A class from Oakdale Heights Elementary School in Oroville spent
their school day away from books and tests. Instead, they took
time to learn about the world around them in a unique way. nats
saying goodbye Elisa Huru's third graders said goodbye this
morning to a different kind of school. Carlos says, "we had to
let them go... It was sad, but we talked to them and told them
about all the dangers." For the past couple months, these
students have been studying the life cycle of the Chinook Salmon
that use this area as their spawning ground. Ms. Huru says,
"we've got the Feather River in our back yard, and with what I
get to teach, this is the greatest connection around." They
raised the fish from eggs to the the point where they are now
ready swim away. Elise says, "now they're going to their own
life to be their own real King Chinook Salmon. But before they
released them, there were two more important steps. "Ace, what
did you name your fish? Steve." Elise says, "I named it Silver
because my fish was silver."