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Media Alert: Children's TV Show Space Racers to Produce Solar Eclipse Event in Spray, OregonHit television show Space Racers, airing on Sprout (News - Alert) and Netflix, will join Spray School District in Eastern Oregon to execute special events on Sunday and Monday, August 20th and 21st, for the coming total solar eclipse. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170817005948/en/ Phil Starkey, Superintendent/Principal, and the staff of the Spray School District, will welcome Space Racers Executive Producer and member of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York, Matthias Schmitt. Mr. Schmitt will be leading out-of-this-world special events in Spray, a town with a population of just 153 people, located in the path of totality for the August 21 total solar eclipse. When:
Sunday, August 20, 8pm at the school building at 303 Park Ave, Spray,
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Monday, August 21, 9am at the campsites adjacent to the school: Real science experiments will include data logging of temperature and luminosity changes durig the eclipse. Kids will receive Space Racers giveaways. There will be filming during all events aimed at producing an educational video about teaching and assisting children with empirical scientific observation. The resulting video will be used by future educators in their classrooms. About Space Racers® Space Racers follows Eagle, Robyn, Hawk, Starling (News - Alert), Raven and their fellow cadets as they explore the solar system and the universe. Headmaster Crane, Professor Coot and other faculty members of the Stardust Space Academy guide the cadets on missions that cover heliophysics, earth science, planetary science and astrophysics among many science disciplines explained at a preschool level. The stunning CGI (News - Alert) animation plus authentic sounds and images from outer space provided by NASA bring the richness of space and diversity of planetary landscapes, as well as the characters, vividly to life for young minds. Season Two, airing on NBC Universal's (News - Alert) Sprout Network, focuses on some important emotional issues including bullying and growing up with physical challenges, introducing new Stardust Space Academy cadets like brash transfer student Kite, and young Merlin, a rocket born with one short wing. Space Racers Season One is available on Netflix and the characters are available via the Space Racers App for iTunes or Google (News - Alert) Play (Android). For more information visit: http://spaceracers.com The district is a unified school district with students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The campus includes five separate buildings with three containing classrooms: one houses K-3 and 4-7, one houses 8-12, and the central services building contains the administration offices, cafĂ©, library, and media center. Adjacent to these three buildings are a separate woodshop and gym. The district employs seven teachers, two instructional assistants, and one administrator. The district operates two boarding residences for high school students from all over the world and the Pacific Northwest. The boarding residence for girls is located across the street from the school and the boys' residence is located about a mile from campus near the John Day River. Each dorm is a family setting for six high school students. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170817005948/en/ |
