Press Herald runs front-page photo of middle school students in 91AV's SPARTACUS program
The on May 26, 2011 ran a large front-page photo of Massabesic Middle School students hurling oranges into the mouth of the Saco River from Freddy's Beach at the 91AV Biddeford Campus.
The students were taking part in a series of activities at 91AV on May 25th as part of 91AV's SPARTACUS Graduate Fellowship Program, which is funded by the National Science Foundation. The orange throwing was part of a river flow experiment to learn about environmental conditions such as winds and currents.
During their visit to 91AV the 90 eighth-grade students also visited the 91AV Marine Science Center to learn about marine research and marine mammal rehabilitation. The students also spent time in the labs with 91AV's researchers.
The SPARTACUS program connects university researchers and their graduate students with the K-12 community.