{"id":11226,"date":"2023-05-23T16:24:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=11226"},"modified":"2023-05-23T16:24:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:24:30","slug":"brock-center-captivates-biology-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/brock-center-captivates-biology-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock Center captivates biology club"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11228\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/OceanLakes_BrockCenter-trip.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11228\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/OceanLakes_BrockCenter-trip-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/OceanLakes_BrockCenter-trip-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/OceanLakes_BrockCenter-trip-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/OceanLakes_BrockCenter-trip-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/OceanLakes_BrockCenter-trip-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/OceanLakes_BrockCenter-trip-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/OceanLakes_BrockCenter-trip.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Biology Club at Ocean Lakes High School watch Rick Mittler, the Brock Center&#8217;s Virginia student leadership coordinator, as he holds up a crab on the Chesapeake Bay on April 24, 2023. (photo by Kaylynn Hawkins)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>-Kaylynn Hawkins<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On April 24, Ocean Lakes High School\u2019s Biology Club took a trip to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Students engaged in water quality testing, biotic sampling, bird watching and a tour of the Lynnhaven River by boat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy favorite part about being a captain is just being on the water, and everyday it\u2019s different. The animals, water and temperature,\u201d said Captain Ken Slazic.<\/p>\n<p>The students got opportunities to go fishing for crabs and identify species from the water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most memorable part of the trip for me was getting to hold a squid and a purple crab,\u201d said sophomore Lily Bond.<\/p>\n<p>The Chesapeake Bay Foundation offers leadership programs, found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbf.org\/join-us\/education-program\/student-leadership\/summer-expeditions\/\">CBF.org\/slsummer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Students can put in an application to take a field trip at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbf.org\/join-us\/education-program\/apply-for-an-education-program.html\">CBF.org\/apply<\/a> for a chance to go out on the boats and tour the center this fall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think any opportunity for people to be outside and doing hands-on learning is a really good opportunity for us to spark your curiosity and ask more questions and be creative,\u201d said Kathleen Davis, the education engagement coordinator.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kaylynn Hawkins is a journalism student and writer for <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/olhscurrent.org\/\"><em>The Current<\/em><\/a><em> at Ocean Lakes High School.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>-Kaylynn Hawkins On April 24, Ocean Lakes High School\u2019s Biology Club took a trip to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. 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