STARBASE Louisiana graduates 1,000th class

U.S. Air Force Col. Brandon Parker, vice commander of the 2nd Bomb Wing, addresses graduates of the 1,000th STARBASE Louisiana Class at Judson Fundamental Elementary Magnet School in Shreveport, La. on May 19, 2016. The STARBASE program provides a 25-hour hands-on minds-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) curriculum to area fifth-grade students and their teachers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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STARBASE Louisiana graduates 1,000th class

Mayor Ollie Tyler, of Shreveport, La., proclaimed during the 1,000th STARBASE Louisiana graduation of fifth-graders at Judson Fundamental Elementary Magnet School in Shreveport La. that jointly with Mayor Lorenz "Lo" Walker of Bossier City, La. Thursday, May 19, 2016, will be known as STARBASE Louisiana Day. The STARBASE program provides a 25-hour hands-on minds-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) curriculum to area fifth-grade students and their teachers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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STARBASE Louisiana graduates 1,000th class

A graduate of the 1,000th STARBASE Louisiana class at Judson Fundamental Elementary Magnet School in Shreveport, La. receives congratulations from Kathy Brandon, director of STARBASE Louisiana. The STARBASE program encourages students to actively engage in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) exploration and pursue these areas in future studies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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STARBASE Louisiana graduates 1,000th class

Fifth-grade students from at Judson Fundamental Elementary Magnet School in Shreveport, La. sing “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” for their guests and families during their STARBASE Louisiana graduation on May 19, 2016. This class marks the 1,000th graduation for the STARBASE Louisiana program that provides a 25-hour hands-on minds-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) curriculum to area fifth-grade students and their teachers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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STARBASE Louisiana graduates 1,000th class

Mayor Ollie Tyler, of Shreveport, La., congratulates a graduate of the 1,000th STARBASE Louisiana class at Judson Fundamental Elementary Magnet School in Shreveport, La. on May 19, 2016. The STARBASE program provides a 25-hour hands-on minds-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) curriculum to area fifth-grade students and their teachers. Some of the topics experienced were Newton’s Laws of Forces and Motion, properties of matter and the difference in chemical and physical changes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)

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STARBASE Louisiana graduates 1,000th class

Published May 20, 2016
By Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville
307th Bomb WIng Public Affairs

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- U.S. Air Force Col. Brandon Parker, vice commander of the 2nd Bomb Wing, addresses graduates of the 1,000th STARBASE Louisiana Class at Judson Fundamental Elementary Magnet School in Shreveport, La. on May 19, 2016. The STARBASE program provides a 25-hour hands-on minds-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) curriculum to area fifth-grade students and their teachers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dachelle Melville/Released)