{"id":11130,"date":"2023-05-15T14:17:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=11130"},"modified":"2023-05-15T14:17:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:17:13","slug":"science-lessons-learned-students-discover-stem-carnival-isnt-just-fun-and-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/science-lessons-learned-students-discover-stem-carnival-isnt-just-fun-and-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Science lessons learned: Students discover STEM carnival isn\u2019t just fun and games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9314-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11132\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9314-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9314-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9314-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9314-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9314-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9314-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9314-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0-David Schleck<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A carnival is about fun and games, yes. But for students at Landstown Governor&#8217;s STEM and Technology Academy, carnivals are also about science, technology, engineering, mathematics \u2014with lessons in teamwork and overcoming obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>Just before Spring Break, students successfully orchestrated a dayslong event that thrilled hundreds of carnival goers. Students won prizes while playing games and learning about biomedical engineering at the carnival, thanks to a grant from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbef.org\/\">Virginia Beach Education Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore and analyze human movement.<\/li>\n<li>Help students learn the engineering design process, creating functional products as a team.<\/li>\n<li>Develop real world applications and problem-solving skills while contributing to society<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11133\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8158-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11133\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8158-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8158-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8158-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8158-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8158-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8158-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8158-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A materials team for the Landstown High STEM carnival discuss paint orders with their instructors (January 2023).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many of the games collected scientific data on how people perform physical activity and how they can improve upon athletic performance. Seniors taking Biotechnology Foundations were the project managers while juniors in the school\u2019s bioengineering class were the lead designers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Birth of Great Ideas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our story begins in the planning phase.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s winter. And Landstown senior Nathan Long wants the carnival to be a topnotch experience for students who attend the event.<\/p>\n<p>Long is programming data cards that each player will use to track their game points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI plan to add a graph that updates in real time,\u201d Nathan says during a work session.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11136\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8151-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11136\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8151-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8151-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8151-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8151-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8151-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8151-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8151-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Early planning for the Connect Four game in January 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The activities include twists on popular games such as Connect Four and Operation. Posters at each station will describe the science behind the games, some of which use sensors to detect the force placed on their components by the players. For example, the high-jump game will be embedded with load cells to measure the impact when players landed after each leap. For the obstacle course, players will wear electrodes on their arm muscles to measure body movement.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Sachar-Milosevich, gifted resource specialist, said it\u2019s important for student to come up with their own solutions to the challenges that come up when developing the carnival games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe give them a problem, and it\u2019s up to them how to fix it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Sachar-Milosevich uses social media to get donations of materials for the carnival, which has a $5,000 budget. As of late January, about $2,000 has been spent. The teachers and students talk about how much money they will need for paint, and how to cut costs by purchasing primary colors and re-using paint brushes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can You Hear the Clock Ticking?<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11138\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8356-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11138\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8356-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8356-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8356-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8356-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8356-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8356-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8356-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team collaboration continues in February.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now it\u2019s February, and teams need to start turning the game concepts into reality. Technology education teacher Anthony Le helps keep them on track with tasks such as cutting wood and painting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome things can start getting prepped now,\u201d Le tells the students. \u201cWhere is my Connect Four team? We\u2019ve got to finalize your numbers now, because you probably have the most complicated build.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The carnival isn\u2019t the only subject of study for the students. These young engineers are learning how to make gels used in DNA research, and Nathan recently built a device called an electro-spinner, which helps scientists study microfibers.<\/p>\n<p>Sachar-Milosevich reminds the students there was only six weeks until the carnival tents would be delivered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8350-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11140\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8350-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8350-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8350-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8350-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8350-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8350-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8350-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u201cWe don\u2019t want to be like last year, when we were painting while the carnival was starting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Taylor Wallace said she needed each team\u2019s paint orders order soon. She helped order paint in primary colors to help save money.<\/p>\n<p>Student Collin Steele developed a schematic of the booths within the tents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you give me a task that I can work on for a long time until it\u2019s nice, I will spend all the time I can on it,\u201d he said. When a rainstorm drenches part of the school grounds, the team decides to move the carnival to another location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Almost Gametime <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spring Break is just around the corner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8731-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11142\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8731-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8731-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8731-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8731-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8731-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8731-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8731-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8731-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Student Jaden Alston and his teammate Bryan DeSantis-Sparks continue to work on the giant Connect Four game, which uses balls instead of checkers. The challenge is to make the game fun but not too time-consuming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a carnival game, so we don\u2019t want it to take too long to play,\u201d Alston says.<\/p>\n<p>After some trial and error, the team decides to turn the Connect Four game into a Connect Three contest similar to tic-tac-tough.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Steele and Jacqueline \u201cJack\u201d Mims work on a giant claw machine that will use Gibby, the class skeleton, to help retrieve prizes from a bin.<\/p>\n<p>Students Derek Poore-Abad and Jayden Gundran start building a salmon ladder similar to the obstacles found on the popular \u201cAmerican Ninja Warrior\u201d television show.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11145\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8708-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11145\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8708-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8708-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8708-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8708-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8708-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8708-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8708-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction of the warp wall challenge in March.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sara Heppe, an architect with PF&amp;A Design, is one of the community partners working with students on their designs. She talks with them about where to best place two-by-fours to ensure stability and maximize structural capacity. The discussion included terms like hurricane clips, cross bracing and lateral stability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can develop whatever you want on the computer,\u201d Heppe said. \u201cBut when it comes to physical material restrictions, you may have to change your dimensions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s three weeks before the carnival and things are taking shape. Students are asking all sorts of questions about permission slips, prizes, setup and takedown, badges and safety.<\/p>\n<p>Heppe continues to help students understand architectural concepts. For example, the \u201cwarped wall\u201d obstacle needs to bear the force of students running at it and then up it, and those athletes need a ladder to get down from the top of the ramp when they\u2019re done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome railings at the top of the ramp would also be a good idea,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8714-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11143\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8714-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8714-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8714-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8714-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8714-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8714-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8714-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_8714-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>The life-size Operation game isn\u2019t going perfectly. Space for the leg bones have already been cut out, but the game\u2019s proportions are no longer anatomically correct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intestines are going to be much higher than they should be,\u201d Le tells the students. But the team agrees that the game will still be fun, despite it all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Under the big top<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A week before the carnival, students and teachers assemble two large tents in front of the school. They are still painting and piecing together some of the larger carnival games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is really crunch time,\u201d Sachar-Milosevich says.<\/p>\n<p>Last minute adjustments are made, such as adding a backboard to the Connect Three game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9366-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11149\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9366-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9366-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9366-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9366-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9366-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9366-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9366-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9366-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>The carnival begins, and scores of Landstown students line up to check into the carnival and receive their game cards.<\/p>\n<p>Steele was one of several students explaining to visitors how the carnival was more than fun and games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re studying the human body and different ways it deals with obstacles,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Connect Three game proves itself as the most engaging attraction, with teachers sometimes taking on their students as opposing fans cheered behind them. <a href=\"mailto:https:\/\/www.wtkr.com\/news\/landstown-high-school-students-host-stem-carnival-to-test-body-strength\">A local news station<\/a> captures the fun while interviewing students.<\/p>\n<p>A sense of relief settles in. Senior Devyn Martz realizes how well everything is going. They\u2019ve built these games from scratch, and all the components have survived.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9382-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11151\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9382-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9382-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9382-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9382-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9382-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9382-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9382-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u201cI\u2019m happy that nothing broke,\u201d Martz says. \u201cEverything is still standing. We thought about safety when we were building everything, and it paid off. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rains hit the carnival on its last day. Students pulled some outdoor games inside, but the rainwater seeped inside the tent, creating mushy puddles everywhere. No one seemed to care, though. It was the last day before Spring Break, and middle school students seemed happy to out of class playing games with high schoolers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a little soggy and my socks are wet,\u201d says junior Tyrel Rivers, \u201cbut we\u2019re still having fun. I\u2019ve gotten to know my classmates so much better through all this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional community partners for Landstown\u2019s STEM Carnival are Mark Nelson, chief Engineer at Lockheed Martin; Len \u201cShrop\u201d Shropshire, of Booz Allen Hamilton, and the Hampton Roads chapter of the Society for American Military Engineers, which provided representatives and resources.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9311-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11154 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9311-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9311-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9311-200x300.jpg 200w, 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