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Herndon students present STEM projects; Newsies Junior cast praised by Wiseburn board
Summary
Students from Herndon and the Newsies Junior cast performed and presented at the Wiseburn Unified board meeting. Herndon’s STEM team described experiments on space-junk mitigation and biological terraforming; middle-school theater staff and students described their production of Newsies Junior.
Students from Herndon Elementary and the middle-school cast of Newsies Junior made special presentations to the Wiseburn Unified School District board, showcasing student work in science and performing arts.
Herndon STEM presentation The Herndon student team described multiple projects and an essay competition win. Student Dylan read an abstract about space debris in low Earth orbit and methods to collect space junk; another student team tested organisms for CO2 reduction in a sealed environment as a small-scale model of biological terraforming. Student presenters summarized their experiment design, sampling cadence (measurements at 1 minute, 10 minutes, 70 minutes, two hours and 24 hours), and results: presenters said spirulina algae reduced CO2 in their container from 1,038 parts per million to 585 ppm in 24 hours, while two other organisms (sphagnum moss and seaweed) performed unexpectedly and appeared to increase CO2 likely because samples were not viable; staff suggested retesting with live samples. The students and staff emphasized next steps: scaling spirulina cultivation research and testing in Mars-like conditions.
Newsies Junior and performing-arts recognition Board members and staff praised the middle-school musical Newsies Junior. Theater coaches and volunteers described the production process and the large cast and crew effort. Board members commended student public speaking and performance skills. The board presented certificates to participating students and invited a short musical demonstration.
Why it matters: Student presentations gave the board a direct view of curriculum-connected, student-led inquiry and arts programming. Board members repeatedly praised student dedication, public speaking, and collaborative teamwork.
Speakers at the presentation included Herndon staff and students, board members and performing-arts coaches; no formal board action was taken on these presentations.
