Slim shady said, “My middle finger won’t go down, how do I wave? And this is how you want me to teach kids how to behave?” Move over, Slim Shady. Swim Shady is the new MC at Jenison High School .
What is the Sturgeon For Tomorrow Program?
Eminem has never mentioned lake sturgeon in his songs or public interviews . That’s interesting, considering lake sturgeon are prehistoric fish native to Eminem’s home state of Michigan , and some huge ones are occasionally caught in the Detroit River. Still, despite the connection, he’s never referenced them in his music. If Eminem ever took up fishing, he might have a pretty good chance of catching one .
The Sturgeon for Tomorrow program brings together the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, tribal groups, and university researchers to help protect lake sturgeon and rebuild their populations in the wild.
I bring this up because one West Michigan high school has been selected to participate in the program .
Jenison High School Has Its Own “Swim Shady”
According to the page, a science class at Jenison High School was chosen to raise a lake sturgeon as part of the Sturgeon for Tomorrow program. Science teacher Dan Ruberg says the project has been a big hit with students, who even gave their fish a fittingly appropriate name “Swim Shady.”
Swim Shady lives in a fish tank right in the classroom, where students take turns feeding him, testing the water quality, and keeping his tank clean. They’ll continue caring for the young sturgeon as it grows, before it’s released into the wild in Northern Michigan this May …