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Knox County elementary schools took part in the Mission 9 Patch Design Contest—a design competition held in conjunction with the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program (SSEP) that encourages the creation of a mission patch. Approximately 1,800 students in grades K-4 created patches representing their communities. Art teachers from each school narrowed down the top designs, and submitted 98 patches from 11 elementary schools to a group of 600 high school students who chose the top eight. The top designs were posted on the Knox County Schools website for community voting.
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Beaumont Student Designs Winning Space Patch
Date: 12/19/2016
News Release Number: 16-122
WHAT:
Beaumont Magnet fourth-grader Dossie Nichols to be surprised with announcement that her design has been selected to go to space on Mission 9 in late January. She will be gifted with framed print of her patch.Knox County elementary schools took part in the Mission 9 Patch Design Contest—a design competition held in conjunction with the Student Spaceflight Experiment Program (SSEP) that encourages the creation of a mission patch. Approximately 1,800 students in grades K-4 created patches representing their communities. Art teachers from each school narrowed down the top designs, and submitted 98 patches from 11 elementary schools to a group of 600 high school students who chose the top eight. The top designs were posted on the Knox County Schools website for community voting.
WHO:
Executive Director of Innovation and School Improvement Daphne Odom, Beaumont Magnet administratorsWHEN:
8 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016WHERE:
Beaumont Magnet School (1211 Beaumont Ave.)Point of Contact at Knox County Schools
Carly Harrington, 594-1905 or carly.harrington@knoxschools.org
Abbey Harris, 594-2972 or abbey.harris@knoxschools.org
