Austin Rocket Club Launches First Galveston Reads Event

Come watch our very own students from Austin Middle School launch the first Galveston Reads event. Galveston Reads has selected the book: Rocket Boys, by Homer H. Hickam for 2010.

Our local rocket boys and girls will be launching Estes model rockets from the seawall. They have built and decorated the model rockets which fly approximately 300 feet before returning by parachute. The students plan to fire 15 rockets beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday January 30th, 2010.

Location: 11th and Seawall


The students belong to Austin Middle School’s Rocket Club here in Galveston. The club’s advisor is Bill Mc Adams who is an engineering teacher. He is in his third year of teaching engineering at Austin Middle school. He is an enthusiastic advocate of learning, reading and engineering. Thank you to Bill and the students for their support of this Galveston Reads event.

The Rocket Club is sponsored by G.I.S.D.’s 21st Century Afterschool Centers on Education. The program is in its second year as is the club. The purpose of this program is to establish activities that provide students with academic enrichment opportunities along with activities designed to complement the students’ regular academic program. The site coordinator for the Austin 21st Century ACE program is Joel DeLaTorre.

The Austin Rocket Club will present at Galveston College shortly after the rocket firings at 12:45 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

1/30/10 Model Rocket Launch
11th and Seawall. 11 am

Austin Middle School Rocket
Club Presentation. 12:45pm.
Galveston College.
4015 Ave. Q, Room FA207

This and the following events are sponsored by Galveston Reads, in cooperation with Rosenberg Library, a “One City, One Book” project from January through March 2010.

All fellow readers invited to attend this and upcoming events.

Please note that all events are free and open to the public