Richard Lamarre, Broward County Public Colleges’ 2025 Instructor of the 12 months, is ready to take to the skies with the elite U.S. Navy Blue Angels, Fort Lauderdale Air Present officers introduced.
Lamarre, a science trainer at Miramar Excessive Faculty and a champion of STEM schooling, was chosen for the Blue Angels’ “Key Influencer” program, which acknowledges excellent native leaders. On Tuesday, April 29, Lamarre will strap into the backseat of an F/A-18 Tremendous Hornet for the trip of a lifetime, departing from Fort Lauderdale Govt Airport (6000 NW twenty first Avenue, Fort Lauderdale) at 11:30 a.m. Media are invited to reach by 11 a.m.
In the course of the 45-minute flight, Lamarre will expertise high-speed rolls, loops, and turns — maneuvers that rival the wildest curler coaster rides.
“That is an unimaginable alternative,” Lamarre stated. “It’s actually a dream come true. I’m positive I’ll keep in mind this expertise without end.”
A Florida State College graduate, Lamarre has spent the previous decade at Miramar Excessive, the place he teaches superior STEM programs together with AP Environmental Science and IB Chemistry. Impressed by Nelson Mandela’s perception in schooling as a catalyst for change, Lamarre is thought for creating dynamic, participating classes that ignite college students’ ardour for science.
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Past the classroom, Lamarre leads skilled growth workshops for academics and helps information college students towards careers in STEM fields. His affect has already produced success tales, together with a former scholar now working as an environmental engineer.
An lively group member as nicely, Lamarre is an authorized Grasp Gardener Volunteer and performed a key position in getting Miramar Excessive licensed as a Inexperienced Flag Eco-Faculty. His initiatives promote environmental literacy by hands-on initiatives like college gardens and biodiversity analysis.
Lamarre’s flight comes simply forward of the Fort Lauderdale Air Present, scheduled for Might 3-4 over Fort Lauderdale Seashore, the place the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will headline the performances. The present is the second cease on the 2025 Air Dot Present Tour, which additionally consists of stops in Augusta, Harrisburg, Ocean Metropolis, Cocoa Seashore, New York, Atlanta, and Orlando.
For extra info on the Air Dot Present Tour, go to air.show.
