Edited 12/27/2016 (remember to call ahead at least one day in advance to make reservations for lunch and dinner)

Date / Time / Location / For
Tuesday
March 28,2017 / 8:30 A.M. / Administration Center off of Pine Ridge Rd. and Airport -Pulling Rd. behind Barron Collier High school / Parents drop off Students
Remember to bring: display board, experiment journals, data notebooks,display items & swim suit
Turn in completed thank you cards for sponsors
Students ride in 2vans driven by Greg, Curt Mary
11:30 A.M. / Fast Food Restaurant near Hotel / Lunch (11:30 – 12:30)
12:30 P.M. / Hotel and Resort Lobby
Holiday Inn Express - Plant City
2102 North Park Rd.
Plant City, FL 33566
1(877)865-6578 or 1(813)719-3800 / Check In(12:30 – 1:00)
Hand out Collier’s State Science Fair Team T-shirts
Put bags in hotel rooms
Relax at hotel pool (1:00 – 2:00)
Change into team T-shirts
Team photo in team T-shirts
3:00 P.M. / Lakeland Center,
Exhibition and Sikes Hall / Check in, hand out materials & set up (3:00- 4:30)
Team photo in team T-shirts
Set Up Projects
Photo of each student at their display board in T-shirt
5:00 P.M. / Restaurant (near Lakeland Center) / Dinner (5:00 - 7:00)
7:10 P.M. / Lakeland Center, Youkey Theater / Opening Ceremony (7:30 - 9:00)
9:00 P.M. / Lakeland Center / final certification of projects with display problems
10:00 P.M. / Hotel and Resort / Lights Out by 10:30 P.M.
Wednesday
March 29,2017 / 7:00 A.M. / Hotel Breakfast / Breakfast (7:00 - 8:00)
8:15 A.M. / Hotel and ResortLobby / Leave for Judging
8:30 A.M. / Lakeland Cntr-Exhibition/Sikes Hall / Photos (Team + SPONSOR THANK YOU) (8:35 – 8:45)
8:45 A.M. / Lakeland Cntr-Exhibition/Sikes Hall / Judging (may enter at 8:30, judging 9:00 - 4:30)
11:30 A.M. / Restaurant (TBA) / Lunch (11:30 - 1:30)
4:30 P.M. / Lakeland Cntr-Exhibition/Sikes Hall / Judging Completed (Students must exit by 4:30)
4:45 P.M. / Hotel and Resort / Get ready for student mixer(get MOSI permission slips)
5:15 P.M. / Hotel and ResortLobby / Go to dinner(bring MOSI permission slips)
5:30 P.M. / Restaurant (TBA) / Dinner (5:30 - 7:30)
7:00 P.M. / Lakeland Cntr-Exhibition/Sikes Hall / projects open for viewing to the Public (7:00 - 9:30)
7:30 P.M. / MOSI / Student Mixerneed MOSI permission slips(7:30 - 10:30)
10:30 P.M. / Lakeland Cntr, Exhibition/Sikes Hall / project tear down (10:30-11:30)
11:45 P.M. / Hotel and Resort / Lights Out by 12:00 A.M.
Thursday
March 30, 2017 / 7:45 A.M. / Hotel Breakfast / Breakfast (7:45 - 8:45)
8:15 A.M. / Hotel and ResortLobby / Go to field trip
9:00 A.M. / Escape Game Orlando407.501.7222
8145 International Drive Suite 511 / Field Trip: Gold Rush + Mission: Mars
and Lunch (TBD)
4:15 P.M. / Hotel and ResortLobby / Pack/Check Out of Hotel & then Go to dinner
4:30 P.M. / Restaurant (TBA) / Dinner (4:30 - 6:30)
6:40 P.M. / Lakeland Center Arena,
Jenkins Arena / Grand Awards Ceremony (7:00 - 10:00) parking cost $8
Team photo
Awards ceremony
Individual student award photosTeam photo
Release students to parents at awards ceremony
10:15 P.M. / Hotel and Resort / Lights Out by 11:00for students riding home in team vans
Friday
March 31,2017 / 6:15 A.M. / Hotel Breakfast / Breakfast (6:15 - 6:45)
7:00 A.M. / Hotel and ResortLobby / Check out of hotel and go home (Students who were not released to parents after Awards Ceremony)
10:00 A.M. / Administration Center off of Pine Ridge Rd. and Airport -Pulling Rd. behind Barron Collier High school / Parent pick up for students (who were not released to parents after Awards Ceremony)