Davidson Day School TIC

Trout In the Classroom

December 2008 saw the first Trout In the Classroom program in the Charlotte area. One of our members, Dr David James from Davidson ,NC brought this project to our attention. Dr. James contacted Rochelle Gandor, Youth Education Coordinator for Trout Unlimited and National
Coordinator for the TIC Program. Rochelle put Dr. James in touch with Rusty Berrier, NCTU who informed RRTU that there was a host school in our area that was interested in the Trout In the Classroom project. The Board of Directors acted quickly and approved funding for this project.

On December 9, 2008 RRTU sponsored and set up it's first Trout In the Classroom educational project. This project is housed at Davidson Day School, Davidson NC in the classroom of science teacher Mrs.Vicki Carbone. Dr. David James, a Veterinarian, that has a Daughter in Mrs. Carbone's 4th grade science class. The energy and enthusiasm that Mrs. Carbone has for her students and their educational experiences is the quintessential type teacher for this project.

Steve Hennings - Blue Ridge Chapter TIC Coordinator and Dr, David James

The equipment was delivered to the Davidson Day School by Steve Hennings, from the Blue Ridge Chapter of TU and NCTU on December 9. The set-up took around two hours to get the aquarium and chiller up and running. With the chiller set a 55 degrees and the filters and other equipment working, the only thing needed now are the eggs. The eggs will be picked up on Thursday December 18 from the NCWRC Marion Hatchery. We were hoping to have Brook Trout eggs but were a little late in getting all our equipment together and functioning properly. We are now getting fresh Rainbow Trout eggs. These eggs should hatch about the time the students return from their Christmas break.


Vicki Carbone, Davidson Day School / TIC Teacher	Trout In the Classroom December 2008 saw the first Trout In the Classroom program in the Charlotte area. One of our members, Dr David James from Davidson ,NC brought this project to our attention. Dr. James contacted Rochelle Gandor, Youth Education Coordinator for Trout Unlimited and National Coordinator for the TIC Program. Rochelle put Dr. James in touch with Rusty Berrier, NCTU who informed RRTU that there was a host school in our area that was interested in the Trout In the Classroom project. The Board of Directors acted quickly and approved funding for this project. On December 9, 2008 RRTU sponsored and set up it's first Trout In the Classroom educational project. This project is housed at Davidson Day School, Davidson NC in the classroom of science teacher Mrs.Vicki Carbone. Dr. David James, a Veterinarian, that has a Daughter in Mrs. Carbone's 4th grade science class. The energy and enthusiasm that Mrs. Carbone has for her students and their educational experiences is the quintessential type teacher for this project. Steve Hennings - Blue Ridge Chapter TIC Coordinator and Dr, David James The equipment was delivered to the Davidson Day School by Steve Hennings, from the Blue Ridge Chapter of TU and NCTU on December 9. The set-up took around two hours to get the aquarium and chiller up and running. With the chiller set a 55 degrees and the filters and other equipment working, the only thing needed now are the eggs. The eggs will be picked up on Thursday December 18 from the NCWRC Marion Hatchery. We were hoping to have Brook Trout eggs but were a little late in getting all our equipment together and functioning properly. We are now getting fresh Rainbow Trout eggs. These eggs should hatch about the time the students return from their Christmas break.	TIC at Davidson Day School Proudly Sponsored By The Rocky River Chapter of Trout Unlimited Dr. David James, Jim Mabrey (RRTU) and Vicki Carbone These are the local TIC Project Coordinators RRTU would like to thank Dr. James, Mrs Carbone and Steve Hennings for their respective roles in this project. We will be working closely with the Davidson Day School in the following few months and plan to be there when the students release the Rainbow fingerlings in the Spring.


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