Nine students from Big Sandy High School recently traveled to Belize to study rainforest ecology and marine biology. This was the fourth international science trip taken by students at BSHS and the second time our students have visited Belize.
Working through Ecology Project International, a nonprofit educational ecotourism company based out of Missoula, the students raised funds for close to a year in order to make the trip possible. The Big Sandy Education Foundation supported the students with their largest ever one-time donation of $9,000.
Belize is a central American country, with rich an...