State Winning Names Announced in U.S. Navy's Oceanographic Ship Naming Contest




State Winning Names Announced in U.S. Navy's Oceanographic Ship Naming Contest

Released 15 April 1998

Late Breaking News!

Navy's Oceanographic Ship Naming Contest for students in grades K through 12 ended December 31, 1997. Over 1,600 proposed names and their supporting project descriptions were submitted and then scored at the State and Territory level. The winning entries in each division (grades K-6 and 7-12) from each participating State and Territory were forwarded to Washington, and have now been reviewed and scored at the national level by a panel of nine members associated with Navy, academia, oceanography, and history.

The panelists were impressed with all of the State entries and delighted that American students met this challenge so well. They congratulate all the participants and their team leaders for their hard work and for the variety and quality of the names and projects. The ship name entries that scored the highest at the state level are listed in alphabetical order by state below.

The top ten entries, as scored by the national panel, will be announced on 4 May 1998. The two finalists will be released on 18 May 1998.

The Secretary of the Navy will announce the final winner _ and hence the name for Navy's newest oceanographic survey ship _ in a ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial on 5 June 1998 in Washington DC. Students from each of these two finalist teams will be flown to Washington for this event.

The American Student
Ship Naming Competition

Highest Scoring State Entries
STATE SHIP NAME SCHOOL CITY
ALABAMA COUSTEAU W. J. CHRISTIAN BIRMINGHAM
ALASKA BEAR HOUGHTALING ELEMENTARY KETCHIKAN
ARKANSAS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY NEWARK ELEMENTARY NEWARK
CALIFORNIA WILLIAM LEWIS HERNDON BROWNS VALLEY ELEMENTARY VACAVILLE
CALIFORNIA SEA PROSPECTOR ST MARY ELEMENTARY WALNUT CREEK
COLORADO ASTREA AUDUBON ELEMENTARY COLORADO SPRINGS
CONNECTICUT SHACKLETON HORACE W. PORTER COLUMBIA
DELAWARE CHRISTA MCCAULIFFE ST ANN WILMINGTON
DELAWARE ODYSSEY JOHN DICKINSON HIGH WILMINGTON
DOD MERCATOR LANDSTUHL MIDDLE LANDSTUHL
DOD NAOMI JAMES LANDSTUHL HIGH/MIDDLE LANDSTUHL
DOD OCEANUS MAGELLAN SEOUL AMERICAN HIGH SEOUL
FLORIDA SEA EXPLORER OAKCREST ELEMENTARY PENSACOLA
FLORIDA ODYSSEY CENTRAL HIGH BROOKSVILLE
GEORGIA COUSTEAU HUBBARD ELEMENTARY FORSYTH
GUAM MARITIME EXPLORERS LABORATORY DEDEDO MIDDLE DEDEDO
HAWAII IKAIKA O KE KAI PEARL CITY HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY PEARL CITY
HAWAII WILLIAM BEEBE HILO INTERMEDIATE HILO
ILLINOIS MARY SEARS ZION-BENTON TOWNSHIP HIGH ZION
ILLINOIS BEAR SAINT COLUMBA OTTAWA
INDIANA RACHEL CARSON CLINTON PRARIE ELEMENTARY FRANKFORT
IOWA MCAFEE ARMSTRONG-RINGSTED HIGH RINGSTED
KANSAS APHRODITE LONGFELLOW MIDDLE HILL CITY
KANSAS AMELIA EARHART ROLLA ELEMENTARY ROLLA
KENTUCKY LINDBERG SOUTH OLDHAM MIDDLE CRESTWOOD
MAINE CONQUEROR MASSABESIC HIGH WATERBORO
MARIANAS RACHEL CARSON KOBLERVILLE ELEMENTARY SAIPAN
MARYLAND CORIOLIS ST MARTIN'S LUTHERN ANNAPOLIS
MARYLAND DELPHIS HICKORY ELEMENTARY BEL AIR
MASSACHUSETTS LIFE MOON MAPLE SHADE ELEMENTARY EAST LONGMEADOW
MASSACHUSETTS LOUISE ARNER BOYD HINGHAM HIGH HINGHAM
MICHIGAN SEAQUEST 2000 HOME SCHOOL GRAND BLANC
MINNESOTA MORNING BLUE CORAL CASTER SOUTHGATE AUSTIN
MISSISSIPPI LOUISE ARNER BOYD PASS CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY PASS CHRISTIAN
MISSOURI COUSTEAU CARL JUNCTION JR HIGH CARL JUNCTION
MISSOURI CHALLENGER ST THERESA CAMPBELL
MONTANA TETHYS PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY DILLION
MONTANA TODINEHIH PARK HIGH LIVINGSTON
N.CAROLINA OCEAN WONDER MURRAY ELEMENTARY FORT BRAGG
N.CAROLINA VICTORIA NOUTHESIS WAKE FOREST
N. DAKOTA PLORARE HAZEN HIGH HAZEN
NEVADA CHALLENGER E. OTIS VAUGHN MIDDLE RENO
NEW HAMPSHIRE ODYSSEY BARTLETT GOFFSTOWN
NEW JERSEY BANNEKER DURBAN AVENUE HOPATCONG
NEW JERSEY GALATEA THE ACADEMY OF ST ELIZABETH CONVENT STATION
NEW YORK SEA WAVE HOLY FAMILY FLUSHING
NEW YORK KODIAK CUBA-RUSHFORD CENTRAL CUBA
OHIO RACHEL CARSON ROBERT C. LINDSEY ELEMENTARY CHESTERLAND
OHIO FATHOM GARFIELD HIGH AKRON
OKLAHOMA MILLENIUM STAR SPENCER SPENCER
OKLAHOMA HEARTLAND SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY LAKE PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY BETHANY
PENNSYLVANIA RACHEL'S ODYSSEY OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS ABINGTON
PENNSYLVANIA CHALLENGER LINTON MIDDLE PITTSBURG
RHODE ISLAND BRUCE C. HEEZEN OAK LAWN ELEMENTARY CRANSTON
S. CAROLINA TRADEWIND WANDO HIGH MT PLEASANT
S. CAROLINA MINERVA BATESBURG-LEESVILLE MIDDLE BATESBURG
S. DAKOTA POLARIS MILLER HIGH MILLER
SAMOA FUAILAGI OLOSEGA PAGO PAGO
TENNESSEE SACAJAWEA GREENEVILLE MIDDLE GREENEVILLE
TEXAS ASTROLABE HAMILTON MIDDLE HOUSTON
UTAH SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY PLEASANT GROVE
VIRGINIA SEVEN SEAS SILVERBROOK ELEMENTARY FAIRFAX STATION
VIRGINIA SEA OF FAITH COLONIAL HEIGHTS MIDDLE COLONIAL HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON CARL SAGAN THOREAU ELEMENTARY KIRKLAND
WISCONSIN BEEBE BARTON GORDON L. WILSON BARABOO
WISCONSIN COUSTEAU'S HOPE TOMAHAWK HIGH TOMAHAWK

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Note to Editors: Photographs of the T-AGS 60 class oceanographic survey ships are available to media. B-roll for Network Television is also available. For background on the Navy's Ship Naming contest, visit the Web site at http:oceanographer.navy.mil.

Contacts: Gail S. Cleere, Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy, 202/762+1045
Patrick Dennis, Office of the Oceanographer of the Navy, 202/762-0253