New Summer Program for High School Juniors and Seniors

Greetings.  It is with great excitement that NASA announces a new national summer aeronautics enrichment program for high school juniors and seniors (classification during 2008-2009 academic term).  This new program, SOAR (Summer Opportunity in AeRonautics for High School Scholars), features interactive aeronautics activities, aeronautics design projects, flight simulation, RC model aircraft, model rocketry, scientific ballooning, wind tunnel testing, tours, and many other activities.  This free (travel expenses included) residential program will be held at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, during July 12-31, 2009.  Successful student applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher (U.S. citizens and 16 yrs. or older).

Please distribute the attached flyer to high schools and high school students participating in your organization’s pre-college initiatives.  The original application deadline is April 20, 2009 (will be extended to May 1).

For more information or to obtain an E-application package, please email:  .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or visit http://www.soaratnasa.org.

Sincerely,
Gregory V. Selby, Ph.D.
SOAR Project Director