9/5/01

KIRK ELEMENTARY BECOMES OFFICIAL CHANNEL 2 WEATHER SCHOOL

Kirk Elementary, one of 56 schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, has recently been named an official weather school by KPRC-TV Channel 2 and will host a formal dedication of its weather monitoring equipment Friday, September 7 at 8 a.m.

To help kick-off the activities, Channel 2 meteorologist Chuck George will be broadcasting his morning weather report live from the Kirk campus that Friday between 5 and 7 a.m. During his reports, George will spotlight several projects at Kirk, including:

• a presentation from fifth-graders who will explain how the Automated Weather Source (AWS) station functions;
• a flag dance celebrating the diversity of the Kirk community performed by students dressed in costumes from eight different countries; and
• an exhibit of animals from the CFISD Science Resource Center that are used to enrich the science curriculum throughout the year.

Funded by Ryko Development, the Kirk PTO and the school, the weather station— equipped with thermometers, cameras and other weather-gauging devices— was mounted outside on the roof of the building during the summer break. A computer that reads and records the data collected by the weather station is housed in Kirk’s Resource Center.

Kirk Principal Linda Jefferson said that students will use the weather station to learn more about the local climate, assist with research projects and report the day’s forecast during the morning announcements. Likewise, Channel 2 will be able to report the information collected at Kirk during news broadcasts to keep local viewers up-to-date on the weather conditions in the Cy-Fair area.

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