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A rocket that exploded carried a space research experiment created by Newcastle High School studentsA suborbital rocket carrying a payload of NASA's TechRise Student Challenge exploded earlier this month at a launch facility in New Mexico. It carried a box of microprocessors programmed with computer code to determine if cosmic radiation would corrupt this data by changing it from one number to another.
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Algebra I and II classes are being taught online this year as a result of school administrators not being able to find an adequate in-person replacement. There have been mixed reactions from students but student performance hasn't suffered because of the change. Students will continue learning virtually until the end of this school year.
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Students and staff at Newcastle High School have had to adapt to a virtual learning environment for some of their math classes. That’s because a teacher resigned in early September and the school was unable to find an in-person replacement.
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Zach Beam, a science and STEM teacher, received the honor on Aug. 22 and will go on to attend several workshops beginning next year as part of his selection. Additionally, Beam will participate in a professional development and leadership program for top state educators. His name will also be entered for the National Teacher of the Year honor, which will be announced next spring.
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Three science teachers and a group of students are participating in the Global Lunar Expedition for Everyone, which will have them build a small LunaSat to be placed on the moon to conduct research. The launch and placement of the satellites is slated to take place sometime in 2023.