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Teacher Bridget Tenney outlines ‘BU Zoo’ expansion and a lowered-cost Yellowstone trip as travel costs rise
Summary
Bridget Tenney, who runs the BU Zoo program at Buckhead and Industrial High School, told the board the program doubled enrollment and described plans for a more affordable Yellowstone trip after international and long domestic trips became cost-prohibitive for families.
Bridget Tenney, a program leader at Buckhead and Industrial High School, described the BU Zoo classroom program and recent expansion in a delegation to the Upshur County Board of Education.
"So my name is Bridget Tenney," she said, and outlined how the BU Zoo gives students hands-on science experience through 13 species maintained in the classroom and through school and community outreach. Tenney said participation in the program grew from about 32 students last year to about 60 this year,…
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