{"id":32445,"date":"2025-08-17T15:49:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=32445"},"modified":"2025-08-17T15:49:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:49:51","slug":"durant-high-school-opens-new-aviation-laboratory-unveils-flyin-lion-aviation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/oklahoma\/durant-high-school-opens-new-aviation-laboratory-unveils-flyin-lion-aviation\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Durant High School Opens New Aviation Laboratory, Unveils Flyin\u2019 Lion Aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Durant Public Schools STEM Director Zac Morgan welcomed community members to the grand opening of the school\u2019s new aviation laboratory on recently. The school district is entering its fifth year of program implementation, which offers a pathway of aviation coursework designed to prepare students for careers in aerospace and aeronautics, Oklahoma\u2019s second-leading industry. The new laboratory was developed in partnership with the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics through the department\u2019s \u201cClassroom and Laboratory Improvement Grant Program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durant-public-schools-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durant-public-schools-edit.jpg 464w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Durant-public-schools-edit-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Durant Public Schools opened a new aviation laboratory to prepare students for careers in aerospace and aeronautics. Durant aero ed students will have the opportunity to build an aircraft through the Tango Flight program as one of only six districts in Oklahoma that will offer the program during the 2025-26 school year.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Morgan introduced Durant Superintendent Mark Moring, who spoke about the importance of providing college and career readiness programs for students and expressed his pride in the aviation program and its impact on Durant students. Senator David Bullard, R-Durant, and the ODAA\u2019s Statewide Manager for Aerospace STEM Education Paula Kedy, both commended the district for its commitment to aerospace education and for its leadership in STEM education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are so pleased with the work of Durant Public Schools,\u201d said Kedy. \u201cIt is clear that they understand the importance of preparing students for career opportunities in Oklahoma\u2019s growing aerospace industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, Durant students will have the opportunity to build an aircraft through the Tango Flight program as one of only six districts in Oklahoma that will offer the aircraft structure and assembly program in 2025-2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the conclusion of the event, the district unveiled its new \u201cFlyin\u2019 Lion\u201d Foundation, a nonprofit foundation designed to provide flight training scholarships and post-secondary aviation scholarships for students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Durant Public Schools STEM Director Zac Morgan welcomed community members to the grand opening of the school\u2019s new aviation laboratory on recently. The school district is entering its fifth year of program implementation, which offers a pathway of aviation coursework designed to prepare students for careers in aerospace and aeronautics, Oklahoma\u2019s second-leading industry. 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