Star Party

Star Party & Science Showcase was an outstanding success!!

On Friday, October 24th, students, faculty, staff and community members were treated to our 31st Star Party event, which included a Science Showcase! The event was held at our beautiful Canyon Country Campus, in the outdoor Lower Plaza, adjacent to the Takeda Science Center, and attracted more than 400 people. The event started at 6:00pm and ran until close to 9:30pm.

The evening kicked off with a variety of science-themed presentations by our own COC students and faculty, followed by our special guest speaker, Dr. Athina Peidou, GRACE-FO Project Staff Scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Dr. Peidou presented "Monitoring the Global Water Cycle with GRACE-FO Missions" and her intriguing topic raised some fun Q&A’s and audience engagement.

Throughout the evening, our guests enjoyed our exciting indoor portable planetarium, and explored our interactive demonstration tables, presented by a number of groups including the Alpha Delta Nu Nursing Honor Society, Astronomy & Physics Club, the Biological & Environmental Sciences Department, Chemistry Club, Civic Engagement Club, the Early Childhood Education Children’s Center, Helping US Become (HUB) Club, Library, MESA/MESA LAB-Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement, Pre-Health Club, Society of Physics and Engineering Students, Teachers of Tomorrow, the Technology, Engineering, Coding, and Hardware (TECH) Club, the William S. Hart District CTE Education Pathway, and Logix, our Star Party Sponsor!! The Associated Student Government (ASG) was also on hand with free snacks and lots of energy, and the Go Fish House food truck had a lot of business! It was an educational and enjoyable evening for all!

Our sincere THANKS to all who made this Star Party possible!!

Special thanks to our guest speaker, Dr. Athina Peidou, GRACE-FO Project Staff Scientist at NASA

Dave Flynn and members of the Local Group Astronomy Club of Santa Clarita Valley

The Antelope Valley Astronomy Club

The Astronomy & Physics Club led by Teresa Ciardi, COC Professor

Star Party Planning Committee - Michaela Blain, Teresa Ciardi, Anthony Michaelides, Jamie Page,
Maria Sanchez, David Vakil and Paul Wickline

College of the Canyons Facilities, Campus Safety, Custodial/Grounds, Audio Visual, Graphics/Reprographics and Information Technology

Logix, our Star Party Sponsor

and Special Thanks to:

Interim Superintendent/President
Dr. Jasmine Ruys

College of the Canyons Board of Trustees

Dr. Edel Alonso, Fred Arnold, Dr. Carlos Guerrero, Sharlene Johnson, and Darlene Trevino

Star Party FA25 Flyer
Star Party Program
Star Party News Release
Star Party Promotional Clip