LRHS STEM Club explores Mineral Ridge

On Friday, Sept. 30, LRHS Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) club embarked on its first of several field trips.

The group traveled to Mineral Ridge on Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where a three-mile hike featured discussions on forest ecology, as well as a brief collection of data on the water.

The group, comprised of a variety of STEM club students, enjoyed the trip as an opportunity to connect principles learned in the classroom to the field.

STEM club advisor Jason Aldrich explained “The purpose of the field trip was the same as any other STEM club field trip, and that’s to use...