I can has medals!
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queenofzanSo today was the regional competition for Academic Decathlon, and we did pretty well. I got bronzes in Economics and Essay, I screamed really loudly, and, oh yeah, WE TOOK DISTRICT. Like, we won by 2000 points. And a 2000 point margin when it's out of 60000 is pretty good. Especially since we weren't sure we had won.
We also had the highest scorer at the competition (our captain, Rachel), and we won Super Quiz and stole the goddamn trophy practically out of Shadow Mountain's hands.
Decker, our coach, cried. Not kidding. Fifty year old six foot six white man in a Hawaiian shirt trying not to cry as they hand him this four and a half foot trophy. Seriously, it was awesome.
So now, not only do I get three hundred dollars cash (well, check, really--the important thing is that it's money I can actually spend), I also get a $2000 a year renewable scholarship. And a dozen candy bars.
Also, gloating rights for forever--it was my first year on the team and I broke 6 thousand. Elizabeth, who has been in the class for four years and just managed to make the team, also broke six for the first time. Brina, who is on the team for the second year in a row and her third year in the class, hasn't ever broke six.
So basically, I win.
Except, State is over Spring Break...the same weekend I was supposed to go to New York. Good thing I haven't been keeping up on my payments, eh? Oh well. Can't very well let Decker down now.
p.s. EEEEEEEEEEEE.
We also had the highest scorer at the competition (our captain, Rachel), and we won Super Quiz and stole the goddamn trophy practically out of Shadow Mountain's hands.
Decker, our coach, cried. Not kidding. Fifty year old six foot six white man in a Hawaiian shirt trying not to cry as they hand him this four and a half foot trophy. Seriously, it was awesome.
So now, not only do I get three hundred dollars cash (well, check, really--the important thing is that it's money I can actually spend), I also get a $2000 a year renewable scholarship. And a dozen candy bars.
Also, gloating rights for forever--it was my first year on the team and I broke 6 thousand. Elizabeth, who has been in the class for four years and just managed to make the team, also broke six for the first time. Brina, who is on the team for the second year in a row and her third year in the class, hasn't ever broke six.
So basically, I win.
Except, State is over Spring Break...the same weekend I was supposed to go to New York. Good thing I haven't been keeping up on my payments, eh? Oh well. Can't very well let Decker down now.
p.s. EEEEEEEEEEEE.
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Date: 2008-02-04 01:44 am (UTC)Congrats!!
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