Johnson City Schools reach $60k goal for new STARLAB
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Johnson City Public Schools Foundation (JCPSF) announced Wednesday it reached a $60,000 goal for a new STARLAB.
Funds raised through the 2025 SPELL-A-BRATION will allow the purchase of the traveling, digital and mobile planetarium STARLAB unit.
JCPSF President Tembra Aldridge said the lab should be available by fall for Johnson City Schools.
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'This is due to the efforts of many in our region, but we could not have done it without the community coming together for the students in our Johnson City schools,' Aldridge said in a news release. 'SPELL-A-BRATION 2025 itself brought twenty-three teams from various schools and businesses together for that fun evening at Science Hill High School. In addition, we had a great deal of local support from sponsors.'
The mobile planetarium will travel throughout Johnson City elementary and public schools.
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