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er businesses and organizations donated to
BARST in an effort to support the mission
of helping teachers learn rocketry! Blue
Cross, Blue Shield of South Carolina do-
nated teacher travel mugs, e Pretzel Fac-
tory of Columbia, South Carolina, donated
pretzels, Jones School Supply donated cer-
tificates, NASA donated patches/stickers/
lapel pins and more, and Alice Fay Cre-
ations donated beautiful blue planet masks
for the teachers.
Teachers from four different school
districts, three different cities across South
Carolina, and varying years of teaching ex-
perience participated in BARST! Elemen-
tary teachers included Suzanne Gowan (5
years) and Barbara Dire (34 years). Middle
School teachers included Ronda Maurice-
Steadman (24 years), Lakia Mustipher-
Gaines (14 years), Vita Segars (24 years),
Dr. Stephanie Bryant (18 years), Ginger
Spencer (10 years), and Cynthia Taylor (38
years). While high school teachers includ-
ed Latha Janet (23 years), Dr. Martin Cwi-
akala (18 years), and Shawna Moore (20
years). Each teacher completed the neces-
Byrant of WG Sanders takes pics of
her first E2X build.
