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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017
THE JACKSON HERALD
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WJES STUDENTS WATCH BALLOON RELEASE
West Jackson Elementary School students watched as a HWOYEE balloon was relesased recently. The balloon carried a box that included a GoPro camera,
GPS tracking device, and other instruments for tracking altitude and temperature. This project was part of the school’s S.T.E.M. program.
IP
SOARS TO
NEW HEIGHTS
Above, West
Jackson
Elementary
School recently
released a high
altitude balloon
as part of an
experiment for its
S.T.E.M. program.
This HWOYEE
balloon traveled
up to 130,000
feet before pop
ping and land
ing in Clinton,
S.C. Right,
West Jackson
Elementary
School’s S.T.E.M.
program liter
ally went “up
and away” as it
released its first
ever high altitude
balloon May 2.
WJES soars
to new heights
By Wesleigh Sagon
West Jackson Elemen
tary school soared to new
heights by launching a
high altitude balloon into
the atmosphere May 2.
This project is part of the
school’s science, technolo
gy, engineering and mathe
matics program.
“Here at WJES we were
looking at what type of
experiences we could pro
vide our students in what
we call ‘March to May,’
where a lot of schools are
counting down to the end
of the school year and the
last day. we wanted to
count up to success,” said
Troy Johnson, principal of
WJES.
“Ben Propes, a WJES
parent, took on this project
because of his passion for
science, aeronautics, and
students.
“His goal was to launch
a balloon into the strato
sphere, hopefully beating
the records set by any
other school in the area,”
said Amy Tinned, gifted
resource and enrichment
teacher at WJES.
The balloon carried a
box that included a GoPro
camera, GPS tracking
device, and other instru
ments for tracking altitude
and temperature.
The balloon traveled to
130,000 feet before pop
ping and landing in Clin
ton. S.C.
Students in all grade lev
els participated in STEM
related activities.
Some students studied
wind, force, and motion
through kite exploration,
while others designed
parachutes to slow the
motion of eggs being
dropped from the second
story of the school.
“Scientifically, we are
not certain if the balloon
launch was a success,”
Tinned said.
“We are certain, how
ever, that it was a success
educationally. The experi
ence alone has ignited the
sense of wonder that ele
mentary students natural
ly have. This wonder has
led to curious questions...
which always lead to the
search for answers.”
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