Aspiring astronaut visits Springfield Middle School | Photo Gallery
Around 400 students in grades 5-8 crowd in Springfield Middle’s cafeteria for a special school visit from 17-year-old Baton Rouge native Alyssa Carson, the youngest to ever graduate from the Advanced Space Academy.
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Alyssa Carson (left), a 17-year-old student at the Baton Rouge International School, takes some time to answer questions from Springfield Middle students following her talk at the school on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
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Alyssa Carson, who is the youngest person to ever apply and be accepted to the Advanced Possum Academy, visited Springfield Middle School to talk about her schooling, the space industry and her dream of being on the first human mission to Mars on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Carson, 17, attends The Baton Rouge International School and also takes courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
David Gray | The News
Alyssa Carson, who is the youngest person to ever apply and be accepted to the Advanced Possum Academy, visited Springfield Middle School to talk about her schooling, the space industry and her dream of being on the first human mission to Mars on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Carson, 17, attends The Baton Rouge International School and also takes courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
David Gray | The News
Alyssa Carson, who is the youngest person to ever apply and be accepted to the Advanced Possum Academy, visited Springfield Middle School to talk about her schooling, the space industry and her dream of being on the first human mission to Mars on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Carson, 17, attends The Baton Rouge International School and also takes courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
David Gray | The News
Alyssa Carson, who is the youngest person to ever apply and be accepted to the Advanced Possum Academy, visited Springfield Middle School to talk about her schooling, the space industry and her dream of being on the first human mission to Mars on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Carson, 17, attends The Baton Rouge International School and also takes courses at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
David Gray | The News
Alyssa Carson, left, signs a card for a student at Springfield Middle following her talk at the school on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
David Gray | The News
Springfield Middle Principal Dwayne Dykes, right, thanks Alyssa Carson for visiting the school following her talk on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Carson, who was first person ever to attend all three NASA space camps in the U.S., Canada and Turkey, talked about her schooling, the space industry and her dream of being on the first human mission to Mars.
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