FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PR Contact Person: Lindi Forbes
Event Contact Person: Dr. Mary Jaeger
Telephone Number: 620-421-6700 ext 1170
Fax Number:  620-421-2786
Email Address: marys@labette.edu

Labette Community College Annual Science Fair

The Labette Community College Science Fair Committee and Friends of the Science Fair announce the return of the Labette Community College Science Fair on Friday, February 29. The 9th-12th grade competition will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Kindergarten-8th grade competition will be from 3-9 p.m.  Students may register projects from 3-5 p.m. Judging will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the students present at their projects to answer questions.

The public is invited to view the projects from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Following the tabulation of scores, an awards ceremony will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m. Competition is open to home-schooled students, as well as any area students.

The Science Fair will take place in the main building and the annex on the Labette Community College campus. Students are to register on the second floor of the main building. During judging and tabulation of the scores, two films will be shown with discussion in Thiebaud Theatre:  Infinite Secrets: The Genius of Archimedes and Black Holes: The Ultimate Abyss. The films are open to both the public and science fair participants.

For more information about the LCC Science Fair, contact Dr. Mary Jaeger at 620-421-6700 ext. 1170.