Suffolk’s Lakeland High Teens Find Their Own Answers
Doors were open. Lights were off. The thermometer recorded a temperature of 69 degrees. The electromagnetic field meter beeped and flashed as Becca Warren carried it around the second floor of Prentis House.
Since September, members of the Lakeland Skeptics Society have pitted science against the supernatural. Daniels, an earth science and oceanography teacher, formed the club to boost students’ problem-solving skills. Twenty-five students signed up.
Last month, students met on two Saturday nights for evidence-gathering sessions at Prentis House, a more than 200-year-old structure that’s home to the city’s visitors center.
The room where Becca’s team sat was quiet, save for a couple of whispered questions and Civil War-era music blasting on the floor below. Daniels, who described it as “Lil Wayne of the 1800s,” figured the music might stir up paranormal activity, if any existed.
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