Quiz Trip, Part 2. . .

The first meet of the year was in Sherwood, OR.  BFC has 2 quiz teams this year with a total of 9 quizzers!  Three of the quizzers couldn't make it to the first meet so the two high school kids that were able to make it had to be farmed out to other teams.  Andrew quizzed with Jered on the Newberg team and Steph quizzed with the Meridian team.  I spent most of my time with the middle school team even though Zach is the "official" coach since I won't be able to watch them quiz for the rest of the season due to the fact that I'll be coaching my high school team! 

All in all it was a good day.  I think everyone had a good time and answered questions.  Gloria came in at number 12 out of 47 middle school quizzers so that was fun for her!  I was impressed with how well Jordan did as a first year quizzer- he didn't seem to be the least bit nervous.  Zach did a great job as coach and we both felt more relaxed at this meet than we have in years! The pressure was off.  Although, if the first meet was any indication, Gloria could give Zach a run for his money and take this thing as seriously as he always did!! 

So. . . here's the day in pictures. . .

This is Jordan.  It was his very first meet.  He was excited!

This is Steph.  This was her 28th meet (ish).  It may not look like it but I'm sure she was excited, too!

Ditto for Andrew. . .

Cade quizzed last year and decided to come back for a second year.  I had to convince him that Bible Quizzing is as competitive as the soccer that he loves so much in order to get him to put his heart and soul into the game.  I don't think I ever quite convinced him. . .

Zach as middle school coach instead of "Smart Kid Quizzer". . .

Gloria is a little tired of being referred to as the "Smart Kid's Sister". . .

This is Megan.  She looks all serious but don't let her fool you . . .

Everyone was a little tense the first couple of rounds . . .

Eventually everyone relaxed and had a great time. . .

(The Super Hero Mascot):

Gloria memorized a bunch of verses so she decided to try the Verse Off after lunch. . .

She didn't "survive" but she was OK with that. . .

After lunch I hung out with the high school teams a little bit.  I think the Meridian team was happy to have Steph along. . .

She did good. . .

I think Andrew enjoyed quizzing with Jered again. . .

I mean, really, what's not to like here. . . .

At the end of the day Andrew came in 10th out of 74 high school quizzers! Nice job, Andrew!!

The Newberg team came in third place over all so that was nice!!  Good job Newberg team!!

Back to the middle schoolers.  In this blurry picture, just about everyone knew the answer but Cade was up first. . .

He celebrated just a little. . . Maybe my soccer analogy worked . . .

In this shot, Gloria and Jordan jumped at the exact same time- both of their lights went on.  The judges weren't sure of what to do so they gave it to the girl!! 

Gloria is taking quizzing pretty seriously this year.  She studied hard and memorized quite a few verses.  I was very proud of her for taking responsibility. . .

I tried to step back and just let Zach coach.  He did a fine job and I only intervened a few times.  One of the things I encouraged him to do was to offer some kind of a reward for answering questions and quizzing out.  The only thing he had on him was one of his senior pictures in his wallet.  It was pretty funny the way Cade and Jordan started to really compete for that picture! Zach even offered to autograph it!!!

I love this picture. . .

I think he's dreaming about winning the picture. . .

The last round of the day was against Elsie's team.  The high schoolers were already finished with their rounds so a bunch of them came over to watch these two teams quiz against each other.  It was a little tense.  And smelly.  It was a small room at the end of the day with a LOT of people in it.  That's pretty much all I remember about that round. . .

I had fun at the meet but pretty much the best part of the weekend for me was getting to hang out with Katrina. . .

After dinner the boys began to pose for the camera. . .

It was pretty funny. . .

(Jordan ended up with the prize and he couldn't have been more proud of his reward. . . )

Two of my favorite girls:

And three of my favorite boys. . .

After the awards were handed out, everyone went to the local YMCA to hang out.  We stayed for awhile and then decided to go back to McConaughey's to play games. 

To be continued. . . . . . .