![February 11, 2022: It's Back to Panama!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644666127/stemcivicsorg/wy2styobwszlcukwrjws/ds2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1644666127/stemcivicsorg/wy2styobwszlcukwrjws/ds2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1644666127/stemcivicsorg/wy2styobwszlcukwrjws/ds2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1644666127/stemcivicsorg/wy2styobwszlcukwrjws/ds2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1644666127/stemcivicsorg/wy2styobwszlcukwrjws/ds2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1644666127/stemcivicsorg/wy2styobwszlcukwrjws/ds2.jpg","width":2200}])
The best kids ever are back on the road or, make that in the air, as they return to Panama for a one-week mission beginning February 15.
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2019-2020 Academic Year
![July 9, 2020: It's A Wrap!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1594404930/stemcivicsorg/sa1gwhdi0teb7wsnxuny/picforwebsitepop_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1594404930/stemcivicsorg/sa1gwhdi0teb7wsnxuny/picforwebsitepop_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1594404930/stemcivicsorg/sa1gwhdi0teb7wsnxuny/picforwebsitepop_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1594404930/stemcivicsorg/sa1gwhdi0teb7wsnxuny/picforwebsitepop_1.jpg","width":1054}])
The best kids ever in the Class of '20 celebrated their commencement at PURPLEfect Palace this week, in two separate ceremonies, to ensure a safe setting in the midst of COVID-19.
![March 13, 2020: Celebrating Achievement]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1584023822/stemcivicsorg/yrentkgsd7xndinisxvs/hrroll.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1584023822/stemcivicsorg/yrentkgsd7xndinisxvs/hrroll.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1584023822/stemcivicsorg/yrentkgsd7xndinisxvs/hrroll.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1584023822/stemcivicsorg/yrentkgsd7xndinisxvs/hrroll.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1584023822/stemcivicsorg/yrentkgsd7xndinisxvs/hrroll.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1584023822/stemcivicsorg/yrentkgsd7xndinisxvs/hrroll.jpg","width":2200}])
There's always something to celebrate in PURPLEfect Empire, and yesterday it was the quarterly Honor and Merit Rolls ceremony on the hallowed grounds of PURPLEfect Palace.
![March 6, 2020: Always Forming Bonds]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1583416934/stemcivicsorg/j5glbooxnlnhkzssah8w/20200228_095705.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1583416934/stemcivicsorg/j5glbooxnlnhkzssah8w/20200228_095705.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1583416934/stemcivicsorg/j5glbooxnlnhkzssah8w/20200228_095705.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1583416934/stemcivicsorg/j5glbooxnlnhkzssah8w/20200228_095705.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1583416934/stemcivicsorg/j5glbooxnlnhkzssah8w/20200228_095705.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1583416934/stemcivicsorg/j5glbooxnlnhkzssah8w/20200228_095705.jpg","width":2200}])
There's also something cool going on at the hallowed grounds of PURPLEfect Palace, and the best kids ever in the Class of '23 enjoyed learning about the unique properties of water.
![Feb. 28, 2020: T-Minus . . .]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582915298/stemcivicsorg/j0plkwbeldgdcxf3ch39/20200228_103947.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582915298/stemcivicsorg/j0plkwbeldgdcxf3ch39/20200228_103947.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582915298/stemcivicsorg/j0plkwbeldgdcxf3ch39/20200228_103947.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1582915298/stemcivicsorg/j0plkwbeldgdcxf3ch39/20200228_103947.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1582915298/stemcivicsorg/j0plkwbeldgdcxf3ch39/20200228_103947.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1582915298/stemcivicsorg/j0plkwbeldgdcxf3ch39/20200228_103947.jpg","width":2200}])
The best kids ever are launching into learning in engineering at PURPLEfect Parc, as building catapults takes center launchpad.
![Feb. 21, 2020: Robot Ready]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582233546/stemcivicsorg/fh0xsv2s7wdao1yul2rc/20200220_130154_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582233546/stemcivicsorg/fh0xsv2s7wdao1yul2rc/20200220_130154_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1582233546/stemcivicsorg/fh0xsv2s7wdao1yul2rc/20200220_130154_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1582233546/stemcivicsorg/fh0xsv2s7wdao1yul2rc/20200220_130154_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1582233546/stemcivicsorg/fh0xsv2s7wdao1yul2rc/20200220_130154_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1582233546/stemcivicsorg/fh0xsv2s7wdao1yul2rc/20200220_130154_1.jpg","width":2200}])
Purple Lightning is ready to strike in the 2020 robotics season, which begins next month
![Feb. 14, 2020: Defenestration, PURPLEfected!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581609783/stemcivicsorg/tfro4vdmx8ggfovmtlqj/eggdrop.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1581609783/stemcivicsorg/tfro4vdmx8ggfovmtlqj/eggdrop.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1581609783/stemcivicsorg/tfro4vdmx8ggfovmtlqj/eggdrop.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1581609783/stemcivicsorg/tfro4vdmx8ggfovmtlqj/eggdrop.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1581609783/stemcivicsorg/tfro4vdmx8ggfovmtlqj/eggdrop.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1581609783/stemcivicsorg/tfro4vdmx8ggfovmtlqj/eggdrop.jpg","width":1636}])
Designing and building devices to deliver dropped eggs is a critical function for engineers.
![Feb. 7, 2020: Another Great Mission in Costa Rica]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1581041964/stemcivicsorg/tysbupbpdfneo7ypiy2w/i5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1581041964/stemcivicsorg/tysbupbpdfneo7ypiy2w/i5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1581041964/stemcivicsorg/tysbupbpdfneo7ypiy2w/i5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1581041964/stemcivicsorg/tysbupbpdfneo7ypiy2w/i5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1581041964/stemcivicsorg/tysbupbpdfneo7ypiy2w/i5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1581041964/stemcivicsorg/tysbupbpdfneo7ypiy2w/i5.jpg","width":2200}])
Really, now, who among us hasn't fed huge, wild iguanas in Costa Rica?
![Jan. 31, 2020: Robotics Begins]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580316158/stemcivicsorg/qmpbveqmegc1supuz5da/20200123_1616112.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1580316158/stemcivicsorg/qmpbveqmegc1supuz5da/20200123_1616112.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1580316158/stemcivicsorg/qmpbveqmegc1supuz5da/20200123_1616112.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1580316158/stemcivicsorg/qmpbveqmegc1supuz5da/20200123_1616112.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1580316158/stemcivicsorg/qmpbveqmegc1supuz5da/20200123_1616112.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1580316158/stemcivicsorg/qmpbveqmegc1supuz5da/20200123_1616112.jpg","width":2200}])
Purple Lightning robotics reaches Panama, as the best kids ever and their friends in Panama STEM join forces in the 2020 robotics competition
![Jan. 24, 2020: Building Bridges]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1579799221/stemcivicsorg/m4eopzgfcwcrecegsdot/bridges.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1579799221/stemcivicsorg/m4eopzgfcwcrecegsdot/bridges.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1579799221/stemcivicsorg/m4eopzgfcwcrecegsdot/bridges.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1579799221/stemcivicsorg/m4eopzgfcwcrecegsdot/bridges.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1579799221/stemcivicsorg/m4eopzgfcwcrecegsdot/bridges.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1579799221/stemcivicsorg/m4eopzgfcwcrecegsdot/bridges.jpg","width":2200}])
The best kids ever are PURPLEfect when it comes to building bridges between and among others, and are now turning that skill to connecting lands, as they study the principles of bridge design and construction.
2021-2022 Academic Year
2020-2021 Academic Year
JUNE 18, 2021 The PURPLEfect people in the Class of '21 celebrated their commencement at the hallowed grounds of PURPLEfect Palace this week, completing the last fifteen months of high school online.
