This year's Kids Weather Hour program was a wonderful success! We here at the National Weather Service would like to thank all of the participants who provided some fantastic questions this year. This past school year, 14 schools, 20 teachers, and 482 students participated in Kids Weather Hour. Since the program began 3 years ago, well over 1,000 questions have been submitted by elementary students and answered live on NOAA Weather Radio by National Weather Service meteorologists. In addition, we have given out over 50 free NOAA Weather Radios courtesy of BWXT Pantex . We would like to thank Pantex for generously donated the weather radios for the past 3 years.

Each year, we place all the students names into a drawing and then randomly select one boy and one girl to win a brand new bicycle courtesy of Wal Mart. This years winners were Matthew and Sarah. Matthew is a 5th grader in Mrs. Rydbergs class at Highland Park Elementary school in Amarillo. Sarah is 4th grader in Mrs. Heard's class at Reeves-Hinger Elementary school in Canyon. Both students were completely surprised and very excited to see their new bicycles. Especially Matthew who was attending the school end of the year awards cerimony. Matthew recieved his bicycle in front of a few hundred fellow Highland Park school students, teachers, and parents.

We hope both kids enjoy their new bicycles this summer! Once again, we would like to thank all the students who submitted questions for the Kids Weather Hour Program. If you are interested in participating in Kids Weather Hour next school year, please contact John Brost at John.Brost@noaa.gov.