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NOV 2017

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40 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 11.17 Griffin Siebert Age 10, fifth grade, St. Matthews Elementary Griffin loves all things STEM and shares a birthday with Albert Einstein, whom he's dressed up as for Halloween. He designed a conceptual car at age six that runs on water and hydrogen. In his classroom, he assists with technology and can diagnose problems like failing hard drives. Griffin is in the process of visiting all of NASA's facilities — he has already been to five of them. Tell us about your Albert Einstein Halloween costume. "It was kind of disturbing, you might say. I think it was for Halloween. I'm very highly interested in science and STEM and stuff like that. I'm highly interested in building rockets. I'm planning on going to the jet-propulsion lab for my career." What do you like about space? "I like the physics part. I would like to learn about more physics. I like the movement of the planet and the stars." What do you like to do for fun? "I like to play games like Kerbal Space Program, where you built rockets and shoot them in space. I've gotten kind of far (into space). Because it's a computer, it goes on infinitely." Do you have any pets? "One of them is a cat and one of them is a rabbit. That probably doesn't go together, considering the cat would eat the rabbit, so I have to make sure the cat stays out of the room with the rabbit in it. The cat's name is Olive because she kind of looks like an olive. My sister found the rabbit at her campus and she took it back here. She named it Bespin because in Star Wars the cloud city is named that." Erin Jacobs Age 10, fifth grade, Rangeland Elementary Erin has been a member of the Rangeland Art Club for four years. During this time, she has become an award-winning artist, submitting her artwork to the annual Derby Festival contest, among others. Images of two of her paintings ride around the city on the side of TARC buses. How did you get started with the Derby Fesঞval art contest? "My teacher helped me submit it. I looked at some pictures on Google and some pictures that were specifically for the Derby Festival. My favorite was the steamboat. It was big and I used paint to make the background pretty." Have you seen your art on the TARC bus? "I have two. It feels good." What's your favorite TV show? "Steven Universe. I draw characters from the show." What do you think makes someone smart? "I guess when they have good ideas. If they pay attention in class, too. If they're fun. I guess that's it."

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