Mountain Avenue Elementary School Science Fair

Last Friday I attended a science fair at Mountain Avenue Elementary School.  The knowledge and ingenuity of the students there was literally out of this world -- two second-grade students launched a Barbie into space!  A couple of photos and a print copy of a local newspaper article are included below.

I presented certificates to all 140+ students who participated in  the fair in addition to the organizers of the fair
From left: Co-Chair Archana Sudamalla, School Principal Rebeca Witt, Assemblyman Mike Gatto,
Co-Chair Dr. Saty Ragvachary, Co-Chair Dr. Jackie Bodnar, and PTA President Ann Ortiz
(Photo courtesy of Mountain Avenue Elementary School)

Two particularly enterprising second-grade students launched a barbie  into space,
complete with a webcam and GPS Tracking system
(Photo courtesy of Mountain Avenue Elementary School)

This article appeared in the Crescenta Valley Weekly on January 31, 2013 

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Mike Gatto is the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the California State Assembly.  He represents the cities of Burbank, Glendale, La Canada-Flintridge, La Crescenta, Montrose, the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Atwater Village, and portions of the Hollywood Hills and East Hollywood.   www.asm.ca.gov/gatto