Fifth graders at 2nd Street got a visit Friday from the Honorable Charles Bolden, a former astronaut and NASA administrator, who spoke about the United States space program. Students have been reading and watching movies about space travel in Mr. Bane’s English class and learning about space in Science with Ms. Dorsey. Mr. Bolden with the highly decorated fighter pilot in the US Marine Corp, rising to the rank of Major General. He was an astronaut on four space shuttle missions, two as a commander, and the 12th Head Administrator at NASA. He credits his parents for encouraging him to pursue his dreams and believing he could do anything he set his mind to.
