BASF Helps Hixson High School Students Create Chemistry With A $2,000 Sponsorship

  • Thursday, April 23, 2015
Pictured from left: Lee Sims, Hixson High School principal; Kelvin Stamper, BASF senior technical sales representative; and Allen Strong, Hixson High School science teacher.
Pictured from left: Lee Sims, Hixson High School principal; Kelvin Stamper, BASF senior technical sales representative; and Allen Strong, Hixson High School science teacher.

Students at Hixson High School are creating chemistry with the support of BASF, who contributed $2,000 toward the purchase of needed chemicals and lab equipment for the school. \

Officials said, "With its first Chattanooga plant built in 1964, BASF has been a long-time partner in the science education of the youth of greater Chattanooga." 

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