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Education: SeaPerch

Challenge t-shirts and giveaway bags with items contrib- uted by the SeaPerch program, corporate sponsors and the

Mississippi hosts.

Competition day, Saturday, May 17, will begin at the uni- versity’s Natatorium with the continuation of registration check-in and compliance reviews, for those not completing their inspection on Friday night. The opening ceremony, featuring a number of relevant speakers, will be accom- panied by photographers, videographers and local media.

Again this year, live streaming of the day’s competition events will be provided via the SeaPerch website for the benefi t of fellow classmates, parents and friends back home to follow the action.

This year teams may consist of a minimum of one stu- dent and one adult leader, and there is no restriction on the maximum number of students that can participate on a team. A juried poster competition is planned for the middle and high school teams to introduce their designs through graphic displays, to deliver oral presentations about their design philosophy and construction challenges and to an- swer questions posed by the judges. The in-pool technical competition events will consist of a submerged obstacle course, and an entirely new event, called the “Heist Chal- lenge.”

Specifi cations for both underwater events were posted on the SeaPerch website, www.seaperch.org, for teams to construct their own events for practice prior to the national 26 MTR

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