LCS RISE Institute

An R&D lab for excellence at helping kids find + solve real, interesting problems in our community & around the world.👩‍🎓🌎👨‍🎓

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From large to the very smallest, there are so many things for which to be grateful to God.

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Normal service restored at https://t.co/WgLGHCHrGW. Be sure to order your poinsettias and other gifts soon...sale is winding down and poinsettia pick up is late this month!

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Poinsettia ordering is temporarily down as @SquarespaceHelp fixes their service. We apologize and will update when things are back up. 🙏

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The RISE Poinsettia sale is now underway!!!
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This #ThrowbackThursday, we remember 2021, the year that Noah Peracciny, now a senior @LkldChristian, competed in the International Science and Engineering Fair. #ISEF #Polk #PRSEF
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RISE researchers are developing projects across multiple disciplines in science and engineering. It's going to be an exciting year for #PRSEF #POLK! #ScienceFair

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Zoology seniors are finishing their final quarter netting some insects and fond memories. #Entomology #Congrats

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A great summary of LCS student accomplishments at the State Science and Engineering Fair this year. https://t.co/vHrYIgiNRx

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Ashley's gopher tortoise heavy metal data was generated on this ICP-OES by the Florida Industrial and Phosphate Research Institute (FIPR) with @FLPolyU. A very special thanks to Aaron Medley for his generosity, help, and for showing Ashley the incredible FIPR analytical lab!

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Carolina would like to recognize generous assistance provided by: Elizabeth Jilbert of the @SunnFunFlyIn Air Museum (and especially to volunteers Anthony and Linda!). Thank you all!

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Connor would like to recognize generous assistance provided by: Sharpton Toussaint and Christopher Vincent of @UFIFASCitrusREC @treecophys, and Joseph Johnson of @MoffittNews. Thank you very much!

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Connor McLoughlin won 4th place in the category of Plant Sciences with his research on the parasitic plant, dodder!

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Ashley would like to recognize generous assistance provided by: Aaron Medley (@FLPolyU FIPR Institute), Steve Johnson (@UFWildlife), Betsie Rothermel (@ArchboldStation), Angela Williams (@MyFWC), and Eleanor Gardner (@kunhm). Thank you so much, all!

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Ashley Logan won 3rd place in the category of Animal Sciences with her investigation on heavy metal levels in gopher tortoise!
She also won the J.T. Malesky Award and #PRSEF awards, both with cash prizes for an outstanding senior division project.

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Christopher Rosario won 2nd place in the category of Intelligent Machines, Robotics, and Systems Software with his research on drone rotor angle!

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LCS award winners at @FloridaSSEF:
2nd place category award: Christopher Rosario
4th place category award:
Connor McLoughlin
3rd place category award:
Ashley Logan. #Congratulations

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@FloridaSSEF The award ceremony will be held this evening @RPFundingCenter at 7 PM. We congratulate them all on their accomplishments and wish them the very best!

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Yesterday saw 4 LCS high school students judge @FloridaSSEF: Carolina, Ashley, Christopher, and Connor. Congratulations, all!

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@FloridaSSEF Carolina was judged in Engineering and Mechanical Systems: Her project was "Go With The Flow: Optimizing Passenger Vehicle Front-end Airflow".