ACE in the News
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- PCA Launches CAP Aerospace Program: Military and medical evacuation helicopters land at PCA in Alabama. Also,
view the video footage from WAKA's What's Right With Our Schools: Prattville Christian Academy. (April 2012)
- Inspired Aviators: Airport Exec Visits Antioch Elementary: Vice President of Crestview Bob Sikes Airport fixed-base operator Emerald Coast Aviation visited a group of third-grade students to explain how an airplane fles. (Jan. 2012)
- ACE Lifts Off in 2011-2012: Learn how some schools launched the program this year. (Dec. 2011)
- Ridgewood Park Elementary Lifts Off with ACE: CAP teamed up with the Air Force Association for this Florida school's liftoff. (Nov. 22, 2011)
- Kenwood Elementary - Veteran's Day Ceremony & ACE Liftoff (Nov. 2011)
- Antioch Elementary's ACE Liftoff: Students were surprised by the Gulf Flight 1 that landed at their school! (Nov. 2011)
- Antioch goes ACEs High: Antioch Elementary in Florida becomes an ACE School (Oct. 2011)
- Anthem School: Fox 10 News Whirlybird visits Anthem School, 2010-2011 ACE School of the Year (Sept. 2011)
- Learn about the 2010-2011 ACE award winners!
- Read about the National 2010-2011 ACE School of the Year: Anthem School in Anthem, AZ (May 2011)
- ACE Helps Build Aerospace Leaders For Tomorrow - Longwood and Kenwood Elementary Schools in Okaloosa County, FL (June 2011)
- Keep up with the aerospace adventures of Kaci Heins, 2010-2011 ACE Teacher of the Year.
- Astronaut Doug Wheelock visited some Alabama CAP ACE Schools during the week of April 11. Learn more about one of his Alabama friends, Al the Astronut, and associated lesson plans for educators. (April 2011)
- Aerospace Connections in Kyle: Fifth-grade ACE students at Camino Real have their team picture displayed in the local newspaper.
- Lessons in the Sky: Kaci Heins, fifth-grade ACE teacher from PEAK School in Flagstaff, AZ, takes to the sky as a participant in CAP's Teacher Orientation Program(TOP) Flights for AEMs. (Dec. 2010)
- Anthem School: Anthem soars with excitement about aerospace as the Fox 10 Whirlybird visits their school! (Oct. 2010)
- Read about the 2009-2010 ACE award winners. (May 2010)
- ACE Principal Selected to Soar with the Blue Angels (April 2010):
http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0503-Blue-Angels
http://www.wtoc.com/global/story.asp?s=12363256
- Paratroopers Land at Kenwood Elementary School in FL (the 2009-2010 ACE School of the Year):
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/paratroopers-29018-beach-photo.html (May 14, 2010)
- Read about the ACE liftoff event at Kenwood Elementary in Fort Walton Beach, FL: http://www.okaloosaschools.com/OkaloosaSchools/absolutenm/templates/template_nimg.aspx?articleid=735&zoneid=3 (Dec. 2009)
- Read an article, "Hands-on Learning through Aerospace Lessons," about the ACE Program being conducted by a 5th grade teacher at Van Buren Elementary in Ohio. Since the time of the article, a second 5th grade class in Ohio joined the ACE Program. Also, the number of schools represented in the program during the 2009-2010 school year was 62! The article was written by staff writer Denise Grant at The Courier. (fall 2009)
