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Thanks to a recent grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the school will construct a turbine 12 feet across atop a 45-foot pole.

The school requested $100,000 over five years, which will pay for the turbine and help teachers create a new curriculum on alternative energy that they will incorporate into advanced placement environmental studies and horticulture classes, said Chance Gower with SK's Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. The curriculum will be shared nationally.

South Kitsap was the only high school among 12 grant recipients, which included universities and corporations.

ONR awarded grants to programs that boost student interest and participation in sciences with the hope of creating a bigger pool of scientists and engineers for the Navy's workforce.

The district's CTE director, Thomas Mosby, said the district is "ecstatic" about the grant because it will help students become more interested in science and engineering as well as allow them to explore alternative energy.

Source: Kitsap Sun