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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 09 > Resurrecting a toothy terror from Mitchell’s distant past

Resurrecting a toothy terror from Mitchell’s distant past

Students in Mitchell are creating a metal replica of the plesiosaur, a 20-plus-foot predator of the ancient seas. The reason for the project? It will teach the students some history and science. And, in the words of one, it will be ‘something neat.

By Lauren Dake / The Bulletin
May 9, 2009

MITCHELL —

Kristen Kelley, 15, covered her pink tank top and jeans with gray Dickies coveralls. She replaced her flip flops with black sneakers.

Then, the Mitchell School sophomore lowered a pair of red protective goggles, and used a 1,500-degree flame that melts steel to re-create an....

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