Black Eyed Peas, Bono, Justin Bieber Support Science Education [UPDATE]

8/23/11 UPDATE: Lafayette Parish 'FIRST Robotics' is having their kickoff meeting today at Comeaux at 5:15 in Room 219. It is open to all Lafayette Parish Public High School Student in grades 9-12. This is the meeting where you can find out what it's all about!
Congratulations to Comeaux High School's Team Phenomena who won the 'Rookie All-Star' Award at their first FIRST Robotics competition! Young people are getting into science thanks to some help from some pretty high-profile stars and this TV show proves it! The special was made at the Championship in St. Louis and features The Black Eyed Peas, Justin Bieber and lots more celebrities declaring 'Science is Rock & Roll!' Now this a reality TV show worth watching!

i.am FIRST – Science is Rock and Roll is a ground breaking, one-hour special promoting education, science, and technology and features an electric hour of highlights from the 20th Annual FIRST Championship. This very special celebration of technology features performances by The Black Eyed Peas and Willow Smith, as well as special appearances from a host of high profile celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Jack Black, Bono, Miranda Cosgrove, Miley Cyrus, Josh Duhamel, Willow Smith, Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, and Steven Tyler speaking out to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education. i.am FIRST – Science is Rock and Roll airs SUNDAY, AUGUST 14 (7:00-8:00 p.m., ET) on The ABC Television Network.

UPDATE 8/23/11

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