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The team flew down to Florida on Wednes-
day, November 8th, through Saturday, Novem-
ber 11th. The launch was Thursday, November
9th.
“The most rewarding part was seeing my 5th
graders up on the stage, presenting their work
and displaying their knowledge. Seeing how
young they are and competing with some of the
best and brightest minds in the world,” said
Hall. “They were asked hard questions, but they
answered everything and they owned up to ques-
tions they were stumped on.”
Aside from watching the launch, the team
was able to visit the shoreline where the launch
pads are and they were able to go into the ocean.
“Some kids had never been to Florida or the
ocean before,” said Hall.
Amerie Parkes, 6th grade patch design win-
ner, was one of those students.
“I had never been but I had a lot of fun out
there. It was really cool,” said Parkes.
Parkes designed a patch of an astronaut sit-
ting on a planet fishing for constellations.
“My favorite part of the trip was going down
to see the launch on the bridge. It was fun,” said
Parkes.
Congratulations to Hall and the Walker-Win-
Amerie Parkes, Michaela DeVries, Brayden Albright and Devid Zace pose with a astronaut statue before leaving ter Elementary School students on their Mission
the hotel. 17 selection!

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