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Lee Early College's Science Olympiad team shows off its medals and second-place trophy at the Regional Science Olympiad Competition, held Feb. 18 at Campbell University. The team won one first-place, two second-place, three third-place and four fourth-place medals, earning it a place at the North Carolina State Science Olympiad Tournament in April. The team coach is Rodney Schmitz (back right), LEC chemistry teacher.

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Lee Early College students Riley Gray (left) and Sarah Poe prepare for 'Storm the Castle,' their event at the Feb. 18 Regional Science Olympiad Competition, held at Campbell University. Gray and Poe's trebuchet took third-place in the event, which required teams to build a device capable of launching a projectile. The whole LEC team placed second overall, earning the right to go on to the North Carolina State Science Olympiad Tournament in April.

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Lee Early College students Payton Fowler (left) and Stephanie Milosh are all smiles as they display their first-place medals from the Feb. 18 Regional Science Olympiad Competition, held at Campbell University. The students competed in 'Write It, Do It,' an event that required one team member to describe a constructed object in writing. Her partner then had to build the object using only the written description. LEC's 17-member Science Olympiad team took second place overall at the competition, earning the right to go on to the North Carolina State Science Olympiad Tournament in April. LEC placed in nine of the 23 regional events, earning one first-place, two second-place, three third-place and four fourth-place medals.

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Lee Early College students Kim Cherry (left) and Christa Rhinehart show off their second-place winning tower for the 'Towers' construction competition at the Feb. 18 Regional Science Olympiad Competition, held at Campbell University. The tower could only be constructed of wood and glue and had to be designed to hold a minimum of 15 kilograms. LEC's 17-member Science Olympiad team took second place overall at the competition, earning the right to go on to the North Carolina State Science Olympiad Tournament in April. LEC placed in nine of the 23 regional events, earning one first-place, two second-place, three third-place and four fourth-place medals.