By KELLEY BOUCHARD Two years ago, Biddeford Middle School was in a bad spot. For three years in a row, the school had failed to improve as expected under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration representatives will visit with students of the Biddeford Middle School from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today to welcome Biddeford Middle School and John F. Kennedy School into the NASA Explorer School family.