Unfolding
203 student exhibits need over 100 tables. How do we make them ready?
First step: Take the tables off the delivery carts, unfold their legs, and set them upright.
Here boy scouts from Troop 29 are doing this first step.
Placing
Volunteers from Washington High School in Cedar Rapids set up exhibit tables.
Unroll paper
Next step: Cover the tables with paper, to provide an attractive and splinter-free surface for the exhibits.
Here Walker Kelly, the EISEF exhibit specialist, is unrolling paper on exhibit tables.
Cut paper to fit
Scout leader Jo Roijas (left) and an assistant cut paper to fit a row of exhibit tables.
Skirting
Then skirts are stapled to the tables. This makes them look better and lets the students hide stuff underneath.
Boy scouts of Troop 29 work on skirting tables.
Numbering
Lastly, exhibit numbers go on the front edge of the tables.
Walker Kelly pauses in his table numbering to chat with Susan Noreuil, Safety & Standards Committee Chair and Senior Champion Mom.
Ready for the juniors
Some of the exhibit tables, ready for the junior exhibitors to arrive in the morning.
Ready for the seniors
Part of the senior exhibit area, waiting for the students to arrive in the morning.