Photo: Iqaluit students reach for the stars

Terry Young, left, the principal of Iqaluit’s Inuksuk High School, welcomed about 700 students, elders and community leaders Feb. 8 to listen to the International Space Station. About 20 students spoke to NASA astronaut Donald Petit via radio, with the help of Steve McFarlane, right, an amateur radio volunteer involved with the space station. The organization has visited schools across Nunavut and Nunavik to inspire students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. (PHOTO BY DEAN MORRISON)