American Dynasty

    JJ Receiving the FD Mic from Mr. Porter and  Ellie Receiving the FD  Mic from Jon Parker        The Christa McAuliffe Space Center does a review of its Set Directors yearly.  Gone are the days when a Set Director was the Set Director until retirement or resignation.  All Set Directors are released from their positions at the end of the summer camp season.  They must reapply if they would like to continue.  Others may apply for the position as well.           I like this approach. It keeps Set Directors on their toes and motivated to do a good job at the helm of their ships.  Last month, James Porter announced the Set Directors for the 2023-2024 school year and summer season.     Magellan - Tyler Gotcher Cassini - Ellie Clark Phoenix - Silver Perry Odyssey - Mitch Foote Galileo - Brylee Perry Falcon - JJ Madigan Head Sup - Audrey Hendriksen      Ellie Clark and...

       October means Flightmares at Renaissance Academy's The Space Place.  Bracken Funk, Megan Warner, and their crew of merry Renaissance Voyager Club members put together another one of Bracken's famous "Oops I've had an accident in my pants" missions for those who can't repeat "this is only a mission, this is only a mission," and believe it.        In the photo above you see the 4:15 P.M. staff briefing. The Voyager Club volunteers are receiving their spooky orders along with a breakdown of the evening's mission scene by scene.      Megan Warner was so terrified by Bracken's mission description that she nearly lost it. You see her in the photo above with both hands covering her mouth as she struggled to keep her dinner from spewing forth like lava from a distressed volcano. I've been told The Space Place has trained Haunted House therapists waiting in a classroom just in case a guest or two needs assistance to sep...

       Some may say the Space Center's Meta Celebration last Thursday night was Pleasant Grove's social event of the year. Sadly, some of our Center's friends missed it due to complications in schedules, organizational failures, misplaced priorities, or chronic forgetfulness (my go to reason for missing an event whether I forgot it or not).  Regardless of your reason for missing the event, there is no need to drift into terminal despondency because The Troubadour's team of resourceful reporters were on hand to cover the event for today's post.      I arrived late due to my Young Astronaut Club responsibilities at The Space Place. I was pleased to find the parking lot full when I got there which was a good sign. Meeting our guests in the lobby were Voyager Club volunteers directing traffic and organizing planetarium show groups.     Space Center Director James Porter and son manning the "Spin for a Prize"give away table in the lobby....