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Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum
990 SW Rock Creek Drive
P.O. Box 396
Stevenson, WA 98648
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About Guest Author Les Hasting

Les Hastings was a science and math teacher at Stevenson High School from 1971 to 2002. One of his favorite memories is of the opportunity to participate in the Australian Exchange program in 1987. He actually taught at Burra, South Australia. It was while he was there he was able to observe the famous supernova which is only visible in the southern hemisphere. Les continues to serve the Stevenson High School as a substitute teacher and writes a weekly astronomy column for the local paper, The Skamania County Pioneer.

Les' accomplishments are many. In 1972, he received a National Science Foundation grant to participate in the high school Project Physics program at the University of Washington. In 1989, his Columbia Gorge Study class won the NASA Orbiter-Naming Program for Washington State secondary schools. In 1990, he received the NASA New Mast Honors Teacher Award for high school math and science teachers.

In 1991, Les received a GTE GIFT Fellowship Award for the Advancement of Secondary Mathematics and Science. He was awarded this for initiating and teaching a space science class at Stevenson High School that integrated math and science. In 1992, he was selected to participate in the Support Program for Instructional Competency in Astronomy. This training was accomplished at the Center for Astrophysics at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at Harvard University. In 2006, Les was qualified as a NASA Solar System Ambassador. He is endorsed by NASA to give presentations on space science to schools and communities in our area.

Les is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum and is an active member of the education committee. He will author two columns for the Museum�s web site: Gorge Skies and Gorge Happenings. The first will focus on astronomy and the second on Gorge geology and natural phenomena.