Huntsville, Ala. – June 2, 2010
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne awarded a $4000 grant to The Schools Foundation to continue the work with local schools and the national rocket competition, TARC, Team America Rocket Competition.
The Schools Foundation applied for this funding to support Westlawn Middle School and Bob Jones High School in the nation-wide rocket competition; both schools represented the north Alabama area in the recent event. Bob Jones came in third in the country out of a field of over 500 teams.
“Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne continues to support math and science educational partnerships," said Scott McLain, chair of The Schools Foundation. “We work to build connections between business and local schools; Pratt & Whitney is a leader in this area.”
Since 2006, student teams from both public and private schools have received financial and mentor support for Team America Rocket Challenge.
The Schools Foundation works to establish partnerships between faith-based organizations and businesses with area schools in Huntsville City, Madison City, and Madison County. For more information about opportunities for school partnerships, contact The Schools Foundation at 256-503-3212, or
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About Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., a part of Pratt & Whitney, is a preferred provider of high-value propulsion, power, energy and innovative system solutions used in a wide variety of government and commercial applications, including the main engines for the space shuttle, Atlas and Delta launch vehicles, missile defense systems and advanced hypersonic engines.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries, and is the parent company of Pratt & Whitney.
To contact the Foundation, call (256) 503-3213 or e-mail Debbie Beaupre at
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