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dynamics experience for eighth
graders free access to new environmental educational experiences will be available to up to 4,800 eighth graders thanks to a partnership between the louisiana art & science museum and the coastal protection and restoration authority. the river dynamics experience, which meets curriculum objectives and louisiana student standards for science, will bring students to the water campus to tour the lsu center for river studies and the museum. students will explore a working 3d model of the lower 190 miles of the mississippi river, one of the largest river models of its kind in the world. then during classes at lasm, students will problem solve real-world environmental challenges using a state-of-the- art stream table. dunham eighth grader honored for excellence kari johnson, an eighth grader at the dunham school, is one of 500 exceptional national junior honor society
members honored with the outstanding achievement award this year. local chapter advisers nominate current members who demonstrate excellence in the society?s five pillars: scholarship, service, leadership, character and citizenship. kari has been a society member since sixth grade and has served as secretary and president for the dunham chapter. the society offers the annual award to help jump start middle school students? quests toward higher education, and the award includes $500 that will be placed in a college savings account. a u g u s t 2 0 1 9 | b r p a r e n t s . c o m 2 5
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