It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a...Digital Weather Station!

Over the last few weeks we've been preparing for an exciting announcement to our entire Durham Academy Community. We're pleased to share the news that DA has it's own Digital Weather Station.  Here's a short movie of the station in action (Watch the anemometer blade spin):

The digital weather station was made possible through the efforts of Lower School Science Teacher Lyn Streck and DA Grandparent Dr. Peter Travers (Beata '23), who submitted a Wish List request for the station that was granted by the 2013-2013 Parents Association.   This fall, the outdoor digital monitor complete with anemometer, barometer, thermometer and rain gauge was mounted by Chad MacKenzie DA's Head Groundsman at the rear of the Lower School near the LS Giving Garden.  Now operational, the real time data collected at the station displays at the following URL: http://rainwise.net/weather/dalowerschool  thanks to Forrest Beck, DA's Network Manager.

Since the data collected at the station is viewable on the web, all of our divisions can use this teaching tool no matter what subject is taught.

So check the weather station for THE FORCAST at DA anytime you wish from any browser!  There's even a weekly forcast and radar image!  Eat your heart out *Greg Fishel!!

* (WRAL's Chief Meterologist)

Wishing you fair weather always,

Mrs. Kontos & Mrs. Streck

Lunchtime for a Praying Mantis

Today while watering the garden with their classmates,  two observant second graders from Mr. Bacsik's class ran upstairs and excitedly led me outside to videotape a Praying Mantis enjoying his lunch in our colorful butterfly bush.  At first our insect friend was too shy to continue eating in front of an audience, so he engaged us in a stare down.  But after walking away for a moment, he returned to task, and below is the video I captured.

Join us on Friday for another Garden Work day to see if you can spy another creature enjoying our beautiful garden!

Mrs. Kontos