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Ocean Schools Deployment Date
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, FL
Titusville High

Jennifer Cotton
Titusville, FL
March 6th, 2020
South Atlantic Western Hills University High School

Brett Strittmatter and Lori Cooper
Cincinnati, OH
Denham Springs Jr. High

Elliot Coates
Denham Springs, LA
March 3rd, 2020
South Atlantic Tracey’s Elementary School

Noreen Hynes
Tracey’s Landing, MD
Mowat 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, MD
Chuiak High School

Kerri Lathrop
Chuiak, AK
Feb 13, 2019
Atlantic

Kepler Neighborhood School


Anna Cordes

Fresno, CA

Marianna Poli


Lycee Laperouse Kerichen

Brest, France

May 5, 2018
Gulf of Mexico

St. Joseph’s Academy


Katie Lodes

St. Louis, Missouri

Luis Domenech i Montaner


Sonia Alarcon Parra

Barcelona, Spain

January 29, 2018
North Pacific

Scammon Bay

Mary Cook

Alaska

International School Eastern Seaboard

Daniel Neyens,

Thailand

West Salem High School

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

France
Bancroft Arnesen Explore (connecting teachers on each continent to exchange school projects and curriculum)

Liv Arnesen
Bekkestua, Norway
Roald 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, Norway
Roald Amundsen High School

Cathrine Christiansen
Norway
June 11, 2015
Gulf of Mexico The Canterbury School of Florida

Jenna Cummings
St. Petersburg, FL
Cape 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


Texas

Private 3 Mart Azizoğlu Elementary School

Bursa, Turkey

March 3, 2014
Pacific Carpinteria Family School (Canalino School Campus)

Lori Lee Collins
Carpinteria, CACosta Verde International School

Tim Baldwin
Sayulita, Mexico
California 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

Roosevelt High School


Seattle WA USA

Masiphlimelele High School

Cape Town, South Africa
Joxo Asanda
9th and 10th grades

Hout Bay High

Cape Town, South Africa
Nicholas Matiza and Thomas Mtontsi
9th and 10th grades

Sophumelela High

Cape Town, South Africa Ms. Mlonyeni, Sivuyile Ndamane, and Thomas Mtontsi
9th and 10th grades

Usasazo High

Bulelwa Mbopa, Nompucuko Poswa, and Thomas Mtontsi
10th grade

August 2012
Indian Los Angeles Valley College, California

Addu Atoll, Maldives
November 2011
Pacific

Leilehua High School, Hawaii


Waikiki Aquarium, Hawaii

Marshall Islands High School

Republic of the Marshall Islands

Majuro Co-op School
Republic of the Marshall Islands

November 2011
Atlantic

Providence Englewood Charter School


Chicago, USA

Faywood ABC School

Toronto, Canada

November 2011
Indian

Okemos High School


Michigan, USA

Quatre Bornes State Secondary School


Mauritius

Belle Village State Secondary School


Mauritius

University of Mauritius

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


Bethesda, Maryland

Indwe Secondary School


Mossel Bay, South Africa

Heidedal and Parkdene Primary Schools

George, Western Cape, South Africa

September 2010
Pacific BLUE Ocean Film Festival – Drifter #2
Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science
Monterey, California
Notre Dame High School
Salinas, California
Palau 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
Palau High School, Koror, Palau

July 2010
Atlantic

Ahlf Jr. High School


Searcy, Arkansas

Country Day School

Guanacaste, Costa Rica

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
Centralian Senior Secondary College, Australia

January 13, 2010
Atlantic

Adams School


Castine, Maine

St. Castin Elementary School

France
*

* 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
  Adams School

Castine, Maine
St. Castin Elementary School

France*
4 drifters:
1. Mar 12, 2008
2. Mar 13, 2008
3. Mar 12, 2008
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

Grandview Elementary School


Chambersburg, PA

Université Nancy 2

Nancy, France

Nov 18, 2008
Thunderbolt Elementary Marine Science Academy
Thunderbolt, Georgia
June 9, 2009
June 9, 2009
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

Waynesboro High School


Pennsylvania

St. Matthew’s College |
Argentina

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
Northland College

Kaikohe, NZ
May 10, 2007
Smithtown High School May 10, 2007
Riviera Beach Maritime Academy
Geelong Grammar School
Feb 12, 2007
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