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FALLS CHURCH, Va., July 15, 2016 -- The Northrop Grumman Foundation has sponsored scholarships for middle school students and teachers from across the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia to attend Space Camp® July 24-29 at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center® (USSRC) in Huntsville, Alabama. This is the eighth year that the Northrop Grumman Foundation has funded Space Camp® scholarships.
"We are very excited to continue our involvement with Space Camp® and once again welcome students from Australia and the United Kingdom," said Sandra Evers-Manly, president, Northrop Grumman Foundation. "Space Camp is a launching pad for innovators and pioneers and a fantastic experience for students who want to explore the wonders of space and for teachers who want to expand their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) tools."
This year Northrop Grumman and the Northrop Grumman Foundation sponsored 80 students and 48 teachers.
| School | Location | Participants |
| Aberdeen Middle School | Aberdeen, Md. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Barstow STEM Academy | Barstow, Calif. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Bear River Middle School | Yuba City, Calif. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Bernalillo Middle School | Bernalillo, N.M. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| The Bishop's Blue Coat High School | Chester, U.K. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Casimir Middle School | Torrance, Calif. | 1 Student |
| City Honors School | Buffalo, N.Y. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Columbia Middle School | Sunnyvale, Calif. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Del Crest Middle School | Del City, Okla. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Discovery Middle School | Madison, Ala. | 2 Students |
| El Segundo Middle School | El Segundo, Calif. | 2 Students |
| Ernie Pyle Middle School | Albuquerque, N.M. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Esperanza Middle School | Lexington Park, Md. | 1 Teacher |
| Foothill Middle School | Azusa, Calif. | 1 Teacher |
| Forest Heights STEM Academy | Little Rock, Ark. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Freedom Middle School | Canton, Ga. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Gamble Rogers Middle School | St. Augustine, Fla. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Great Marlow School | Marlow, U.K. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences | Denver, Colo. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Howitt Middle School | Farmingdale, N.Y. |
2 Students 2 Teachers |
| Huntington Middle School | Warner Robbins, Ga. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| John Yeates Middle School | Suffolk, Va. | 1 Student |
| Joyce Clark Middle School | Sierra Vista, Ariz. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| King George Middle School | King George, Va. |
4 Students 1 Teacher |
| King's Fork Middle School | Suffolk, Va. |
1 Student 1Teacher |
| Kory Hunter Middle School | Los Angeles, Calif. | 1 Teacher |
| Lady Bird Johnson Middle School | Irving, Texas | 1 Student |
| Lakeland Elementary/Middle School | Baltimore, Md. |
2 Students 2 Teachers |
| Lamar Middle School | Irving, Texas | 1 Student |
| Luther Jackson Middle School | Falls Church, Va. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Margaret Brent Middle School | Helen, Md. | 1 Student |
| Mesa Verde Middle School | San Diego, Calif. | 1 Student |
| Mission Middle School | Bellevue, Neb. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Morgan Middle School | Morgan, Utah |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Native American Community Academy | Albuquerque, N.M. |
1 Student 1Teacher |
| North Middle School | Aurora, Colo. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Parshall High School | Parshall, N.D. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Playford International College | Elizabeth SA 5112, Australia |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| R.H. Dana Middle School | Hawthorne, Calif. |
2 Students 2 Teachers |
| Rancier Middle School | Killeen, Texas |
1Student 1 Teacher |
| S.J. Welsh Middle School | Lake Charles, La. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| San Simon School | San Simon, Ariz. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Schroeder Middle School | Grand Forks, N.D. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Slauson Middle School | Azusa, Calif. | 2 Students |
| Spring Ridge Middle School | Lexington Park, Md. | 1 Student |
| Stone Magnet Middle School | Melbourne, Fla. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Synergy Kinetic Academy | Los Angeles, Calif. |
1 Student 2 Teachers |
| The Palmdale Aerospace Academy | Palmdale, Calif. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Twin Peaks Middle School | Poway, Calif. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Walter R. Sundling Junior High | Palatine, Ill. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Wilder Middle School | Richmond, Va. |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Will Rogers Middle School |
Lawndale, Calif. |
2 Students |
| Winton Woods School | Cincinnati, Ohio |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
| Woodland Park Middle School | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
1 Student 1 Teacher |
| Woodville High School | Adelaide, SA, Australia |
2 Students 1 Teacher |
Students will participate in activities such as building and launching rockets, experiencing astronaut-training simulators and simulating space shuttle missions. Their science teachers will attend the Space Academy for Educators®, a program designed to provide teachers the tools to enhance how they use STEM concepts in their classrooms.
The sponsorship is part of the Northrop Grumman Foundation's K-12 Initiative, which aims to advance excellence in STEM education by encouraging and supporting students and teachers from elementary school through high school.
The USSRC Space Camp® is the premier provider of authentic, inspiring and entertaining educational experiences in space science and aviation. The Space Academy for Educators® amplifies that mission by using the excitement of the program to create an immersive learning environment where teachers learn new ways to present concepts in their classrooms effectively. Additional information about this year's Space Camp® can be found at http://www.spacecamp.com/.
Northrop Grumman and the Northrop Grumman Foundation are committed to expanding and enhancing the pipeline of diverse, talented STEM students globally. They provide funding to sustainable STEM programs that span from preschool to high school and through collegiate levels, with a major emphasis on middle school students and teachers. In 2015, Northrop Grumman and the Northrop Grumman Foundation continued outreach efforts by contributing more than $17 million to diverse STEM-related groups such as the Air Force Association (CyberPatriot), Conservation International (ECO Classroom), the REC Foundation (VEX Robotics), National Science Teachers Association, and the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering. For more information, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/foundation.
CONTACT: Mark Root
Northrop Grumman Corporation
703-280-2739 (office)
571-425-2132 (mobile)
[email protected]
