On October 15, 2010, 30 students and 6 chaperones from Tetzlaff Middle School Accelerated Learning Academy were invited to stay the night on the USS Midway. The students received a personal invitation in late September to go on the trip. The Midway is a retired aircraft carrier and has served its years in the navy. It is now a museum for the public to visit. The night was full of fun activities like seeing the engine room, ready room, and flight decks to teach students about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Students spent the night in racks, beds stacked three high in a large room.
The next day everyone boarded a bus to North Island, the Naval base in San Diego. Over 50 helicopters and jets are located there. Naval officers and academy recruits were there to meet the students and explain their jobs at the base. A couple of hours later everyone successfully arrived back at Tetzlaff exhausted and full of stories to tell. “It was a unique experience for everybody that had been able to go!” declared 8th grader, Rachel Bac.
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