Around the Park: Astronaut lands at Oak Hill Elementary

Here's a final school note before we blast-off into full summertime mode.

Oak Hill Elementary School volunteer Bernard 'Bernie' Seery knows people in the right places — including outer space. Earlier this month, when the kids' attention was still focused more on the books rather than the pool, he arranged for shuttle astronaut Paul Richards to pay a visit to Oak Hill. He entertained and 'kept the kids rapt attention,' said Deneen Houghton, Oak Hill's principal.

Bernie is the assistant director for advanced concepts at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt and a family friend...