On Friday, April 24, 1998, the members of the astronomy class at St.
Joseph High school went of a field trip to Arecibo and the Camuy Caves in
Puerto Rico. The students; Kwesi Bleau, Sara Forkey, Muneer Hassan, and
Melissa Thurland were accompanied by their teacher, Bro. James Petrait,
and Fr. Gervasio Malave of St.Joseph Church.
The participants of the field trip were able to observe the insides
of our planet at the Camuy Caves and how the outer reaches of the universe
are studied by means of the Arecibo Radio Telescope. All were impressed
by wonders of God's creation at both locations.
Bro. James Petrait used over $1000. of his national Presidential
Award grant to finance the one-day trip. It was greatly enhanced by the
presence of Fr.Gervasio Malave, who being from Puerto Rico, was an
excellent tour guide. The students will never forget walking around inside
the planet Earth in the fantastic Camuy Caves and seeing all of the
educational exhibits and the world's largest non-moveable radio telescope
at Arecibo which was recently featured in the movie, "Contact".
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1998, James A. Petrait
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