Announcements
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program Teacher Workshop
Microscopic Wonders April 15-16, 2010 Digital Microscope; Activities and Samples for the classroom; TEKS-Correlated Curriculum Register Today! Limited Spaces For Additional Information & Registration Form Contact: Lari Jo Johnston - Environmental Educator (361) 885-6207 ~ ljjohnston@cbbep.org Registration form online at: www.cbbep.org |
AquaTeens
AquaTeens is an exciting way for kids 14-17 years old to explore the opportunities in zoo and aquarium careers. The Texas State Aquarium is looking for positive, responsible students with an enthusiasm for learning and having fun. This is a year-round program, and the interview and selection process takes place in May; and after training, the teens start in early June.
Applications for AquaTeens 2009 are no longer available. Next year's application will be available March 2010.
To be added to our mailing list, please email bdavis@txstateaq.org or call 361.881.1256. |
Endangered Species Day Art Contest
The national Endangered Species Day Art Contest provides students with an opportunity to learn about endangered species and express their knowledge and support through artwork. The contest is organized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Endangered Species Coalition, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art/ University of New Orleans. The contest's winner will be honored with their name engraved on a special trophy designed by a gifted young artist, Meredith Graf of New Orleans, LA and will also be recognized at a reception in Washington, D.C. in May, 2010. The deadline to enter is March 26. Winners will be chosen in four categories: Grades K-2, Grades 3-6, Grades 7-9, and Grades 10-12. From these, one national winner will be selected in 2010. Register for the Endangered Species Day Art Contest today! Endangered Species Day is a celebration of our nation's wildlife and wild places. Started in 2006 by the United States Congress, Endangered Species Day is an opportunity to learn about endangered species and how you can help protect them. The art contest is an integral part of the fifth annual national Endangered Species Day, celebrated on and around May 21, 2010. Schools, scout troops and other educational institutions are encouraged to learn about our nation's wildlife, birds, fish and plants on the brink of extinction. For more information and for lesson places and other educational materials, visit www.EndangeredSpeciesDay.org |
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Essay Contest
Essay Topic Maybe you read a news story or heard a report on television. Many current events have an economic angle. Perhaps you read a novel, saw a movie or heard a song. Characters are often challenged by limited resources and faced with difficult decisions with significant opportunity costs. You might consider sports. How do incentives challenge professional and amateur athletes? Think about an entrepreneur. What resources are required for a new business? The Task Identify the economic lesson or lessons that are present in your narrative. Give a thorough explanation of the economic concepts. A list of possibilities appears below, but you are by no means limited by them.
The Details Essays may be submitted now through February 26, 2010. Essay must be accompanied by student entry form (coming soon). Ten essays will be selected for recognition from each office. The selected students, their parents and their supervising teachers will be invited to an awards ceremony at the office where they entered:
The top three finalists from each of the four office locations will be invited to an awards luncheon at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on April 22. Each of the 12 finalists will receive a savings bond:
The supervising teacher and parents or guardians of each finalist will be invited to attend the awards luncheon. Guests will have an opportunity to tour the Bank during their visit. For attendees from outside the Dallas–Fort Worth area, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas will cover travel expenses (automobile mileage or round-trip airfare, if distance requires) for the student, the supervising teacher and one parent or guardian. Note: All parents or guardians are welcome to attend the luncheon, but the travel expenses of only one per student will be covered. The Rules
Judging
Student Entry Form (coming soon) Print out and complete the student entry form. Then mail the entry to the appropriate address:
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Free Student Ticket Vouchers
The Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra offers to area elementary,
secondary, and college students a limited number of free student ticket
vouchers so that new listeners can be exposed to the magic of
orchestral music. If you are a teacher with a student or students who
would like this opportunity, please call 883-NOTE for details. |
Looking at Lincoln: Political Cartoons from the Civil War Era Ends Feb 11th
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History’s national touring panel exhibition, Looking at Lincoln: Political Cartoons from the Civil War Era,
will be on display at the Noel McArdle Gallery located in the Janet F.
Harte Public Library in Flour Bluff. The exhibition focuses on images
of Abraham Lincoln through the sometimes scathing wit of the political
cartoonists of his time, giving visitors the opportunity to set aside
their current assumptions of Lincoln and see the man through the eyes
of his contemporaries. |
Children's Spotlight on Ballet
The Corpus Christi Ballet would
like to invite your students and
staff to share in the enchanting
scenes from Dracula Please join us in experiencing the true joy of first-rate classical ballet at its finest as the Corpus Christi Ballet, with its professional soloist Shannon Cruz, perform these well-loved classics. This wonderful cultural experience teaches children how music, story, lavish sets, and dance can combine to produce understanding and involvement as an audience in a way that movies or television cannot. A teacher resource packet will be provided. Appropriate for 6th grade and up.
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"Annie" at the Harbor Playhouse
The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of
the world's best-loved musicals. Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including
Best Musical, Annie tells the story of a spunky
Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her
years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage. In adventure
after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil
machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a
new family and home with billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal
secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
Show Dates: A Family Entertainment Series Musical on the Mainstage March 5-28, 2010 Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm Sunday matinees, March 21st and 28th at 2pm Tickets: $16 Adults $13 Seniors and Military $6 Children and Students with I.D. Harbor Playhouse Website |