Date / Time / Location / For
Tuesday
March 27,2018 / 8:00 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 3vans driven by Greg, Alison & Ryan
8:15 A.M. / Administration Center / Leave for trip
11:30 A.M. / The Chop Shop Restaurant / Lunch (11:00 – 12:00)
12:30 P.M. / Hyatt Lakeland Center???
Holiday Inn Express & Suites–Lakeland South
3405 South Florida Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33803
(863) 606-1000 / Early Check In??(12:00 – 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 lab coats
Team photo in team lab coats
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 lab coats
Set Up Projects
Photo of each student at their display board in team shirt
4:45 P.M. / Hotel and ResortLobby / Leave for dinner
5:00 P.M. / Harry’s Seafood Bar & Grille? / 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 28, 2018 / 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. / Palace Pizza? / 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)
5:00 P.M. / Hotel and ResortLobby / Leave for dinner(bring MOSI permission slips)
5:30 P.M. / Carrabba’s Tampa? / 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 - 10:00)
10:30 P.M. / Lakeland Cntr, Exhibition/Sikes Hall / Project tear down (10:00-11:00)
11:45 P.M. / Hotel and Resort / Thursday students pack up - Lights Out by 12:00 A.M.
Thursday
March 29, 2018 / 7:00 A.M. / Hotel Breakfast / Thursday students vacate rooms - Breakfast (7:00 - 8:00)
8:00 A.M. / Hotel and ResortLobby / Leave for 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 / Leave for dinner
4:30 P.M. / Fred’s Market Restaurant? / 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 photos & Team photo
Release students to parents at awards ceremony
10:15 P.M. / Hotel and Resort / Friday students pack up - Lights Out by 11:00 P.M.
Friday
March 30, 2018 / 6:15 A.M. / Hotel Breakfast / Friday students vacate rooms - Breakfast (6:15 - 6:45)
7:00 A.M. / Hotel and ResortLobby / Check out of hotel and leave for home
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)

Edited 8/29/2017 (remember to call ahead at least one day in advance to make reservations for lunch and dinner)