Science students enjoy annual Flagg Mountain field trip
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On Wednesday, April 1, the Central High School biology, environmental science and earth science students traveled to Flagg Mountain for an educational field trip with their teacher, Jacques Mitchell.
Alabama foresters Brad Dunham and Braxton Lashley, both Central High School graduates, along with Flagg Mountain caretaker, Mary Thurman, taught the students how to use a compass for orienteering, how to identify trees, ecology, soils, and the importance of fire to forests.
In addition, the students learned about the history of the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps), Flagg Mountain and the Pinhoti Trail.
Students were also led on a hike around the mountain and then fellowshipped over lunch, which included roasting hot dogs and marshmallows to make s’mores. Students even applied the science skills they learned in the lab to make homemade ice cream in a baggie.
Special appreciation goes to Janice Kilgore and the Coosa County Soil and Water Conservation Office for their financial support which made the trip possible.
In addition, a special thank you to Tad Eason and the Coosa County Highway Department for preparing the dirt road for our bus trip up and down the mountain; our awesome bus drivers, Chonda Harris and Kimberly Simmons; as well as our transportation supervisor, Jeff Moore; our nurse, Celeste Thornton; our guidance counselor, Misty Wade; and our principal, Brandi Lee; for supporting our adventure.
Lastly, thank you to Coosa County Schools science coach Shelley Wood who coordinated all the parts of the trip.
Mrs. Wood said of the annual trip, “We are blessed to have a beautiful place in which to learn right here in our county and people who go above and beyond to make it all happen.”
