Published: June 15, 2006
Mr. Spuck planned the July visit for the IC 2118 Research Team to the Spitzer Science Center. He worked with Brittany on her graduation project presentation on the IC 2118 research experience. The panel of community judges hearing the presentation was very impressed with the project and her level of involvement. Mr. Spuck also elected his student team for the IC 2118 Research project for the 2006-07 school year. He has seven students signed up to work on the project outside the regular classroom ext year. Mr. Spuck has been preparing his students for their upcoming visit to the Spitzer Science Center in July. and has worked with Spitzer staff on local press releases. The newspaper articles can be seen at, http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06155/695585-298.stm and http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06155/695585-298.stm. A local TV station WJET TV Erie, PA did a story as well. In addition, Mr. Spuck worked with his student research team in his science class to monitor three T-Tauri candidates from our IC 2118 study in I, R, V, and B bands using a telescope in Perth Australia.