Track Your Drifter
Click the school’s name to track a drifter.
| Choose Your Drifter | ||
| Ocean | Schools | Deployment Date |
| North Atlantic | Institut Lluís Domènech i Montaner |
November 5th, 2024 |
| Indian Ocean |
Columbine High School Valerie Henderson Colorado |
August 6th, 2024 |
| Tropical Atlantic |
University of Connecticut Stamford Dr. Heather Heenehan Connecticut |
November 2nd, 2024 |
| Tropical Atlantic |
Henry S. West Laboratory School Alice Ward Florida |
September 14th, 2024 |
| North Atlantic |
University of Miami: Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Jim Happell, Philip Tuchen Florida |
September 28th, 2024 September 29th, 2024 |
| North Pacific |
Ranger High Tech Academy Megan Wood Ohio |
August 2nd, 2024 |
| North Atlantic |
Tremont Consolidated School Tonya Prentice Maine |
August 9th, 2024 August 13th, 2024 |
| North Pacific |
Codman Academy Charter School Nick Lee Massachusetts |
July 1st, 2024 July 5th, 2024 |
| Tropical Atlantic |
NOAA’s AOML and GOMO Adopt a Drifter Program members from NOAA’s AOML and GOMO Florida and Maryland |
May 13th, 2024 May 13th, 2024 May 13th, 2024 May 13th, 2024 |
| North Atlantic |
Heath Middle School Brittany McVey Ohio |
December 17th, 2023 |
| South Atlantic |
Athens Middle School Joselyn Mosquete Ohio |
December 8th, 2023 |
| Tropical Atlantic |
Overall Creek Elementary Erin Nunley Tennessee |
November 13th, 2023 |
| North Atlantic |
NOAA Central Library NOAA Library Maryland |
November 10th, 2023 |
| North Atlantic |
Smithtown High School Kimberly Williams New York |
November 10th, 2023 |
| South Atlantic |
Milan Middle School Christy Rankin Michigan |
November 3rd, 2023 |
| North Pacific |
Chester Area School Mike O’Connell South Dakota |
August 26th, 2023 |
| South Atlantic |
Out of Door Academy Kimberly Walsh Sarasota, FLTitusville High Jennifer Cotton Titusville, FL |
March 6th, 2020 |
| South Atlantic |
Western Hills University High School Brett Strittmatter and Lori Cooper Cincinnati, OHDenham Springs Jr. High Elliot Coates Denham Springs, LA |
March 3rd, 2020 |
| South Atlantic |
Tracey’s Elementary School Noreen Hynes Tracey’s Landing, MDMowat Middle School Jennifer Petro Lynn Haven, FL |
March 2th, 2020 |
| South Atlantic |
Doral Academy Bill Meyers Broomfield, CO Troyeshchyna Gymnasium Nataliya Byzova Kyiv, Ukraine |
April 18th, 2019 |
| Gulf Stream |
Calver Hall College High School Michael Haire Baltimore, MDChuiak High School Kerri Lathrop Chuiak, AK |
Feb 13, 2019 |
| Atlantic |
Fresno, CA
Brest, France |
May 5, 2018 |
| Gulf of Mexico |
St. Louis, Missouri
Barcelona, Spain |
January 29, 2018 |
| North Pacific |
Mary Cook Alaska International School Eastern Seaboard Daniel Neyens, Thailand Valerie Henderson Oregon |
November 10, 2017 |
| Gulf of Mexico |
Canterbury School of Florida Gina Donovan and Jenna LoDico St. Petersburg, FL Admiral Farragut Academy Sari Deitche St. Petersburg, FL Lakewood High School James Kostka St. Petersburg, FL The International School of Monaco FranceBancroft Arnesen Explore (connecting teachers on each continent to exchange school projects and curriculum) Liv Arnesen Bekkestua, NorwayRoald Amundsen High School Cathrine Christiansen Norway |
Dec 1, 2016 |
| Norwegian Sea |
Bancroft Arnesen Explore (connecting teachers on each continent to exchange school projects and curriculum) Liv Arnesen Bekkestua, NorwayRoald Amundsen High School Cathrine Christiansen Norway |
June 11, 2015 |
| Gulf of Mexico |
The Canterbury School of Florida Jenna Cummings St. Petersburg, FLCape Eleuthera Institute Tiffany Gray Eleuthera, The Bahamas |
October 31, 2014 |
| Atlantic |
Weatherly Heights Elementary Sue Zupko Huntsville, AlabamaTED Istanbul KOLEJİ (College) Sarah Hills Istanbul, Turkey |
September 14, 2014 |
| Atlantic |
JASON Alliance of Southeast Texas
Private 3 Mart Azizoğlu Elementary School |
March 3, 2014 |
| Pacific |
Carpinteria Family School (Canalino School Campus) Lori Lee Collins Carpinteria, CACosta Verde International School Tim Baldwin Sayulita, MexicoCalifornia schools co-adopting the drifters: Mt. View (5th grade), Goleta Family School (4-6th), Brandon (5th), Monroe (4th), Franklin (4th), Adalente (4th, 6th), Foothill (4th), Carpinteria Family School (5th, 6th), Canalino (5th), Kellogg (6th), Cleveland (4th, 6th), Quetzal HS, La Cuesta HS. |
January 11, 2014 |
| Atlantic, Gulf Stream |
Burns Sci-Tech Charter School Barbara Hawes Oak Hill, FLDeltona Middle School Trish Robertson Deltona, FL |
September 18, 2013 |
| Indian |
Ocean View Secondary School Mr. Hendrick Salmonds Cape Town, South AfricaU.S. scientists: Dr. Meghan Cronin, NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental LaboratoryDr. Lisa Beal, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science |
February 19, 2013 |
| Pacific |
Santa Catalina High School Christian Reilly Monterey, CaliforniaColegio Loyola-Santo Domingo Diana Alejandra Murcia Sterling Dominican Republic Istituto Istruzione Secondaria Superiore “Michele Fodera” Agrigento (I.I.I.S.S. “M. Fodera”) Sicily Manno Antonino and Danille Erica |
September 2012 |
| Indian |
Masiphlimelele High School Hout Bay High Cape Town, South Africa Ms. Mlonyeni, Sivuyile Ndamane, and Thomas Mtontsi Usasazo High |
August 2012 |
| Indian |
Los Angeles Valley College, California Addu Atoll, Maldives |
November 2011 |
| Pacific |
Marshall Islands High School Majuro Co-op School |
November 2011 |
| Atlantic |
Providence Englewood Charter School
Faywood ABC School |
November 2011 |
| Indian |
Quatre Bornes State Secondary School
Belle Village State Secondary School
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May 2011 |
| Indian | Bridge House College Franschhoek, South Africa |
December 2010 |
| Indian | Bryant Elementary School Seattle, WA |
November 2010 |
| Atlantic/Indian |
Bradley Hills Elementary School
Heidedal and Parkdene Primary Schools |
September 2010 |
| Pacific |
BLUE Ocean Film Festival – Drifter #2 Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science Monterey, CaliforniaNotre Dame High School Salinas, CaliforniaPalau High School Koror, Palau |
August 2010 |
| Pacific | National Geographic: The JASON Project Adopted by students and teachers from: High Point, NC Camden, NJ Astoria, OR Philadelphia, PA Spokane, WA Leeds, ME Orlando, FL Kansas City, MO Wichita, KS Boulder, CO Coon Rapids, MN Webster Springs, WV Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico |
July 2010 |
| Pacific |
BLUE Ocean Film Festival – Drifter Monterey Academy of Oceanographic ScienceMonterey, CaliforniaNotre Dame High School, Salinas, California |
July 2010 |
| Atlantic |
Country Day School |
February 2010 |
| Atlantic | Weather and Climate Scholars at the Davidson Institute United States |
February 2010 |
| Pacific |
Billings Senior High School Freshman Academy, USA Montana State University, USA Sino-Canada School, China |
January 13, 2010 |
| Atlantic |
St. Castin Elementary School * March 2008 Atlantic Drifters |
Mar 12, 2008 |
| Atlantic | Evanston High School’s Drifter | May 30, 2007 |
| Atlantic |
Jacob Tanenbaum, Elementary School Teacher, New York Seoul American High School, Korea |
Oct 10, 2008 |
| Atlantic |
Maryland Dept of Education University of Rhode Island |
Aug 25, 2008 |
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Adams School Castine, MaineSt. Castin Elementary School France* |
4 drifters: 1. Mar 12, 2008 2. Mar 13, 2008 3. Mar 12, 2008 |
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| Plainfield Elementary School St. Pius X School Big Spring Middle School |
May 10, 2007 | |
| Castlerock Middle School | May 10, 2007 | |
| Congressional School, Virginia, USA Elsies River High School, South Africa |
May 10, 2007 | |
| Grace B. Luhrs University Ele. School University of Toronto Lab School |
Feb 12, 2008 | |
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Université Nancy 2 |
Nov 18, 2008 | |
| Thunderbolt Elementary Marine Science Academy Thunderbolt, Georgia |
June 9, 2009 June 9, 2009 |
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| Key Biscayne Community School Searles Elementary School Cabello School’s Drifter |
Mar 12, 2008 | |
| October 2007 Pacific Drifters 71195 71185 71192 71200 |
1. Oct 22, 2007 2. Oct 22, 2007 3. Oct 22, 2007 4. Oct 22, 2007 |
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St. Matthew’s College | |
Oct 22, 2007 | |
| Westerly School Bay Village,Ohio |
Oct 22, 2007 | |
| Evanston High School’s Drifter | May 30, 2007 | |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Southside Middle School Shippensburg University |
May 10, 2007 | |
| Burlington Elementary | May 10, 2007 | |
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Northland College Kaikohe, NZ |
May 10, 2007 | |
| Smithtown High School | May 10, 2007 | |
| Riviera Beach Maritime Academy Geelong Grammar School |
Feb 12, 2007 | |
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Nancy Grayson Elementary School Bathurst Elementary School, Australia |
Feb 11, 2007 | |
| DBCP global drifter 1250 | Sep 18, 2005 | |
| Greenbrier Intermediate Farnsworth Middle School’s Drifter |
Aug 18, 2005 | |
| Mary Cook’s Drifter | ||
| Greencastle-Antrim High School | ||
| Viviana Zamorano’s Drifter | ||
| American Samoa Community College | ||
| Novi Meadows School | ||