The organizers of an annual field trip for sixth graders at Clinton Junior High School say a lot of thanks is due to two local entities.

Haley Bevans is a sixth-grade science teacher at Clinton Junior High School and on Regional Radio last week told us about the 'Challenger Learning Center' at Heartland Community College. She explains this is a great opportunity to show the students the possibilities in the world of STEM, science technology, engineering, and math.

Principal Jim Peck says the Clinton Community Education Foundation and ADM have been huge supporters of the school's effort to make this a yearly field trip. He applauds the CCEF in particular for making this an annual line item in its funding. 

Bevens indicates this is the fifth year they have been attending the learning center in Bloomington. She notes in 2021, they weren't able to go in person but returned to the in-person field trip last month.