The 3D Mooseketeers is a sibling-run 3D printing business that makes fun and unique prints for local markets and shops. It started with one printer and a big idea, and now they sell at kids’ markets and have a rotating display at a local pancake house!

The Reading with Chickens program was designed to address falling literacy rates among elementary aged kids by providing a unique opportunity to read to chickens and giving the kids the reading practice they need. Our goal was to get the kids reading with the help of volunteers that held the chickens and encouraged the kids to try their best!

This was Cade’s Honors Project for Physics B.  He wanted to explore the physics behind the solar system.

This was Lando’s End of Course Project for Health and PE 3. He is counting down to spring baseball!

During my junior year of high school, I had the opportunity to shadow a professor at the University of Kentucky, which introduced me to laboratory research and sparked my interest in the field. After this experience, I continued my involvement by volunteering in the lab, where I am currently finishing my second semester learning alongside professional researchers and scientists.

As a volunteer in the lab, I assist with a research project investigating gene expression during axolotl tissue regeneration. I have learned to isolate RNA from frozen tissue samples, perform quantitative real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction, design primers, and train in essential laboratory techniques, such as precise pipetting, weighing materials, preparing dilutions, and setting up PCR and Q-PCR reactions.

This opportunity has been a privilege, and volunteering helped me realize that research is something I genuinely enjoy, and I hope to continue exploring this path throughout my college years.

This is Aria's project on Jordan Chiles