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NJMEA
PENNSYLVANIA
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PENNSYLVANIA TO HOST THE
NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION
MARCH 26 - 29, 2003
Join the NJMEA as we play host to the NMEA's
"Whale of A Share-athon"
MARCH 27, 2003
PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION CENTER
For More Info and to Register Click
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FIRST NJMEA EVENT HELD IN PENNSYLVANIA
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PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL WINS 2002 SHORE BOWL
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The NJMEA held it's very first event in Pennsylvania on August 8th, 2002, At Dutch Springs in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. This event was sponsored by the newly formed NJMEA SCUBA Club. Workshops included "Discover SCUBA", "UV Radiation's Effects on Phytoplankton", "Zebra Mussels and Water Quality", and "Intro to Dutch Springs." The event also included a dive into the Dutch Springs quarry. The event was well attended and everyone had a great time.
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For the first time in the Shore Bowl's 3 year history a team other than the MAST Academy of Sandy Hook, NJ, won the championship. State College High School of Pennsylvania walked away with the top honors at the Rutgers Busch Campus on February 9, 2002. State College earned the right to represent the NJMEA at the Nationals in Providence, Rhode Island by defeating another Pennsylvania school, Wyoming Area in the finals.
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PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NJMEA
By Neil Gilbert
An article from the Winter 2002 edition of the "Sea Horse"
Having grown up and currently living in Pennsylvania, I could never understand why the National Marine Education Association (NMEA) considered eastern Pennsylvania as part of the Great Lakes Educators of Aquatic and Marine Science (GLEAMS). It just didn’t make sense for us Pennsylvanians who spent our summers at the Jersey Shore to have to travel seven hours to Lake Erie to be recognized by the NMEA. After all, many of us attended college and/or teach in the Garden State.
When I became a member of the NJMEA Board of Directors in 1999 I made it a top priority to see that my fellow Pennsylvanians would be considered as part of the NJMEA. I am happy to report that at this past summer’s NMEA Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, the NMEA decreed that eastern Pennsylvania should be affiliated with the NJMEA. A line was drawn down the middle of Pennsylvania using the Susquehanna River as the dividing line between the NJMEA and GLEAMS. With this change in boundaries, the NJMEA has a tremendous opportunity to increases its already growing membership.
On November 28, 2001 the very first meeting of the NJMEA – Pennsylvania alliance took place at my home in Washington Crossing. At this meeting seven NJMEA Board members met to discuss the many advantages for both Jerseyans and Pennsylvanians this new alliance offers. Eastern Pennsylvania brings with it a large number of resources in the Marine Sciences. From the colleges and universities east of the Susquehanna to the museums of Philadelphia, from the diving at Dutch Springs to the tributaries that feed the Delaware. Already Pennsylvania is having an impact on the NJMEA with six high schools from Pennsylvania participating in the Rutgers Shore Bowl over the past two years.
It is only natural that eastern Pennsylvania be considered as part of the NJMEA. Not only do we share the same watershed but we also share a love for the ocean and our precious marine ecosystems. With eastern Pennsylvania as part of the NJMEA, the future for our association is looking even brighter.
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