Edwards AFB News

  • Branch Elementary to conduct New Student Orientation

    New Student orientation for Branch Elementary School will be Aug. 10 at 3 p.m. This orientation is open to all students in grades one through six and their parents, in the Intermediate Multi-purpose room located at 1585 Forbes Ave. Kindergarten orientation is Aug. 12 with orientation for morning

  • Branch Elementary to hold pre-registration for Kindergarten

    Irving L. Branch Elementary will be having pre-registration for Kindergarten on May 1 and May 2, from 12:45 p.m. -to 3 p.m., for the  2013 -2014 school year. Civilian employees as well as active duty are eligible to enroll students at base schools. Children must be five years old on or before Oct.

  • Branch Park Pond gets thorough makeover to improve habitat for fish

    If you've been to the pond at Branch Park lately, you're probably wondering what happened to all the water. That's because Edwards Environmental Management turned off the flow and started draining the pond back in November in preparation for a revitalization project that is currently underway."About

  • Branch Pond receives facelift to improve fish habitat, fishing access

    Branch Memorial Park Pond will undergo clean-up this spring as workers remove excess vegetation and soil from the 40-year old pond to improve both fish habitat and access for fishermen.The water level is being allowed to drop and work is expected to begin in late May or early June. Once excavation

  • Branch Science Carnival inspires future scientists and engineers

    To members of the United States Marine Corps, polymers save lives, and to the 95th Civil Engineering Division, polymers are recyclables. To students at Branch Elementary School, polymers inspire future scientists and engineers.For two days, May 8-9, more than 900 Branch Elementary School students

  • Branch student emerges winner in tortoise emergence contest

    Sixth Grader Nora Vik didn't know a lot about desert tortoises when she entered a contest to estimate when a tortoise named Mojave Maxine would emerge from her burrow in Palm Desert, Calif.But thanks to a lucky guess, Nora and the 30 or so other students in her class will be able to get up close and

  • Branch student 'strong' despite brittle bones

    Branch Elementary Student Mya, 10, was a ray of sunshine in her yellow shirt and accessories May 6 for Wishbone Day. Even her wheel chair brightened the halls decorated in yellow ribbons. She encouraged teachers and students to join her in wearing yellow and even handed out hand-made bracelets and

  • Branch student wins NASA essay contest

    A Branch Elementary School student here won a national NASA essay contest recently. Isabella Millman, 11, a Branch Elementary School sixth grade student, won second place with her essay entitled, "Dryden Flight Research Center -- The Quest for Speed -- or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love

  • Branch students fired up for rocket launch

    Branch Elementary School students watched from the playground as their rockets soared in the school's second annual Rocket Challenge May 28. Each of the 4th-6th grade classes received a Big Daddy Rocket Kit and spent around two weeks working on it. Within each class, students were assigned to teams,