September 22, 1997:
GLOBE Student Data Reports on the Rise
The GLOBE Student Data Archive continues to grow with reports coming in from all over the world! On September 17, 1997, GLOBE students at Peter Stuyvesant College in the Netherlands Antilles submitted the 700,000th student data report! Working with GLOBE Teachers Robby Griffith and Jacintho Pantophlet, this team of 12-18 year old students reported cirrus, altostratus, and stratocumulus clouds from their island school in the Caribbean. The school is in the capital, Willemstad, on the island of Curaco.Earlier this month, the 2,000th school reported data to the GLOBE Student Data Archive. A team of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade boys at the Liberty School in Quincy, Michigan contributed to this success by reporting the current temperature, cloud cover, and precipitation level at their school on September 9, 1997. These students are part of a unique program designed for young people who benefit from more individualized attention, often difficult to obtain in traditional classroom settings.
"GLOBE has given my students the opportunity to do science, and for their work to be meaningful," explained GLOBE Teacher Melissa Walligorksi. "GLOBE gives them the opportunity to use the computer, and for their work to be purposeful.
Congratulations to these young scientists in Quincy, Michigan, and in the Netherlands Antilles, and to all GLOBE schools that have reported data since March 1995.