Monday, March 15, 2010

Welcome Aboard Participating Schools!


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Welcome Aboard! First use the comments section to introduce your school and tell us something about your class. Then, take a moment to view the locations of the schools of other students participating in this voyage. You can click on the yellow school icons to learn the name and location of each school (zoom in to locate more schools). Choose a school or schools to address a question about plastic pollution to. Use this as an opportunity to learn a bit about plastic pollution in different regions of the world! Remember to include the name of your school so they know who to respond to! Follow the directions provided under the steps to submitting a comment. Click here to submit your question.


If your school is not on this map and you are following this voyage let me know!vesselsupport@algalita.org (Note: You may need to zoom in to see your school, especially in areas where there are several schools in the same city)

90 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hello! We are the senior Marine Biology Class from Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas, NV, USA. We are so excited to be joining this expedition from both those of us in Las Vegas, and the rest of us on Catalina Island off the coast of California. We are looking forward to corresponding with both the crew and other participating schools. It will be interesting to see how much our oceans have changed since the days of the HMS Beagle expedition.

Anonymous said...

Do you have any plastic items on your ship? and if you do, where do you guys throw that waste away?

That Guy 415 said...

My friend Eric wants to swim in the giant plastic ocean. Is this a posiblity?

Audrey said...

Hi I'm Audrey from Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas, NV. I was wondering if you make any stops along this expedition and how long the whole trip will take overall?

TYGUY11 said...

My friend Eric wants to swim in the giant plastic ocean. Is this a possiblity?

Faith Lutheran
Las Vegas, NV
12th

TYGUY11

alyssa said...

What gave you the idea to embark on this expedition?

Kara said...

Faith Lutheran High School
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Kara

HI, my question is...
Where does all the waste that you, the scientists and crew, produce go? Including restroom wastes, cooking, and supply wastes, etc.

Thank you.

Anonymous said...

How did you all get involved with this project?

Gabbie, Las Vegas said...

Hi I'm from Faith Lutheran High school in Las Vegas, I'm a senior, and i was just wondering if you guys get sea sick really easily on the boat?

Anonymous said...

What do you think you will find on this trip?

Kayla said...

Hi i'm from faith lutheran high school and i was wondering what you are hoping to find on your trip?

Anonymous said...

Faith Lutheran HS, 12th grade, Las Vegas, Nevada. Name: Ian

What was the biggest size wave you have encountered and did your ship sustain structural damage?

Anonymous said...

Faith Lutheran
America, Nevada

Is sea sickness something to over come?
-Anonymous

Anonymous said...

What would you do in case of an emergency at sea?
Faith Lutheran jr./sr. high school
12th grade, anonymous

Anonymous said...

If you see an animal hurt, do you try to help them?

Anonymous said...

Greetings! We are the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students of Rutledge Hall Elementary School in Lincolnwood, IL, just north of Chicago. We are currently studying the impact of plastics and the oceans in the hope of generating some good solutions that we can promote in our homes, our school and our community so that we can be part of the solution, not the problem. We are excited to be a part of the journey!

Emily said...

Hi I'm Emily from Faith Lutheran High School is Las Vegas, NV. My question is what do you personally do to control the plastic pollution problem?

Anonymous said...

My name is Kyle from Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas, Nevada. I know that everyone has their own opinion of how to solve the problem but what is first on the list of things to stop the problem and is there anything people at home can do to help?

Matt said...

Hi, I am a senior at Faith Lutheran and am in Marine Biology. My question is: How long will it take you to get the North Pacific Gyre?

Anonymous said...

Faith Lutheran High School
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Dylan

How long is the expedition and what are you looking most forward to?

Anonymous said...

Is there a reason for following Darwin's expedition? Did the HMS Beagle go through the 5 gyres or something?

Anonymous said...

Hi, I am from Faith Lutheran High School. What are you most excited to find in your voyage? Also, what are some of the documentaries being filmed on the ship?
-Meagan

Anonymous said...

Hello! My name is Allegra and I am from Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas. I was curious about what compelled you to do this. It is a daunting problem and I really admire you all for dedicating your skills to fixing it. But was there a specific event or thing that happened that made you want to fix this certain problem?

Anonymous said...

How long do yo think your journey will take?

Erin said...

Hi, my name is Erin. I'm a senior at Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas. Will the plastic in the ocean's gyres cause problems with the precipitation that reaches our land water supply for future generations?

Anonymous said...

Oh hi! This is Kelley from Faith Lutheran Las Vegas. What inspired you to study waste in the ocean in the first place? And what are you most excited about for this journey?

Thank you for letting us get involved, we wish you a safe and exciting voyage!

Blessings,
Kelley
FLHS
Las Vegas, NV

Anonymous said...

How big is the actual plastic waste away in the ocean?

Anonymous said...

How serious is this problem as of now today?

Anonymous said...

Hi im nicole from Faith lutheran Las Vegas. If you had to tell people to do ONE thing to help the enviroment most what would it be?

Anonymous said...

Do you think other schools would contribute to this cause?

Anonymous said...

How do you plan on navigating through the gyres and not getting sucked into the swirling whirlpool of plastic terror on your perilous journey through the ocean?
Christian - Faith Lutheran LV

Anonymous said...

Hello! My name is Eli and I am a senior at Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas NV. I have one question for you, how can you stop plastic polution?

Anonymous said...

I am a senior from Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas,NV. I wanted to know about the sleeping shifts,do you always have people collecting dataor do you all sleep at the same time?

Anonymous said...

Hi!
My name is Alex how is the adventure going? Did you guys collect alot of plastic? Do you guys party on the boat at all? Did you guys go to your junior and senior prom, or were you the people that didnt have dates? if so, i can relate =]

Anonymous said...

Hi,
My name is Alex and i am a senior at Faith Lutheran and i was wondering what is your guy's first approicate to solving this problem?

Anonymous said...

I am a senior from Faith Lutheran and I was wondering what is the main goal you want to achieve on your trip?

Anonymous said...

HI! My names Lauren!! Do you have any ideas for solutions to put an end to plastic items ending up in the ocean ? Also how long is your expedition going to take??

Mackey said...

Hey I'm Mackey and I'm a Senior from Faith Lutheran Jr./Sr. High School in Las Vegas Nevada. I like turtles, how many turtles are affected by this tragedy and is there anything average people like me can do to help?

Anonymous said...

Hey I'm Melissa from Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas and I am a senior. I was wondering how many people are going on this trip and what do you hope the outcome will be from from this trip?

Anonymous said...

hi my name is Kylee i am from Faith Lutheran Highschool Las Vegas, NV and i am a senior. My question is... What do you think your biggest challenge is going to be on yout expedition?

Anonymous said...

Hi I'm a senior at Faith Lutheran and I was wondering what your main goal of the expedition is?

Anonymous said...

Is there anyway to fix this besides recycling ?

Anonymous said...

Hi, I'm Hayley from Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas, Nevada and I'm a senior.
How long is your voyage and how many of you are on the boat?

Anonymous said...

Hi I am Sean from Las Vegas Nevada at Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School and I wanted to know if any Narwals are hurt for the plastic waste and I wanted to know if you have seen the Narwal song, if not you shold watch and listen to it on youtube.

Anonymous said...

Hello, I'm Jillian from Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas, NV. I was wondering if you guys are doing anything to help clean up the plastic. And how are you recylcling on your boat? What extra measures are you guys taking to not pollute the ocean any further?

Anonymous said...

Hi I'm curious why you guys chose to travel by boat rather than air. Also how much this expedition costs and where your getting the funds.

Anonymous said...

I'm from Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas and I was wondering how long your trip will take you and also what is the best way to stop the plastic pollution?
Ana

Anonymous said...

Hello My name is Dylan,
I am from Faith Lutheran Highschool in Nevada, United States i am a senior.
I have a question, is there any possibilty in removing the plastic from the seas? or would it cause too much harm than benefit.

Anonymous said...

Hey, I am a senior at Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. My question for you is "What type of equippment do you use daily on your expeditions at sea?"

Anonymous said...

What can we do here to help reduce the effects?

Faith Lutheran High School, 12 Grade, Nevada, USA
Trevor

Anonymous said...

Hi my name is Shardonnay I go to Faith Lutheran and I'm a senior. I was wondering, what's a simple way for me to help my community by not polluting the ocean?

Anonymous said...

Greetings fellow science fans! My name is Chris, and Las Vegas, Nevada is my place of residence. I have a question for the entire crew, what is your favorite ocean creature?

Anonymous said...

Hi im Jessica from Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas. I was wondering how do you plan to stop all the plastic waste?

Anonymous said...

Dylan from faith lutheran highschool nevada united states
question: is there any possibilty to clean up the plastic in the gryers?

Kirsten said...

Hello,
My name is Kirsten, and i was just wondering if our oceans CAN actually be cleansed of all that plastic? Is it even possible? If so, what are some of the ideas on how to do that?

Anonymous said...

We are the kinder 5 from Montevideo, Uruguay.
Ahoy you all there in this amazing sailing boat!
We wish you good winds in your trip and better research in this new gyre ahead. We are just getting ready to start sending questions as soon as the kids are informed and also I want to get involve their families too. So this is all at the moment...All the best!! Marcela Hernández (teacher)

Anonymous said...

I think what all of you are doing is very honorable and commendable. To put the future of the world before yourselves is no easy task. I hope you know that many of us are behind you and your awesome cause.

Anonymous said...

Do you have plastic items? Where do you throw them when your done using them? How long does it take for the whole trip?

Anonymous said...

Jacobe from Faith Lutheran
How much government money are you guys using and how much is this whole project costing

Anonymous said...

Hi, I'm in the senior Marine Biology class at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas NV, USA. We are excited to watch as the trip unfolds and you discover new things. My question is, how do you think we can solve this plastic epidemic? Are there things we can do to cut down our plastic use and help the animals that we are hurting? We are thrilled to see what you guys do and how you do it, good luck!

Anonymous said...

I am from Faith Lutheran in Nevada, I am a senior in the Marine Biology class. I was wondering what kind of experiments the boat was equipped for? Is there a laboratory on board?

Anonymous said...

Hell, I am from Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas, NV, USA. I was wonder have you discovered any new species of marine animals?

Anonymous said...

Hello, I'm from faith lutheran. My question is how long will it take to reach your destination, and what are some personal goals you wish to accomplish while your in the midst of your travel?

Anonymous said...

Hey I am a senior at Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr. school. I am thrilled to embark on this adventure with ship and crew mates. I am also anxious to see what discoveries will be made! I was wondering if the ship had a goal of how much plastic they would want to collect. Thank you for allowing us join you on this advetnure!

Anonymous said...

Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School
Nevada, United States
12th
Jacqueline

How many people are aboard the ship, including crew and everything? Do you have any janitors on board or does everyone take care of themselves while on board the ship? And, how big is the boat you are on?

Anonymous said...

Hey I am a senior at Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr. school. I am thrilled to embark on this adventure with ship and crew mates. I am also anxious to see what discoveries will be made! I was wondering if the ship had a goal of how much plastic they would want to collect. Thank you for allowing us join you on this advetnure!

Anonymous said...

Hi! I'm Paige Fulfer from Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. How long is this expedition going to last? And also, how expensive is it?

Anonymous said...

Ahoy maties! I am John of Faith Lutheran, located within the boundaries of Las Vegas, Nevada. Besides encountering any swashbuckling pirates, what might be yer' greatest danger upon the deck's of the mighty Stad Amsterdam?

Anonymous said...

Greetings from Faith Lutheran HS in Las Vegas, Nevada. I am called Samuel, but my comrads call me Sam and am in the grade of 12. I pondered how you would fix this problem of large amounts of plastic in the ocean?

Anonymous said...

Hi
Hows the trip? After all the studies what do you think about Darwin's theory?
-Cody

Anonymous said...

Hello there crew of the grand ole stad amsterdam. My name is Joe from Las Vegas Nevada. I want to know where you put the plastic when you get it?

Anonymous said...

Faith Lutheran High School/ Las Vegas, NV Grade 12 Nick: How many days worth of supplies do you have on board

Anonymous said...

Howdy Yall, my name's John and I'm your favorite duputy. I am at 12th grader from Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. I was just wondering, what do you guys do for fun, besides researching of the ocean?

Anonymous said...

Hello there mates. I am Tyler from Faith Lutheran High School located in the world famous city of Las Vegas, Nevada. What do you consider the biggest danger to the ocean? And what is the best way to get this critical information out to the world so it can be taken seriously? Oh and what do you do to entertain yourselves for the long voyage?

Anonymous said...

Hello to you, great explorers of our noble oceans, or in light of the recent effect of plastic particles our not-so-noble oceans. I am a senior at Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr Highschool, and I look forward to corresponding with you over the next few days as I attempt to glean any information you happen to drop as you harvest the knowledge that has been born of this new and ever changing ocean. This truly sounds like an exciting endeavor, both for you, and in a rather vicarious way myself. I cannot wait for it to commence.
One question however, besides your forray into the quickly developing plastic ocean problem, what other assets of the ocean will you be examining, and what are the doumentaries, which I hear from a very reliable source are following your every move, going to focus on, along this journey?

Anonymous said...

Hi I'm Chase from Faith Lutheran in
Las Vegas, Nevada. I know that the plastic has a large effect on the smaller marine life, but does it affect such larger animals as the beluga whale?

Anonymous said...

Hello, I am a senior at Faith Lutheran. I was wondering, are you annoyed by all these questions you're getting? Also, what type of trash have you seen so far?

Anonymous said...

Ahoy you on board!
Greeting from Uruguay. Escuela Nº41!
Here there are some question from Kinder 5

Alma Cisneros- Take care of yourselves...and have a good trip.

Felipe Rocha- Do you carry food?

Antonella- Do you carry water?

Andrea- Do you have mobile phone to communicate with your families
-Do you bring music?


Lucas- Do you have fins to swim?

Tyler Koerwitz said...

Hello, my name is Tyler WIlliam Koerwitz. I am currently a senior in Marine and Desert Bio at Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas. My question is can anything actually live in this "plastic ocean"? If so what animal or plant matter is it?

Anonymous said...

Faith Lutheran
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
12th Grade

What has been the most recent astounding discovery on your vessel?

Anonymous said...

greetings fellow sailors, i was wondering since the small fish eat this plastic, does the plastic effect the bigger fish when they eat the small plastic filed fish?

- brandon
faith lutheran high school

Anonymous said...

Hi I'm Dylan from faith lutheran in Las Vegas NV. What do you guys eat on the ship?

Anonymous said...

What are you most excited about seeing on this trip or doing?
Michael Las Vegas, NV Faith Lutheran

Anonymous said...

Do you think spreading the cause to help the great pacific garbage patch, would make people stop the pollution of plastic in the ocean?
-Roland

Anonymous said...

Faith Lutheran High School
Las Vegas, NV
12th grade
Robert

What is the coolest thing you've ever witnessed while at sea?

Anonymous said...

Faith Lutheran High School
Nevada,USA
12th grade
Trevor

What other products do you suggested we use instead of plastic?

Anonymous said...

Hi I'm Tyler from Faith Lutheran. Exactly how many documentaries are being filmed on board? Are you being constantly interviewed?

Anonymous said...

FLHS Senior
Las Vegas, Nevada
G2
Chris

What are your jobs aboard the boat, or what are you most hoping to do and accomplish while onboard?

Anonymous said...

Faith Lutheran High School
Nevada,USA
12th Grade
Trevor

What other research is the ship doing besides the plastic research?

Anonymous said...

Im Matt from Faith Lutheran
Where are you planning on porting throughout the trip?