FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015

CONTACT: Daisy Gonzalez-Diego
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
305-995-2060

Schools Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, Space Shuttle Astronaut and M-DCPS Alumnus Winston Scott, Florida International University President Mark Rosenberg, Principal William Aristide, Planetarium Director and Lead Teacher Shaakira Hardy, students, faculty and interested community members

Ribbon-cutting ceremony unveiling Booker T. Washington Senior High’s stellar planetarium

Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015
9 – 10 a.m.

Booker T. Washington Senior High School
1200 N.W. 6th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136

The newly renovated planetarium is the centerpiece of the school’s Astronomy Magnet program that will offer students a challenging curriculum exposing them to critical thinking, technology, STEM, research opportunities and Advanced Placement, while earning college credit through Florida International University.

The quarter-million-dollar, high-def. digital projector has the latest sound and lighting systems that will take students from the surface of Mars to the bottom of the ocean.

Additional plans for the planetarium include educational programs for elementary and middle school students, professional development for teachers and community outreach programs.

- Tour of the planetarium
- Video presentation