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The students at McKinney Aviation Academy are having a very busy week with their Eagle?s Nest Project RV-12!
The McKinney Aviation Academy is comprised of students from all three McKinney, Texas High Schools ? McKinney North High School, McKinney High School and McKinney Boyd High School
In addition to supplementing the student?s STEM curriculum, Eagle?s Nest Projects goal is to enhance the students? pride in their school and to encourage community involvement.
We all know, general aviation is shrinking. With barbed wire topped fences, cameras, access controlled gates and no trespassing signs, for a youngster, getting to the airport can be daunting. Where do they start?
Well at Eagle?s Nest Projects we take the airplane to the kids!
This week, our students are displaying their RV-12 tailcone at all three McKinney High School campuses. During their lunch hour, builder-students are encouraging their friends and teachers to become part of the build. Everyone at the school: students, teachers, administrators, parents and support staff are all welcome and encouraged to learn more about aviation. Our builder-students give those who are interested the opportunity to pull rivets on the plane.
But our students didn?t stop there. On Tuesday night, the McKinney Aviation Academy booster club held an open house at the TKI airport for incoming freshmen for the 2016-17 school year. Our RV-12 was once again on hand and our builder-students were teaching the incoming freshmen and their parents about the build, and of course giving anyone who wanted the opportunity to pull a few more rivets.
Oh, and one more note about that tailcone. It was donated to Eagle?s Nest Projects by VAF's very own ?Brent 801.? Thank you again Brent, please stop by and see the progress the students are making.
We build at TKI airport. All VAFs are welcome to drop by and say hello, you can taxi right up to the classroom.
As always, thank you to the mentors; without you none of this is possible.
Time for a break....
The McKinney Aviation Academy is comprised of students from all three McKinney, Texas High Schools ? McKinney North High School, McKinney High School and McKinney Boyd High School
In addition to supplementing the student?s STEM curriculum, Eagle?s Nest Projects goal is to enhance the students? pride in their school and to encourage community involvement.
We all know, general aviation is shrinking. With barbed wire topped fences, cameras, access controlled gates and no trespassing signs, for a youngster, getting to the airport can be daunting. Where do they start?
Well at Eagle?s Nest Projects we take the airplane to the kids!
This week, our students are displaying their RV-12 tailcone at all three McKinney High School campuses. During their lunch hour, builder-students are encouraging their friends and teachers to become part of the build. Everyone at the school: students, teachers, administrators, parents and support staff are all welcome and encouraged to learn more about aviation. Our builder-students give those who are interested the opportunity to pull rivets on the plane.
But our students didn?t stop there. On Tuesday night, the McKinney Aviation Academy booster club held an open house at the TKI airport for incoming freshmen for the 2016-17 school year. Our RV-12 was once again on hand and our builder-students were teaching the incoming freshmen and their parents about the build, and of course giving anyone who wanted the opportunity to pull a few more rivets.
Oh, and one more note about that tailcone. It was donated to Eagle?s Nest Projects by VAF's very own ?Brent 801.? Thank you again Brent, please stop by and see the progress the students are making.
We build at TKI airport. All VAFs are welcome to drop by and say hello, you can taxi right up to the classroom.
As always, thank you to the mentors; without you none of this is possible.
Time for a break....