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SSEP Mission 11 to ISS
Experiment Design Competition and Selection of Flight Experiments: Fall 2016
Flight to ISS: projected launch Spring/Summer 2017, on Space-X-12 (Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft); return to Earth at launch+1 month, on SpaceX-12 (see Flight Profile page)
The 21 communities profiled below are providing the opportunity for thousands of grade 5-16 students to design and propose real microgravity experiments for flight aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of SSEP Mission 11 to ISS – the 13th SSEP flight opportunity.
Each community conducts a local Flight Experiment Design Competition with student teams designing microgravity experiments across multiple disciplines. Each team submits a formal research proposal, vying for an experiment slot reserved just for their community in a real research mini-laboratory scheduled to fly on the International Space Station. The Mission 11 to ISS community leadership project that across the network of 21 communities a minimum of 13,500 students will be fully engaged in experiment design, and a minimum of 2,500 flight experiment proposals from student teams will be received.
Thousands more grade preK-12 students are being given the opportunity to participate in SSEP Mission 11 to ISS community-wide programming, which includes the design of Mission Patches to fly aboard ISS. Through community engagement activities, together with microgravity experiment design, a total of 190 schools in 10 States and 2 Canadian Provinces are taking part in Mission 11 to ISS. Coquitlam, British Columbia, and Stonewall, Manitoba, are the two Canadian communities participating in Mission 11. Mission 11 includes four communities in California, two in Connecticut, three in New Jersey, and four in Texas. Two communities are focusing on university undergraduates – Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey, and the University of Maryland System. Mission 11 is the eighth SSEP mission for Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and the fourth mission for Santa Monica, California, Hillsborough County, Florida, and Knox County, Tennessee.
Mission 11 is made possible in part by a grant from the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education. CASIS is a National Partner on the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. For 9 of the 21 communities, Mission 11 is made possible in part by a grant from Subaru of America, also a National Partner on SSEP. For the 2 Canadian communities, Mission 11 is made possible in part by a grant from Magellan Aerospace, a Canadian National Partner on SSEP.
More generally, Mission 11 to ISS is made possible through the involvement of 70 Local Partner institutions, including school districts, corporate foundations, universities, community foundations, and companies, and which are providing both underwriting and material and human resources. This includes support from 7 NASA Space Grant Consortia at lead universities, including: California Space Grant Consortium at University of California, San Diego; Connecticut Space Grant Consortium at the University of Hartford; NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium at the University of Central Florida; Maryland Space Grant Consortium at Johns Hopkins University; Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium at MIT; North Carolina Space Grant Consortium at North Carolina State University; and Texas Space Grant Consortium at University of Texas at Austin.
The level of partnership is remarkable, and speaks to what a team of partners at the local, state, and national levels can do together in STEM education.
Visit the SSEP In the News page and the In Our Own Words page to gain an understanding of program impact over all SSEP missions conducted to date.
Quickly Scroll to Individual Communities
- Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
- Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada
- iLead Consortium, California
- North Hollywood, California
- Santa Monica, California
- Vista, California
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- East Hartford, Connecticut
- Hillsborough County, Florida
- University System of Maryland, Maryland
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts
- Galloway, New Jersey
- Springfield, New Jersey
- Waterford, New Jersey
- Rochester, New York
- Concord, North Carolina
- Knox County, Tennessee
- Burleson, Texas
- Lewisville, Texas
- Pharr, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
1. Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 17; experiment design and mission patches: Eagle Mountain Middle School, Inquiry Hub, Maillard Middle School, Minnekhada Middle School, Montgomery Middle School, Moody Elementary School, Pinetree Secondary School, Scott Creek Middle School; experiment design only: Citadel Middle School, Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, Maple Creek Middle School, Miller Park Elementary School, Nestor Elementary School, Port Moody Secondary School, Riverside Secondary School, Summit Middle School; mission patches only: Moody Middle School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1100 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 200
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades 6-8), (grades K-12)
Partner Institutions
Coquitlam School District (43)
Magellan Aerospace, SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Wooje Choi
WChoi@sd43.bc.ca
Brent Raabe
braabe@sd43.bc.ca
Michelle Ciolfitto
mciolfitto@sd43.bc.ca
2. Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Stonewall
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: Ecole Stonewall Centennial School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 150 (grades 7-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 40
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): one competition; (grades 5-8)
Partner Institutions
Interlake School Division
Ecole Stonewall Centennial School
Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade
Manitoba Aerospace
PointMan Canada Ltd
WestCaRD
A. Koncan & Associates
YES! Winnipeg
Intelligent Synthesis
Keewatin Air LP
Tarry & Associates, Ltd.
Cormer Group Industries
Magellan Aerospace, SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 3 to ISS
(see Mission 3 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Maria Nickel
marianickel@shaw.ca
3. iLEAD Consortium, California
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for the iLEAD Consortium
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 7; experiment design and mission patches: Santa Clarita International Lower School, Santa Clarita International Upper School, iLEAD Encino, iLEAD Lancaster, iLEAD Pacoima, Innovations Studios Lancaster; mission patches only: Explorations Studios
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 700 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 100
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades K-4), (grades 5-12)
Partner Institutions
iLEAD Schools
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 10 to ISS
(see Mission 10 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Kathleen Fredette
kathleen.fredette@ileadschools.org
Angie Nastovska
angie.nastovska@scvi-k12.org
4. North Hollywood, California
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design only: Oakwood Elementary School, Oakwood Secondary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 540 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 90
Partner Institutions
Oakwood Elementary School
Oakwood Secondary School
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Phu Tranchi
ptranchi@oakwoodschool.org
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for Santa Monica
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 4; experiment design and mission patches: Lincoln Middle School; mission patches only: Roosevelt Elementary School, McKinley Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 375 (grade 8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 70
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District
Lincoln Middle School
NASA California Space Grant Consortium
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 9 to ISS
(see Mission 9 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 7 to ISS
(see Mission 7 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 2 to ISS
(see Mission 2 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Marianna O’Brien
mobrien@smmusd.org
Gretchen Gies-McLaughlin
ggies-mclaughlin@smmusd.org
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Vista
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 3; experiment design and mission patches: Vista Magnet Middle School; experiment design only: High Tech High North County, Vista Innovation Design Academy
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 400 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 100
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): one competition; (grades K-12)
Partner Institutions
North County Professional Development Federation
Vista Unified School District
High Tech North County
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 8 to ISS
(see Mission 8 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Anne Green
annegreen@vistausd.org
Brenda Hall
brhall@sdcoe.net
Dan Hendricks
zinc61@gmail.com
7. Bridgeport, Connecticut – Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Campus
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 5; experiment design and mission patches: The Biotechnology and Zoology School, Aerospace/Hydrospace, Engineering and Physical Science School, Information Technology and Software Engineering School; mission patches only: Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School, Discovery Interdistrict Magnet School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grade 12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 60
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades 4-8), (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Campus
Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Discovery Interdistrict Magnet School
University of Bridgeport
NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Jani Macari Pallis
jpallis@bridgeport.edu
Jay Lipp
jlipp@bridgeportedu.net
Steve Baumann
Baumann@discoverymuseum.org
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: CREC Two Rivers Magnet Middle School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 440 (grades 6 and 8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 88
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): one competition; (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
Capitol Region Education Council
Two Rivers Magnet Middle School
NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
United Technologies Research Center
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Kennan Poulakos
Kpoulakos@crec.org
9. Hillsborough County, Florida
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for Hillsborough County
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 18; experiment design and mission patches: Corr Elementary School, Cypress Creek Elementary School, Forest Hills Elementary School, Lockhart Elementary School, Mabry Elementary School, Ruskin Elementary School, Thonotosassa Elementary School, Westshore Elementary School; experiment design only: Bellamy Elementary School, Cannella Elementary School, Sulphur Springs Elementary School; mission patches only: Boyette Springs Elementary School, Egypt Lake Elementary School, Mendenhall Elementary School, Pride Elementary School, Seffner Elementary School, Reddick Elementary School, Woodbridge Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 2,200 (grade 5)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 550
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades K-2), (grades 3-5)
Partner Institutions
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Suncoast Credit Union Foundation
NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 9 to ISS
(see Mission 9 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 7 to ISS
(see Mission 7 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 5 to ISS
(see Mission 5 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Mary Vaughn
Mary.Vaughn@sdhc.k12.fl.us
10. University System of Maryland, Maryland
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for the University System of Maryland
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 6; experiment design and mission patches: University of Maryland Baltimore County, University of Maryland College Park; mission patches only: Frostburg University, Salisbury University, Towson University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 30 (grades 13-16)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 10
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): one competition; (grades 13-16)
Partner Institutions
University of Maryland College Park
University of Maryland Baltimore County
NASA Maryland Space Grant Consortium
Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland College Park
Department of Physics, University of Maryland College Park
Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland College Park
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, University of Maryland College Park
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland College Park
Society of Satellite Professionals International
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 10 to ISS
(see Mission 10 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments)
SSEP Community Program Director
Daniel Serrano
dsvolpe@umd.edu
Noteworthy: this is the eighth SSEP flight for Fitchburg
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: TBD; experiment design and mission patches: Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School; mission patches only: TBD
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 500 (grades 9-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 100
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades K-8), (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
NASA Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 9 to ISS
(see Mission 9 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 7 to ISS
(see Mission 7 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 5 to ISS
(see Mission 5 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 3 to ISS
(see Mission 3 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 2 to ISS
(see Mission 2 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 1 to ISS
(see Mission 1 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP on STS-135, the final flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis, and of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program
(see STS-135 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patch)
SSEP Community Program Director
Paula de Diego
dediego@montytech.net
12. Galloway, New Jersey – Stockton University
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 35; experiment design and mission patches: Stockton University; mission patches only: William Davies Middle School, George Hess Elementary Complex, High School East, High School North, High School South, Intermediate East, Intermediate North, Intermediate South, Beachwood Elementary School, Cedar Grove Elementary School, Citta Elementary School, East Dover Elementary School, Hooper Avenue Elementary School, North Dover Elementary School, Pine Beach Elementary School, Silver Bay Elementary School, South Toms River Elementary School, Walnut Street Elementary School, Washington Street Elementary School, West Dover Elementary School, Oakcrest High School, Absegami High School, Cedar Creek High School, Atlantic City High School, Brighton Avenue School, Chelsea Heights School, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School, New York Avenue School, Pennsylvania Avenue School, Richmond Avenue School, Sovereign Avenue School, Texas Avenue School, Uptown School Complex, Venice Park School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 30 (grades 13-16)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 10
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades K-12), (grades 13-16)
Partner Institutions
Stockton University
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Peter Straub
Peter.Straub@stockton.edu
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Springfield
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 5; experiment design and mission patches: Thelma L. Sandmeier Elementary School, James Caldwell Elementary School, Florence M. Gaudineer Middle School, Jonathan Dayton High School; mission patches only: Edward V. Walton Early Childhood Center
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1329 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 200
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Springfield Public Schools
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 9 to ISS
(see Mission 9 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Gregory Salmon
gsalmon@springfieldschools.com
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 3; experiment design and mission patches: Waterford Elementary School; mission patches only: Thomas Richards Elementary School, Atco Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 250 (grades 4-6)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 50
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades K-3), (grades 4-6)
Partner Institutions
Waterford Township School District
Waterford Elementary School
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Debbie Parker
dparker@wtsd.org
Carol Young
cyoung@wtsd.org
Daniel Bittner
dbittner@wtsd.org
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for Rochester
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design and mission patches: East Upper School, East Lower School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1000 (grades 6-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 50
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades 6-8), (grades 9-12)
Partner Institutions
Rochester City School District
East Upper and Lower School
University of Rochester/EAST Partnership
Rochester Area Community Foundation
Farash Foundation
Praxair
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 4 to ISS
(see Mission 4 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Mary Courtney
Mary.Courtney@RCSDK12.ORG
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 1; experiment design and mission patches: J.N. Fries STEM Magnet School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 470 (grades 6-8)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 100
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): one competition; (grades 6-8)
Partner Institutions
JN Fries Magnet Middle School
Cabarrus County STEM
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
North Carolina Space Grant Consortium
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Megan McNutt
Megan.Mcnutt@Cabarrus.k12.nc.us
Noteworthy: this is the fourth SSEP flight for Knox County
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 20; experiment design and mission patches: Norwood Elementary School, Gresham Middle School, Vine Magnet Middle School, Bearden Middle School; experiment design only: Shannondale Elementary School; mission patches only: L&N STEM Academy, Holston Middle School, West High School, Farragut High School, Farragut Intermediate School, Beaumont Magnet School, Green Magnet Academy, Hardin Valley Academy, Hardin Valley Elementary School, Austin-East Magnet High School, Fulton High School, Powell Middle School, Central High School, Bearden High School, Bearden Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 1500 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 300
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades K-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Knox County Schools
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 9 to ISS
(see Mission 9 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 7 to ISS
(see Mission 7 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments)
Mission 6 to ISS
(see Mission 6 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Daphne Odom
daphne.odom@knoxschools.org
Haley Holt
haley.holt@knoxschools.org
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Burleson
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 6; experiment design and mission patches: Irene Clinkscale Elementary School, Kerr Middle School, Hughes Middle School, STEAM Middle School of Choice; experiment design only: STEAM Academy at Stribling; mission patches only: Burleson Public Library
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 958 (grades 5-6)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 240
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades K-4), (grades 5-12)
Partner Institutions
Burleson Independent School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 9 to ISS
(see Mission 9 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 7 to ISS
(see Mission 7 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Co-Directors
Dr. Leslie K. Bender Jutzi
lbenderjutzi@bisdmail.net
Nastassi Neal
nneal@bisdmail.net
Stacy Hughes
shughes@bisdmail.net
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 2; experiment design only: iSchool High STEM Academy of Lewisville, Quest Middle School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 356 (grades 6-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 60
Partner Institutions
iSchool High STEM Academy of Lewisville
iSchool High
Texas Space Grant Consortium
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
SSEP Community Program Director
Johannes Starks
jbrooks-starks@responsiveed.com
Noteworthy: this is the third SSEP flight for Pharr
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 43; experiment design and mission patches: PSJA Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School; mission patches only: PSJA Early College High School, PSJA Memorial Early College High School, PSJA North Early College High School, PSJA Southwest Early College High School, Buell Central DAEP, PSJA College, Career & Technology Academy, PSJA Elvis J. Ballew High School, PSJA Sonia M. Sotomayor Early College High School, Austin Middle School, Alamo Middle School, Jaime Escalante Middle School, Kennedy Middle School, Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School, Liberty Middle School, Audie Murphy Middle School, Raul Yzaguirre Middle School, PSJA Early Start Pre-K School, Carmen Anaya Elementary School, Arnoldo Cantu, Sr. Elementary School, Allen & William Arnold Elementary School, Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School, Cesar Chavez Elementary School, Vida N. Clover Elementary School, John Doedyns Elementary School, Aida C. Escobar Elementary School, Zeferino Farias Elementary School, Henry Ford Elementary School, Graciela Garcia Elementary School, Marcia R. Garza Elementary School, Amanda Garza-Peña Elementary School, Augusto Guerra Elementary School, Kelly-Pharr Elementary School, Santos Livas Elementary School, Dr. William Long Elementary School, Raul Longoria Elementary School, John McKeever Elementary School, Berta Palacios Elementary School, Geraldine Palmer Elementary School, Daniel Ramirez Elementary School, Drs. Reed & Mock Elementary School, Alfred Sorensen Elementary School, Sgt. Leonel Treviño Elementary
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 600 (grades 9-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 60
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades PK-5), (grades 6-12)
Partner Institutions
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District
Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School
Career and Technical Education, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District
Texas Space Grant Consortium
Subaru of America, Inc., SSEP National Partner
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 7 to ISS
(see Mission 7 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
Mission 4 to ISS
(see Mission 4 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Marisela Zepeda
marisela.zepeda@psjaisd.us
21. San Antonio, Texas – Southside ISD
Noteworthy: this is the second SSEP flight for San Antonio
Program Scope
Number of participating schools: 8; experiment design and mission patches: Southside High School, ACES Early College Academy, Julius L. Matthey Middle School, Losoya Intermediate School; mission patches only: William Pearce Primary School, Julian C. Gallardo Elementary School, Freedom Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School
Experiment Design Competition
Expected Minimum Number of Students Fully Engaged in Experiment Design: 300 (grades 5-12)
Expected Minimum Number of Student Team Proposals: 60
SSEP Community-wide Engagement Program
Mission Patch Art and Design Competition(s): two competitions; (grades K-6), (grades 7-12)
Partner Institutions
Southside Independent School District
SSEP Mission Participation
Mission 11 to ISS
Mission 10 to ISS
(see Mission 10 community profile, flight and honorable mention experiments, and flight mission patches)
SSEP Community Program Director
Sam Ebong
samuel.ebong@southsideisd.org
Melonie Hammons
melonie.iglehart-ham@southsideisd.org