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USGS and Local Florida Elementary School Receive Mayor's Top Apple Award
A partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies (CCWS) and Bay Point Elementary School in St. Petersburg, FL, received the Top Apple Award from St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker on August 12. Mayor Baker initiated the corporate sponsor program to enhance school environments and increase community involvement with local schools (see Sound Waves article, "USGS Partners with St. Petersburg, FL, Elementary School". The USGS and Echelon Real Estate Services are corporate sponsors of Bay Point Elementary. As part of this program, the sponsors coordinate with school administrators and teachers to identify ways in which the sponsors can help to enhance learning experiences. The sponsors provide items and services that include participating in mentoring programs, science fairs, and guest lectures and offering technical expertise, educational materials, and opportunities for school outings. Schools that maintain a State rating of "A," or raise their rating, are recognized as the Mayor's Top Apple schools. Top Apple recipients were recognized in a public ceremony in the city of St. Petersburg's Council Chambers. Lisa Robbins, CCWS director, and Ann Tihansky, hydrologist and head of the center's science communications, attended the ceremony and shared the recognition with Bay Point Principal Gaye Lively and Echelon representative Ryan Lynch.
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in this issue:
Sonar Survey of Sea-Floor Habitats Drilling for Submarine Ground Water
USGS and Elementary School Receive Mayor's Top Apple Award
Chinese Delegation Visits USGS to Discuss Gas-Hydrate Studies
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