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DISTINGUISHED FORMER ASTRONAUT RICHARD O. COVEY TO
VISIT ST. LOUIS AREA SCHOOLS
On Monday, April 28, former astronaut Richard Covey will visit selected St. Louis Public Schools and a school in University City as part of an educational outreach effort. His visit is co-sponsored by McDonnell Douglas Space & Defense Systems, Huntington Beach, Calif., and the Career Education Office, St. Louis Public Schools. Selected schools are participants in the National Science Foundation Urban Systemic Initiative. Covey will spend time with students and staff from four schools and interact over lunch with representative staff and students from 24 Urban Systemic Initiative schools.
The visit will provide an opportunity for students to meet an astronaut; learn the relationship of science and mathematics to aeronautical careers; learn about the International Space Station, designed as a permanent orbiting laboratory for scientific research and encourage students to continue developing technological skills.
Covey is division director of McDonnell Douglas' Houston division where he is responsible for contract administration, business development and community affairs. The Houston division supports the nation's manned space program with engineering services and software development and maintenance. Covey is a decorated U.S. Air Force combat pilot and has twice served as a Shuttle mission commander, directing flight crew preparations for repair of the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993. He has been a Space Shuttle pilot twice, once for the "Return-to-Flight" mission in 1988, the first following the Challenger accident. He also directed flight crew support of Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs and acted as senior flight crew representative for negotiations on U.S./Russian missions.
The St. Louis Urban Systemic Initiative is a five-year program funded by the National Science Foundation to enhance student achievement in mathematics, science and technologically related subjects; as well as restructuring curricula and fostering professional development of educational staff to assist in preparing students for the technological demands of the 21st century. The program is a collaborative effort of the St. Louis Public Schools and University City Public Schools with assistance from government, labor, higher education, parent and community agencies in the metropolitan area.
April 24, 1997
Floyd Crues, Principal
Steve Warmack, Assistant Principal - contact person
100 Army ROTC Students who are interested in science and mathematics careers
GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1230 N. Jefferson
St. Louis, MO 63106
Ph. (314) 241-8255
Richard Sirna, Principal
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GATEWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
1200 N. Jefferson
St. Louis, MO 63106
Ph. (314) 241-2295
10:15 - 11:15 AM
Barbara Harvey, Principal and contact person
40 8th grade students and 30 5th grade students will meet Richard Covey in the Gateway complex amphitheater. Of special interest--these students have been selected to participate in Space Camp and will depart the week after Covey's visit.
SALAD BOWL RESTAURANT
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
3949 Lindell
St. Louis, MO 63108
Ph. (314) 535-4274
Norbert Sewing - contact person
Principals of 24 Urban Systemic Initiative schools have been invited to bring one student representative each to the luncheon. Other administrators and Board of Education members will also attend.
RONALD MCNAIR SIXTH GRADE CENTER
1:30 - 2:30 PM