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| Park plan developed by youth |
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| Youth, Chancellor Williams, VC Eubanks, with Councilwoman Daniel |
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| L-r: Franklin, Eubanks, Wright, Hollins, Williams |
Baton Rouge, La – This morning, students
from as far away as St. Helena Parish, convened at the Southern University Ag
center for the National Science Day. As part of 4-H NYSD, youth from Southern Lab School’s 9th
Grade Science class participated in the 4-H Maps & Apps: the 2013 National
Science Experiment. Today, thousands more young people across the nation took
the first step as they applied cartography and geographic information systems
(GIS)/ global positioning systems (GPS) technology skills and demonstrated their
skills at community planning. The GIS Mapping challenge this year was to build
a park on 8 acres of vacant land. The youth demonstrated their technology
skills in developing a plan for a new park.
In the
welcoming the youth, Chancellor Leodrey Williams encouraged them to aim high,
and know that with a good foundation in math and science, they can achieve their
highest potential in life. Also present to
bring greetings and information to the participants were Dr. Gina E. Eubanks, vice
chancellor for Extension; Mrs. Chauna Banks-Daniel, councilwoman, Metro Council
District 2; Major Michael Crawford, EBR Sheriff’s Department; and Dr. Anthony
Stewart, research scientist at SU Baton Rouge, among many others.
The event was organized by Tiffany Wilkerson-Franklin, in colaboration with Ms. Hollins, SU Lab School
science teacher and Trakela Wright, doctoral research assistant, urban
forestry, SUBR. Mrs. Franklin: 225-771-2775 tiffany_franklin@suagcenter.com
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Contact:
Bridget Udoh
(225) 771-5714
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