{"id":8076,"date":"2024-07-29T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T11:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=8076"},"modified":"2024-07-15T22:40:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T03:40:31","slug":"interesting-tie-in-to-my-mhs-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=8076","title":{"rendered":"Interesting &#8211; and timely &#8211; tie-in to my MHS experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2024\/07\/mhs_open_house_4826.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2024\/07\/mhs_open_house_4826.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2024\/07\/mhs_open_house_4826-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2024\/07\/mhs_open_house_4826-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As I wandered the halls, I came upon this really cool display. It&#8217;s an enormous photo of the space shuttle, and it&#8217;s signed by astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Buchli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jim Buchli<\/a>, a graduate of Fargo Central High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Space Shuttle plays a part in my Mandan High School experience. When the Challenger exploded on the morning of January 28th, 1986, I was in my Business Law class. I think we had one of those AV carts with a TV on it wheeled into our class, but I don&#8217;t remember for sure. I just remember that it was in that classroom that I learned of an unthinkable national tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"358\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2024\/07\/mhs_open_house_4827.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2024\/07\/mhs_open_house_4827.png 358w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2024\/07\/mhs_open_house_4827-107x150.png 107w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2024\/07\/mhs_open_house_4827-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.nd.gov\/news\/burgum-nasa-astronaut-james-buchli-be-presented-rough-rider-award-july-30-und\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coincidentally, Colonel Buchli is scheduled to be presented with the Roughrider Award tomorrow<\/a>!  That&#8217;s a pretty fantastic honor for a guy from North Dakota.  I hope this photo finds its way to the new school somehow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I wandered the halls, I came upon this really cool display. It&#8217;s an enormous photo of the space shuttle, and it&#8217;s signed by astronaut Jim Buchli, a graduate of Fargo Central High School. 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