NAS Patuxent River is celebrating the graduation of 100,000 students from a Navy program started in 1994 to help elementary school children with math and science. The STARBASE-Atlantis program will celebrate with two graduation ceremonies: Tuesday, 8 February and Monday, 14 February. Each program will take place from 1230-1315, with a Model Rocket Launch immediately following the ceremony.
Through the STARBASE-Atlantis program, NAS Patuxent River partners with local elementary schools to help students with special science and math projects. The Department of Defense and Navy sponsored STARBASE-Atlantis program currently has 14 Academies across the US.
In celebration of the 100,000th student to graduate from the Navy-wide program all of the STARBASE-Atlantis sites are issuing commemorative certificates to their students and arranging special guest speakers at the graduation ceremonies during the month of February.
Tuesday, 8 February
Guest Speaker – Dr. Michael J. Martirano, Superintendent of St. Mary’s County Public Schools
Monday, 14 February
Guest Speaker- CAPT Stephen A. Schmeiser, Commanding Officer, NAS Patuxent River
The NAS Patuxent River STARBASE-Atlantis Academy opened its doors in the fall of 2007 and is the newest of the Navy sites.