience with the assembly of the rockets, while some found that a lack of attention to detail would cause bad results.

“Overall, the grant project was a huge success that caused students to come out of their comfort zone and investigate some hard-hitting facts of reality along with the ramifications of not doing the right thing.”"

Pictured: Northview High School teacher Jim Shugart, Keaton Brown and Valen Shelly. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News