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Lee Early College's Science Olympiad team competed at the North Carolina Science Olympiad April 28 at N.C. State University. From left, Christa Rhinehart, LEC junior; Madison Schmitz, daughter of LEC Science Olympiad Coach Rodney Schmitz; Coach Schmitz; and LEC junior Kim Cherry pose with the tower that won Rhinehart and Cherry a seventh place medal at the competition. Fellow LEC students (not pictured) Riley Gray and Sarah Poe took eighth place in the Storm the Castle launch event. More than 100 teams and approximately 1,000 students took part in the competition. This was LEC's first time at the state competition. Lee Early College, located on the Lee County Campus of Central Carolina Community College, is a collaboration of the college and Lee County Schools. For more information about Lee Early College, visit www.leeearlycollege.com.

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Lee Early College students Riley Gray (left) and Sarah Poe prepare their launcher at the North Carolina Science Olympiad April 28 at N.C. State University. They competed in the Storm the Castle event requiring teams to launch an object into a box ('castle') at a specified distance. The team took eighth place in the event. Fellow LEC students (not pictured) Christa Rhinehart and Kim Cherry took seventh place in the Towers event. More than 100 teams and approximately 1,000 students took part in the competition. This was LEC's first time at the state competition. Lee Early College, located on the Lee County Campus of Central Carolina Community College, is a collaboration of the college and Lee County Schools. For more information about Lee Early College, visit www.leeearlycollege.com.