Joel entered the school science fair last Saturday. Tied for second place, so he moves on the Regional competition. We're realistic in knowing that he probably won't get anywhere near the major prizes there . . . the winners in the last few years have projects that will change people's lives (a whole lot of people), and Joel's roller coaster projects won't necessarily change people's lives (not on a large scale, anyway!). But last year, he got a monetary award from an auxilliary group who wanted to encourage young engineering students. So we'll see.
We sent the camera with Abby and Anna when they took Joel over to the college to set up everything. They took some interesting pictures (although I had asked that they get some pictures of themselves/each other, too, which they did not!). I like this picture of Joel and his friend, Austin---it makes me smile. The girls took this from the second level of the Jordan Science Building (at Messiah College). It's a beautiful building with an impressive entry/atrium. That's where the science fair was held (the science teacher in charge of the school science fair is an alumni, so he has connections!). I also like this picture of Joel, Austin, and their friend Nate, even though it's a picture of their backs! They all look pretty spiffy, heading to into the Student Union for a round of pool! It's becoming a tradition for "down time" at the school science fair!
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