CENTREVILLE, MD (May 16, 2013)—This Friday, students from Queen Anne’s County High School will kick off a two-year environmental science project that spans the globe. The Eastern Shore high school is one of eight schools in the country that will be working with a sister school in Australia to learn about the sustainability of local water cycles as part of the U.S.-Australia Virtual Environmental Partnership, a U.S. State Department program designed to promote science education and raise awareness of environmental issues.