Four students from New Philadelphia High School and their teacher will be attending the meeting of the American Astronomical Society to detail their part in a project to identify previously unknown stars. <\/p>\n
Journeying to Long Beach, Calif., for the session which runs Sunday through Jan. 11 are Casey Miller, a sophomore; Heath Scherick, a junior; Brandon Free, a senior; and Taylor Willis, a senior. <\/p>\n
Accompanying them is Debbie French, a physics and engineering teacher at the high school. <\/p>\n
More than 600 professional astronomers also will be in attendance. <\/p>\n
French said that her students will be busy the entire time because of the large number of programs being offered, including at least one by a Nobel laureate. <\/p>\n
Its going to be absolutely crazy, she said. <\/p>\n
Among the better-known individuals scheduled to attend is Bobak Ferdowsi, flight director on the Mars Sciences <\/p>\n
Laboratory Curiosity mission this past summer who became an Internet sensation because of his distinctive Mohawk haircut. <\/p>\n
Hes kind of a big deal right now, Miller said. <\/p>\n
The meeting will allow the students to learn about jobs in astronomy, as well as look for potential summer internships. Its very practical for them to go, French said. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Read more:<\/p>\n
Phila students head to Calif. astronomy conference<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Four students from New Philadelphia High School and their teacher will be attending the meeting of the American Astronomical Society to detail their part in a project to identify previously unknown stars. Journeying to Long Beach, Calif., for the session which runs Sunday through Jan Continue reading