Saturday, March 22, 2014

All home safe and sound!

Thank you students for your presentations, your help in volunteering and your a patience on such a long day. Rest Well! Mr. E

Just passed Anderson. ETA 9:15

Just passed Orland

Corporate sponsors

We are one of the exhibitors!

Sacramento skyline

This is the sac skyline

Sunset

APL ARRIVAL TIME 9:30 pm

Leaving sac now, 2 1/2 hrs travel time

Ceremony is running over, technical issues

Awards ceremony

Eating dinner now, catered from Subway

Lunch time

Five APL Students entered projects,

Attending STEM STUDENT PANEL DISCUSION

GPA isn't everything, science and engineering fairs can set you a part from the masses for college scholarship!

Moon display from APL Students

Crazy time

Killer high school robot

APL STUDENT PRESENT

What is the value of a college education?

Students attend creative marbles presentation on college admission process

Group photo

We have arrived in Sacramento

Students setting up science and engineering photos

Sunrise over the Sutter Buttes

Smallest mountain range, privately owned.

Picture of landscape

Just north of Williams

Bus bathroom

Haven't lived until you have used the bathroom on a moving bus!

It's Dark out but we can see some planet Venus

Looking out the bus window we can see planets and star constellations like Gemini

Watching Star Wars A New Hope

The force is strong with this one!

Leaving Anderson Outlets

Starbucks start up

Dad and daughter getting Starbucks for the day

Leaving APL, going to pick up Jakob at the Anderson Outlets

Yeah we have 42 on the bus!

Friday, March 21, 2014

APL goes to
Synopsys Sacramento Regional Science & Engineering Fair
Tomorrow we leave on Mt. Lassen Charter Bus.
Schedule


Saturday, March 22nd
Depart APL Parking Lot at 5:30AM

ARRIVAL & CHECK-INS at Rosemont High School, Sacramento.
7:30 – 8:30AM ---- Student Registration – Main Gymnasium Entrance
8:30 – 8:55AM ---- Student Welcome & Orientation – Cafeteria

STUDENT INTERVIEWS
9:00 – 1:00PM ---- Judges’ Interview Students — Large & Small Gymnasium
All Students Must Be Present & Remain at Projects Until Dismissed for Lunch — See Schedule Below

MORNING EVENTS
10:00 - 11:30AM ---- NGSS Workshop — Art Lab J114
9:00 - 4:00PM ---- Snack Bar Open to ALL — Cafeteria (bring your money)
10:30 - 11:30AM ---- Creative Marbles College Admissions Workshop — Building B — Open to ALL

LUNCHES
11:30 - 2:00PM ---- Teachers’ & Exhibitors’ Lunch — Cafeteria
12:00 - 1:00PM ---- Middle School Judges’ Lunch — Cafeteria
12:30 - 2:00PM ---- Middle School Students’ Lunch — Cafeteria
1:00 - 2:00PM ---- High School Judges’ Lunch — Cafeteria
1:30 - 2:30PM ---- High School Students’ Lunch — Cafeteria

AFTERNOON EVENTS - Open to ALL!
12:00 - 4:00PM ---- College & Career Event Exhibits Open — Cafeteria & Outside Perimeter of Buildings (see enclosed map)
12:00 - 4:00PM ---- Public Viewing — STEM Fair Halls
1:00 - 2:00PM ---- Golden 1 Middle School Financial Planning for College Workshop – Building B
2:10 – 3:10PM ---- Golden 1 High School Financial Planning Workshop – Building B
3:00 – 3:30PM ---- Mad Science Show – Outside Stage/Quad Area
3:20 – 4:20PM ---- STEM Student Excellence Panel – Building B

AWARDS CEREMONY
4:30 - 5:15PM ---- Middle School Awards Ceremony — Auditorium
4:15 - 5:00PM ---- High School Project Removal*
4:45 - 5:14PM ---- APL Dinner - Location TBA
5:30 - 6:15PM ---- High School Awards Ceremony — Auditorium
6:30PM            ---- Depart for Redding, Arrive between 9:00 and 9:30PM