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VTS gets a medal

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VTS gets a medal

Lincoln High School

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Tallahassee, FL

 

Today evening we attended a function at Lincoln High School where more than 100 kids were given medals, letters, prizes, and citations for their academic achievements. VTS received one academic achievement medal. He felt he could have gotten one more but was close not enough to get the second one.

 

Old Capitol Building in Tallahassee

Visit Old Capitol

Tallahassee, Florida

Sunday, June 26, 2011; 12:45 to 1:45 PM

We visited Old Capitol Building in Tallahassee as part of a school project called “My Hometown Tallahassee”. We learned about the building and its renovations and modifications. We also learned that the building used to hold all three branches of the government mid nineteenth century.

Even though only part of the original building is kept but the standing structure has been renovated look like the old one.

Volunteer at Leon Co Public Library

Volunteer at Leon Co Public Library

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

First day of summer

Tallahassee, FL

 

As the right of passage to summer and on the first day of summer VTS started his volunteer work at the Parkway Branch of the Leon County Public Library Systems. He had signed up to do the volunteer work through Voluteer Leon organization.

 

The first day’s volunteer work was simple but rewarding.

Level 3 Green to Level 1 Blue Belt

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Level 3 Green to Level 1 Blue Belt

Tae Kwan Do Belt Ceremony

Tallahassee Tae Kwan Do Academy

Temple Israel Auditorium

Thursday, April 14, 2011; 6:30 PM

 

Today VTS was awarded Level 1 Blue Belt (Blue Belt with white stripes in the middle). He graduated from Level 3 Green Belt (Green Belt with black stripe in the middle) in Tae Kwan Do at the Tallahassee Tae Kwan Do Academy. The Belt ceremonies had started around 5:30 PM that covered all junior and lower ranked students.

 

Our ceremony started at 6:30 PM with some Tae Kwan Do and self-defense demonstrations by the instructor and his assistant. Then they awarded the Stars and Medals for star students. The belts were then awarded starting with Yellow, Green, and then Blue. Following Blue there were Brown, Red, and Black belts.

 

The Green belt referred to air and Blue belt referred to water form. The ceremony was fun!

 

Attend ESI Summer Camp Orientation

ESI Summer Camp 2010 OrientationSunday, June 06, 2010, 2:00 - 4:00 PMFAMUWe attended the orientation for the 2010 ESI Summer Camp at FAMU Science Building.

Tallahassee Weather Fest

Tallahassee Weather Fest
FSU Department of Meteorology and National Weather Service

Saturday, Jan 30, 2010, 10 AM to 5 PM
Tallahassee, FL 32306

We were there at the second Tallahassee Weather Fest organized by Florida State University Department of Meteorology and National Weather Service, a branch of NOAA.

We witnessed the weather balloon launch at 2 PM EDT and spoke to several exhibitors. We played with ubleck. We also went to the severe weather simulator and the fourth floor command center.

Ocean Bowl Preparation

Prepare for Ocean Bowl CompetitionFAMU CampusSat, Oct 17, 2009; 10-12 NoonVTS went to FAMU campus to prepare for the Ocean Bowl competition.

First day for Leon County Schools and Tallahassee Colleges

First day for Leon County Schools and Tallahassee Colleges

Monday, August 24, 2009

Tallahassee, FL

Today was one of the special days when all Leon County Schools (Elementary, Middle, and High) as well as FSU, FAMU, and TCC opened for classes for the Fall term. Usually the colleges open a week earlier than the schools but the simultaneous opening meant there were lot of students and parents on the road (in addition to the regular commuters) than most of the days.

This year’s streamlining of school bus schedule (one time for all High schools (7:30 AM), Middle schools (9:30 AM), and Elementary schools (8:30 AM) also contributed to higher density of vehicles on the road during the busy morning commute.

 

 

Spotted the International Space Station with Shuttle

International Space Station with Shuttle

Fly-by on night sky

Tallahassee, FL 32317; 9:53 PM

We were able to spot the International Space Station, with Space Shuttle (Endeavor) still attached to it, fly-by on the night sky just over Tallahassee and Florida. First we looked at a plane (obviously with red light and blinking lights) then we started to track a very bright object moving very fast and when we checked the web page it was the correct time.

It was really bright for about a minute tracking from North West toward South. Then as it flew above us and toward SE it quickly faded and was almost lost from our observation. When we looked at the sun’s light fading, it is likely that we were able to see the ISS as a bright object as it was still reflecting the bright sunlight.

We will try to track it again tomorrow, this time around 10:15 PM

To get the real-time position go to: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tracking/index.html [You need Java 6SE to see it; one can download it free from www.java.com]

To find out when it will fly-over your town go to: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/index.html [Then select the country, state, and town]

Environmental Science Summer Camp Tour

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Environmental Science Summer Camp Tour

Miami, Key Biscayne, and Orlando

Thursday, June 25 to Saturday, June 27, 2009

Tallahassee, FL 32307

The members of the 2009 Environmental Summer Science Camp from the FAMU’s Environmental Science Institute have so far completed their  tour of Everglades State Park and NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center located in Key Biscayne (near Miami) and are headed toward the city of Orlando in central Florida. They are expected to be back in town tonight.