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Champions Crowned at AFA StellarXplorers 2023-2024 National Finals

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金曜日, 4月 26, 2024

ARLINGTON, Va., April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Crewmates" from Irvine High School in Irvine, Calif., are the champions of AFA's 2023-2024 StellarXplorers National Space Design Competition.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Crewmates" from Irvine High School in Irvine, Calif., are the champions of AFA's 2023-2024 StellarXplorers National Space Design Competition.
  • Ten teams qualified for the National Finals, a challenging, two-day competition held April 18-20 at the Denver Sheraton Tech Center Hotel in Greenwood Village, Colo.
  • "Denver and its surrounding area is a hub for the aerospace industry, making it an ideal location to host the StellarXplorers National Finals," said Rebecca Dalton, Director of StellarXplorers.
  • Other top finishers from this season's StellarXplorers National Finals Competition included:
    The second-place "Stellar Strikers" from Edmond North High School in Edmond, Okla.

AFA Announces Finalists for 2023-2024 StellarXplorers National Space Design Competition

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水曜日, 2月 21, 2024

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Air & Space Force Association's StellarXplorers Space STEM program announced the 10 teams that will compete at the StellarXplorers National Finals Competition April 18-20, 2024.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Air & Space Force Association's StellarXplorers Space STEM program announced the 10 teams that will compete at the StellarXplorers National Finals Competition April 18-20, 2024.
  • While some teams are returning for another chance at the trophy, others are first-time qualifiers looking to claim the title of National Champions.
  • Edmond Memorial High School #1 (Edmond, Okla.)
    Edmond North High School #3 (Edmond, Okla.)
    Great Mills High School (Great Mills, Md.)
  • StellarXplorers is generously supported by the Air & Space STEM Outreach, L3Harris Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Nova Space, United Launch Alliance, the Bahethi Family Foundation, and General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation.

CHOC receives $2 million to expand school-based mental health services

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水曜日, 6月 1, 2022

ORANGE, Calif., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A $2 million gift to Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) will help bring dedicated spaces where students can unwind and connect with mental health resources to more than a dozen Irvine schools.

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  • In addition, CHOC will develop specialized educational sessions for students, teachers and parents to help support children's mental health, encourage a growth mindset anddeveloppositive coping skills.CHOCstaff will provide training and resources to both teachers and school-based mental health staff to help support children who may be struggling and need additional services.
  • "Investments in student mental health and wellness has been one of the Board of Education's top priorities for many years.
  • His journey has only underscored for the Tsao family the importance and urgency of enhancing mental health services for children, shared Yvonne Tsao, Michael's wife.
  • "We want families to have more awareness of pediatric mental health and to feel comfortable having these important conversations at home.