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| The Blue Shirts and Volunteers of the Voyager Era. How Many do you Recognize? |
March 6, 2001
MODERATOR'S NOTE:
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO BRYANT FOR SHARING THIS EXPERIENCE. MR. WILLIAMSON NEEDED TO HEAR THAT TODAY. (IT HAS BEEN A LONG WEEK ALREADY AND IT'S ONLY WEDNESDAY).
YOU KNOW, WE ARE A VERY UNUSUAL BUSINESS. IN SOME WAYS WE ARE ACTORS PERFORMING A PLAY FOR THE VISITORS - BUT AT THE END OF THE PLAY WE CANNOT WALK OUT AND TAKE A BOW - REMEMBER WE MUST MAINTAIN THE ILLUSION. ALSO, WE ONLY SEE STUDENTS ONCE, MAYBE TWICE. AFTER THE MISSIONS THEY LEAVE AND WE USUALLY NEVER HEAR COMMENTS OR FEEDBACK. IT IS SO GOOD TO HEAR NEWS LIKE THE FOLLOWING POST FROM BRYANT. IF ANY OF YOU HAVE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES PLEASE POST THEM.
MR. WILLIAMSON
AND NOW BRYANT'S POST:
I just thought that it would be cool to tell you all that us at the space center really do touch people...
Last Friday In my chemistry class My teacher asked us all If we would rather take a geography class or an astronomy class. 100% of the class said that they would rather take the Astronomy class. When my teacher asked us what it was about astronomy they thought was so cool the response was our memories of going to the space center...
So as you can see the CMSEC is not just a fun place to go for a night, It really sticks with people for years and years.
Bryant
MODERATOR'S NOTE:
THANK YOU, TYSON FOR THIS POST. AGAIN AS I SAID EARLIER TODAY. IT IS GOOD TO KNOW THAT OUR WORK HERE DOES DO GOOD.
THANKS.
MR. WILLIAMSON
AND NOW TYSON'S POST:
Hello everybody,
I'm right up there with Bryan. The Space Center has touched so many lives. I know its touched mine. It will stay with me forever. But other kids have a chance to go to a different
world. A world that is far better than the one just outside. Things from the Center can be carried out into the real world, and be used to solve real-life dilemmas. After all, they are based on parts of history.
Its also a place where it doesn't matter where you live, what you look like, if your tall, small, have glasses, braces etc...You go there to learn, have fun, and work as a team; and you also learn to respect and become friends with other people.
Well that's my inspiration for the day.
Bye all, and have fun with life. It will catch up with you sooner than you
know.
Tyson Baker
"It brought a tear to my eye."
--- Star Trek: Generations
MARCH 7, 2001
MODERATOR'S NOTE:
THANKS JULIE FOR THE FEEDBACK. AGAIN, MY HEART IS WARMED AND IM READY FOR ANOTHER DAY IN THE TRENCHES.
MR. WILLIAMSON
AND NOW JULIE'S POST.
Very similar thing happened in MY chemistry class. This guy asked me what I was planning on doing that following weekend, and I told him that I was working an overnighter at the Space Center. Immediately heads turned as they excitedly asked, "You work at the Space Center?" I proudly replied yes, then the teacher joined in commenting that it was "such a cool place". We began talking, and I told them what was new. Everyone commented on how they wished that they could go back, and that they would never forget how exciting everything was. Then everyone started to share their "Space Center" experience.
Just thought you might possibly want to know.
~Jules~
(Julie Collett)
March 8, 2001
I have had many experiences in which little kids I don't think I've ever seen before come up to me and say "Hey, you work at the Space Center don't you." Then, they start discussing all these Star Trek issues and what happened on their flight and what not you can't help but wonder if you've made an impact on that kid's life. Even in grocery stores, I have had kids come up and talk. I don't know if anybody else has had the privilege of experiencing that for yourself but when you do you will enjoy it. I promise.
Charlie Heaton
Another Pat on the Back for us All
March 10, 2001
Hello, Troops,
I just received this email from a camper that just left the overnight camp. Even though Whitney is praising me the praise really belongs to all of us. Any compliment I receive equally belongs to all of us that make this place a place where dreams do come true for kids that really love space. So, as you read this please take my name out and insert
yours. Whitney's compliments are for all of us,
Mr Williamson
And now the email I received:
Hi, my name is Whitney Patterson.
I have attended your latest camp, 3-9-01, an overnighter. That was not the first time, I can
tell you that. But it was one of the best I've ever been to. I usually end up on the Voyager,which is a joyful thrill because Voyager is the coolest simulator of all. Oh, by the way, I'm from Eaglecrest Elementary. Remember we won 126 tickets?
Mr. Williamson, I think you are the coolest teacher in the world. You are my hero and my role model. I will always admire you. I also wanted to make a request wich I'm sure other kids would agree with. I think you should hook the cameras up to the vcr so if kids want to record their mission and watch it over again from the audience seat they can. In fact, a better idea would be to record it on your own tapes and sell them along with the shirts and stuff.
Another thing that would make it really awesome is to have it end later like maybe 1, 2, or 3:00 p.m. instead of 10:00 a.m. I noticed that on your web site you only had one picture of the voyager. Why? and the pictures of the Odyssey look like realy old pictures.
Amazingly, I've never seen the odyssey and I thought the pictures would show me but the really didn't. And you didn't have pictures of any of the other ships. If you would please write
back to me.
Mr. Williamson, You have no idea how greatful I would be. Infact, my gratitude is far greater than you could possibly dream or imagine. I truly am your very biggest fan (although lots of kids probably say that, I'm the only one thats truly the biggest) and I am fascinated by space and
astronomy ( and, of darn course Star Trek) and everything that your simulators have to do with. I want to be an astrounat and experience for real what your simulators do.
The Excitement of a New Volunteer.
Post from the Past. The CMSEC's YahooGroup.
March 5, 2001
Hello,
I will make it short... I have allready gotten training in acting. Anyways, I am a good acter without thoese skills. I have so many faces I can't count. Many of my friend reccomend me for Acting. Also, another skill I have is shouting VERY loud! I get weird faces from other people in school becuase I have such a loud voice. Especially during lunch. I don't know why... But, I have this weird feeling inside of me that someone is not hearing me. So I talk louder.
My interests are--- Talking loudly, Cheering other people on (The school cheer-leaders want me to join them during school games to be the "Lead Singer".), Snowboarding (Which everyone can hear me shouting), And Acting. I LOVE to act. That is my 2nd reason to be a staff member of the CMSEC! I wanted to act. But so far, I have not gotten the chance to act on the bridge yet. I have been working as the 2nd Chair most of the time.
I hope that I can be the docter on the Megeallan, Voyager and Odyssey some time. But I like to work as the
2nd chair too. I am looking foward to working in those ships. So, Mr.Williamson, Mr.Wall, and Mr.Merreal... Watch me closely when I act. Please tell me of my Mistakes, and Please tell me of my Up's and Down's of acting. I would like to adjust to each Directors expations. Thank you all for reading this!
Josh Dye
Pioneer
The Imaginarium
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