Crown Point High School teacher to join deep-sea ocean expedition

Aaron Dorman
May 13, 2026
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Crown Point High School teacher Ashley Cosme, shown here helping students dissect a small shark, will be part of an upcoming deep-sea expedition to map the seafloor near the Mariana Trench.

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Crown Point High School teacher Ashley Cosme will be part of an upcoming deep-sea expedition to map the seafloor near the Mariana Trench.

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“The sea is everything. Its breath is pure and life-giving. It is an immense desert place where man is never lonely, for he senses the weaving of Creation on every hand. It is the physical embodiment of a supernatural existence... For the sea is itself nothing but love and emotion. It is the Living Infinite.” — Captain Nemo, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"

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