Jesse Shepherd

FOR THE PAST three years, I have been presenting model aviation shows to audiences at the Richardson, TX elementary schools. These presentations have been part of a program called World of Wonder, sponsored by the Richardson School District's Library Department. Since my first lecture, I have shared my modeling hobby at 36 schools, before about 9,000 students. My 55-minute program is done in a school's gymnasium, which usually seats about 250 students and their teachers. Students are seated at one end of the gym, leaving the other open for display models and demonstrations. The shows are designed to expose the audience to model aviation through flight demonstrations of Indoor models, static displays and discussions of outdoor models, and answering the many questions as a finale.