Cherokee Charter Academy Launches STARBASE

Fourth & Fifth grade students will launch rockets, design space stations & rovers, operate drones and investigate CAD design and 3-D printing as part of a special new program at Cherokee Charter Academy. It’s called STARBASE 1.5 and is sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs and is a partnership with Dobbins ARB and Peach State STARBASE. It is a unique opportunity for chosen students to explore potential careers and observe STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) applications in the real world. CCA teachers attended a Teacher Institute at Dobbins this summer to prepare for the program and learn more about aerospace engineering. Students are excited that the program includes a field trip to the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility in Marietta.

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STARBASE 1.5 students: Christian Attaway, Miles Babcock, Carmella Bishop, Laurel Blase, Callan Bramlett, Noah Clary, Owen Clary, Tyler Dogbe, Preston Fillar, Liam Flint, Eriel Fulmore, Aiden Gerdis, Bailey Hancock, Warren Harkness, Alania Howard, Will Murdock, R Issac, Grayson Schultz, Avery Soto & Skylar Thompson.  Also pictured:

John McKay, Peach State STARBASE Director

Sylvia Johnson, STARBASE 1.5 Outreach Coordinator

Greg Pfennig, CCA STARBASE Instructor

Lyn Carden, CCA LGC Chair