Why would Cabin Creek be a better choice? It is from Arkansas. Brenham, definitely
Michael Farmer > On Jan 28, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Mendy Ouzillou via Meteorite-list > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm just probably a "meanie", but I think this effort is misguided > though certainly better than making the state rock "limestone". The > children calculated that somehow, Kansas has more meteorites per > square mile (not sure if finds, falls, or hits) than anywhere else in > the US (if finds then sorry Arizona and Nevada). I am happy to see > that calculations were done though disappointed that their teacher did > not better guide their efforts. Finally, the picture in the article is > clearly of a beautiful Sikhote Alin. I wonder how well that will go > over with the state legislators. Maybe Cabin Creek would have been a > better choice. :-) > > Mendy > > > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 1:38 AM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello Listers >> >> I hope it passes be cool for Kansas have a meteorite for a state rock :) >> >> Shawn Alan >> IMCA 1633 >> ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html >> Website http://meteoritefalls.com >> >> >> SHAWNEE, Kan. – A group of local middle school students are lobbying >> to change state history. The students with Monticello Trails Middle >> School, which is part of the De Soto School District, are headed to >> Topeka to argue for an official state rock. >> >> Chris Sprenger, an 8th grade student at the school, is determined to >> make the meteorite the official Kansas state rock. >> >> “The meteorite really has a connection with Kansas that it really >> doesn’t have with any of the other states in the U.S.,” Sprenger >> said. >> >> Sprenger and more than 100 other students in the district pitched the >> bill to Representative Brett Hildabrand. >> >> Lobbying for a state rock has challenged the students across the board. >> In social studies they’ve learned how bills are passed, in science >> they’ve learned about geology and rocks and in communication arts >> they’ve spent hours working on their proposal essays. >> >> source:http://fox4kc.com/2015/01/27/middle-school-students-lobbying-kansas-lawmakers-to-declare-official-state-rock/ >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > -- > Mendy Ouzillou > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
