Friday, March 21, 2008

We made it!!!

Today was the first day of the FFA state convention. It was also the day of the Ag Issues prelims. Things were a little confused as far as the administration of the contest, but that's pretty normal for Ag Issues. Or at least it has been for the four years I've been coaching Baker's teams. The contest was supposed to start at 4:30 and finally started at 5:00. We were up third in our flight. We have a pretty simple presentation, with not much in the way of props but good costuming. We're using animal cloning for our topic, and we've got a pretty good show figured out. The kids nailed the presentation but they thought their answers to the questions were a little weak.

We went back to the hotel for a while, then went and ate, and got back up to Pendleton High School to check on the results just as things were about to close down completely for the night. The top six, three from each flight, come back for the finals, and we're on the list!!! Apparently the judges thought we did well enough to bring us back. The kids were pretty droopy until they saw that we were in, then they were totally jazzed up...

Now it's time to do some more research. We need to come up with better info for the questions, especially the ramifications of human cloning, and the costs and etc. of animal cloning. The judges asked some pretty tough questions and only four of the six kids had answers. We especially need to work on getting the other two into the contest that way. The kids are pumped enough to be eager to do some research...

The final is Monday at one PM. We'll see, I guess...

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