Press Herald runs front-page photo of middle school students in 色香视频'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 色香视频 Biddeford Campus.
The students were taking part in a series of activities at 色香视频 on May 25th as part of 色香视频'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 色香视频 the 90 eighth-grade students also visited the 色香视频 Marine Science Center to learn about marine research and marine mammal rehabilitation. The students also spent time in the labs with 色香视频's researchers.
The SPARTACUS program connects university researchers and their graduate students with the K-12 community.