[meteorite-list] Middle school students lobbying Kansas lawmakers to declare official state rock

[Michael Farmer]

Why would Cabin Creek be a better choice? It is from Arkansas. 
Brenham, definitely

Michael Farmer

> On Jan 28, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Mendy Ouzillou via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm just probably a "meanie", but I think this effort is misguided
> though certainly better than making the state rock "limestone". The
> children calculated that somehow, Kansas has more meteorites per
> square mile (not sure if finds, falls, or hits) than anywhere else in
> the US (if finds then sorry Arizona and Nevada). I am happy to see
> that calculations were done though disappointed that their teacher did
> not better guide their efforts. Finally, the picture in the article is
> clearly of a beautiful Sikhote Alin. I wonder how well that will go
> over with the state legislators. Maybe Cabin Creek would have been a
> better choice. :-)
> 
> Mendy
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 1:38 AM, Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>> Hello Listers
>> 
>> I hope it passes be cool for Kansas have a meteorite for a state rock :)
>> 
>> Shawn Alan
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>> 
>> SHAWNEE, Kan. – A group of local middle school students are lobbying
>> to change state history. The students with Monticello Trails Middle
>> School, which is part of the De Soto School District, are headed to
>> Topeka to argue for an official state rock.
>> 
>> Chris Sprenger, an 8th grade student at the school, is determined to
>> make the meteorite the official Kansas state rock.
>> 
>> “The meteorite really has a connection with Kansas that it really
>> doesn’t have with any of the other states in the U.S.,” Sprenger
>> said.
>> 
>> Sprenger and more than 100 other students in the district pitched the
>> bill to Representative Brett Hildabrand.
>> 
>> Lobbying for a state rock has challenged the students across the board.
>> In social studies they’ve learned how bills are passed, in science
>> they’ve learned about geology and rocks and in communication arts
>> they’ve spent hours working on their proposal essays.
>> 
>> source:http://fox4kc.com/2015/01/27/middle-school-students-lobbying-kansas-lawmakers-to-declare-official-state-rock/
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