EACH WEEK ON DAYBREAK, WE LIKE
TO HI-LIGHT OFF-THE-FIELD
NEWS AT THE HOST SCHOOL. THIS
WEEK... WE'RE FLYING HIGH.. WITH
ROCKETS.
((NATS TEACHER SEATS/ : "SO IF
YOU COULD TAKE YOUR SEATS FOR A
MOMENT, THAT WOULD BE
EXCELLENT." )) AN AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING COURSE IS NOW IN
SESSION AT NOBLESVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL. AND ON THE AGENDA
TODAY.. AN EXPLOSIVE TASK: A
ROCKET LAUNCH. ((NATS TEACHER
CLASS / : JUST WATCH IT GO UP
IN THE AIR, WHEN IT HITS ITS
PEAK, ITS PARACHUTE, LET GO. ))
26 STUDENTS WERE TASKED WITH
MAKING A ROCKET FROM A KIT...
AND TODAY'S THE DAY THEY'RE
BLASTING OFF.
(( NATS COUNTDOWN/LAUNCH/ : "WE
ARE A GO FOR LAUNCH. LAUNCHING
IN 3, 2, 1.")) (( NATS LAUNCH))
(( NATS GO PRO LAUNCH (SLOW MO)
)) IT'S PART OF AN EXPANDED
"PROJECT LEAD THE WAY" PROGRAM
FOR PRE- ENGINEERING CLASSES IN
HIGH SCHOOLS THE PROGRAM IS AT
4,200 SCHOOLS AROUND THE
COUNTRY.. AND AT NOBLESVILLE..
IT INCLUDES CLASSES IN
ENGINEERING, CIVIL ENGINEERING -
AND-ARCHITECTURE, AND AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING. (( ANDREW WILKINS
SOT 1/ : "THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE
PROGRAM FOR OUR STUDENTS AND IT
GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO GET
OUTSIDE OF THEIR TYPICAL GENERAL
EDUCATION CLASSES AND ALLOWS
THEM THAT CHANCE TO TAKE
EVERYTHING THEY'VE LEARNED AND
APPLY IT IN A REAL-WORLD SORT
OF WAY." )) FOR STUDENTS LIKE
KYLE THIEMAN (TEE-MIN).. THESE
COURSES HAVE CHANGED HIS FUTURE
GOALS. (( KYLE THIEMAN SOT 1/ :
"ENGINEERING WASN'T REALLY ONE
OF THEM. BUT I'M FINDING OUT
IT'S PRETTY SWEET AND I MAY
CHANGE MY MAJOR IN COLLEGE." ))
IN THE REAL WORLD.. WOMEN
MAKE UP ONLY 20% OF ENGINEERS.
AND IN THIS CLASS.. THE GENDER
GAP HOLDS TRUE. (( ISABELLE
DITTMAR SOT 1/ : "YEP -- THE
ONLY GIRL!" (LAUGHS FOR A
COUPLE SECONDS) )) ISABELLE
DITTMAR (DIT- MAR) IS THE ONLY
GIRL IN THE WHOLE CLASS. ((
ISABELLE DITTMAR SOT 2/ : "I
GUESS IT'S KINDA A WAY TO SHOW
THAT GIRLS ARE INTERESTED INS G)
-- MANY SCHOOLS WHAT MAKES THERS
-- MANY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE AN
AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING CLASS. WHAT MAKES
THERE'S DIFFERENT IS THEY
PARTNER WITH COMPANY "NESS M-C"
WHO GIVES THEM REAL-WORLD
PROJECTS THEY CAN REDESIGN.
--TIME CHECK--
