Students and Teachers in Greene County Experience Solar Eclipse
Snow Hill - On Monday, April 8, 2024, as the whole nation became fixated on the Solar Eclipse some local students got to put on their scientist hats and enjoy the Eclipse. Students in Joanne McGowan’s Band class got to incorporate a little science into their lessons at Greene County Middle School.
Students in McGowan’s 6th grade Band classes enjoyed looking up at the eclipse through glasses that McGowan purchased for her students. McGowan stated, “The kids had so many good questions about the eclipse and how the glasses worked.” She also shared that they were full of surprise as they looked up and were in awe of what was happening in the sky. The students also had another unique experience, tasting moon pies, many of them for the first time. McGowan chuckled and shared “Many of them didn’t even know what a Moon Pie was.”
6th Grade Band Students look up at Solar Eclipse at Greene County Middle School on April 8, 2024.
Students in Dr. Yolanda Johnson’s 8th grade Science Classes also took time out of the end of their day to go outside and view this historic moment. Johnson shared that she was “trying to get as many students exposed to this event as possible.” Johnson had a few sets of eclipse glasses that her students shared as they viewed a few moments of the event. Several students took out their cell phones and learned how to take safe pictures to record this moment. Numerous students commented about the experience sharing how cool it was to see if firsthand.
Across town at West Greene Elementary and Snow Hill Primary students also took part in the event with their teachers. Teachers and students throughout the county were learning, watching, and enjoying this moment together as a community.
Snow Hill Primary Students view the Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024
Middle School Social Studies Teacher Ashley Grant commented “It was a great day to see my students as kids again in awe of something pretty cool happening.”
According to Nasa, the next time Eastern North Carolina will see a Total Solar Eclipse is not until May 11, 2078.
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