CHOICES Prevention/Intervention Education (PIE) is inviting sixth- and seventh-grade teachers to register their teams for the annual Anti-Tobacco & Marijuana Challenge Bowl, scheduled for March 5 at the Tulare Galaxy Theatres.

The Anti-Tobacco & Marijuana Challenge Bowl is a fast-paced, game-show style competition open to sixth- and seventh-grade students who will test their knowledge of facts about the dangers of tobacco and marijuana use. PIE staff members provide the curriculum for students to prepare for the countywide competition.

Space is limited; register today at https://tulare.k12oms.org/159-274338. For more information, contact Brittaney Quinonez at brittaney.quinonez@tcoe.org.

Tickets are now available for the planetarium's A Holiday Celestial Spectacular on December 19. The evening will feature four showings of the dazzling planetarium program, Aurora: Lights of Wonder.

Visitors will enjoy music from Tulare County high school students, family games, and photos with Santa!

Tickets are $5 per person and showtimes are every hour at 4:15 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 6:15 p.m., and 7:15 p.m.

The featured presentation in the Planetarium dome is Aurora: Lights of Wonder. Discover the beauty and diversity of Earth's natural wonders: The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) and Southern Lights (Aurora Australis). Original footage from the International Space Station and lifelike visualizations bring us closer to the legends and scientific background of this phenomenon. 

For showtimes and tickets, visit tcoe.org/Planetarium/PublicShows.

Editor: Robert Herman, Communications Director
Contributors: Nayirah Dosu, Jennifer Fisher, Jaime Burnitzki, Brittaney Quinonez, Bethany Rader

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