Students Visit Arizona State University
Eighteen Owyhee High School Upward Bound students participated in a tour that went through Idaho, Nevada and Arizona. They visited University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), University of Arizona, Scottsdale Community College, and Arizona State University (ASU).
Along the way, they also visited several attractions including the Biosphere2. B2 is a 3.14 acre glass enclosure that was originally built by a research firm to perform human survival experiments. The first of which took place in the early 90′s. Eight individuals lived completely closed off from everything including oxygen, water, and food for two entire years. The building had systems in place to recycle air and water, and they grew their own food.
Owyhee HS Students at UNLV
B2 even has a functioning ocean environment that has a million gallon aquarium with 250,000 gallons of pacific ocean water that was trucked in. Our students had the privilege of experiencing B2 at night when the insects and critters were most active. The students also participated in laser tag, went to the Heard Museum, and were able to visit Canyon Records, one of the few remaining independent record labels. Canyon Records specializes in Native recordings and Pow Wow music. Each student received a complimentary CD.
They traveled far and learned a lot about the Nevada and Arizona college possibilities that are available to them.
