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2/ TheBucknerClarion.com April 9, 2015 Kudos Science Fair Winners! 5th Grade Fire Prairie Students Compete in KC Heidi Koger Proofreader Morgan Nail Staff Writer Tempest Wright Contributing Writer Photography & Video Marjorie Langas Graphic Support Randy Leiker IT Support Tonia Wright Publisher, Editor-in-Chief Tell us how we're doing online or on Facebook. The Buckner Clarion is published by Grace Advertising & Consulting, Inc. 325 Broadway Lexington, MO 64067 660.259.3700 or 866.824.1020 (press 0) TheBucknerClarion.com is the online arm of this print publication. A special thank you to our advertisers and sponsors in this issue: The Firm Insurance Group, Inc. Grace Advertising & Consulting, Inc. Red Cross Pharmacy Terry Hufford Jessy and Jackie Leavell compete in volleyball and track and field. Pictures: Track and field - Jackie. Volleyball - Jessy. Congratulations to the following students for bringing home ribbons: Gold Ribbon Winners Cole Hoover Zeb Speaks Annabella Ford BriLeigh Sims Myia Denham Evan Funk Sadie Walker Malcolm Davis Haley Thurston Kayla Roberts Allison Dyer Elayna Lamb Ariana Reynolds Brandon Zwicke Silver Ribbon Winners Precious Plaisime Dalton Celmer Stevie Gabb Ashley Dyer Holly Gouldsmith Bronze Ribbon Winner Ava Autrey Special Awards received were: Zeb Speaks won a trophy for being first in the 5 th grade division of Energy Conservation and also won $60 from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Cole Hoover won a 3 rd place trophy and $100 from ASM International-KC Chapter and $50 from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. Annabella Ford won $30 from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. BriLeigh Sims won $150 from Modern Fire Safety. Fire Prairie to Launch Space Balloon Fire Prairie Upper Elementary School, in the Fort Osage School District, is working with Kansas City area Burns and McDonnell to jointly launch a space balloon. The space balloon is a large weather balloon that carries cameras and sensors to the edge of space. The balloon will take video, audio, temperatures, pressure, acceleration, rotation and magnetic fields. Depending on the weather, the space balloon launch will take place on Friday, April 10 at 9 a.m. at Fire Prairie Upper Ele- mentary, 24810 E. US 24 High- way Independence, Mo. 64058. According to student Madison Beckmann, "We have already started coding the camera. Next we are going to work on figuring out what certain people are working on. A space balloon launch is a big balloon with a camera attached to it. We may also add some other items to see what happens to them in space. We will be recording the altitude of the balloon. The space balloon will get up to at least 80,000 feet, and take pictures or recordings of what it sees and that could in- volve planet Earth. We might even see satellites. We will also see beautiful scenes." Results of the space balloon launch will be shared with the school's students, staff and Burns and McDonnell. An example of a space balloon launch can be seen at http://www.nearspaceballooning .com/launch-6/video/ Photo credit: NearSpaceBallooning.com