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Neighbors | Zack Shively .Boardman High School hosted a viewing event for Aug. 21's solar eclipse at Spartan Stadium. They live streamed the New York Times's live video of the eclipse while their prepared their own camera for the event.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively .Boardman High School set up a live feed to show the eclipse in real time for those without protective sunglasses on Aug. 21 at Spartan Stadium. The stream can be found on the Boardman Schools Television Network (BSTN) YouTube page.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively .Staff at Boardman High School placed safety fliers for the solar eclipse on Aug. 21 on different sections of the stands. They also handed out safety tips on a small piece of paper
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Neighbors | Zack Shively .Organizers for the solar eclipse viewing event at Boardman high school on Aug. 21 passed out 200 pairs of protective glasses. The glasses had safety information on them and reiterated that no one should look at the sun without protective wear.
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Neighbors | Zack Shively .Staff of Boardman High School used a special filter on their camera in order to record the solar eclipse on Aug. 21. They placed the camera on Spartan Stadium's press box and streamed it onto their jumbotron.
by ZACK SHIVELY
Boardman invited the community to watch the solar eclipse together at Spartan Stadium through protective eye glasses or on the jumbotron on Aug. 21.
Megan Turillo, a fifth-grade science teacher at Boardman, sent emails to other Boardman teachers, and they organized the event together.
They received a donations for the event from a number of sources, such as anonymous families, Youngstown State University and Girard library. Aaron’s Rental provided water bottles for the viewing.
The staff passed out 200 pairs of protective eyeglasses to those who came to the event. Seventh-grade science teacher Eric Diefenderfer said that they had passed out all the glasses within the first 10 minutes of letting people into the stadium. They also handed out safety fliers at the gate that stressed the importance of not looking at the sun without protective glasses.
The teachers placed a camera with a special lens to view the eclipse on top of the stadium’s press box. The camera recorded the eclipse, which was then projected onto the jumbotron of the stadium.
The teachers made the event even more fun by playing music over the stadium’s speakers. They used songs to make puns related to the event, such as Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart“ and Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark.”
The event marked the first time in 99 years that a total solar eclipse happened over the continental United States. A total eclipse means that the entirety of the moon goes in front of the sun. Our area only saw an 80 percent eclipse.
A total eclipse will be visible in our area in April 2024.
The recording of the eclipse can be found on Boardman Schools Television Network’s YouTube page.