Probably the MOST favorite part of my job is coaching our school's Academic Bowl team (it's like quiz bowl, but for Deaf students only). It is a super cool, fun, academic competition and I get to spend four days with some of my favorite students. This year, we head to OK School for the Deaf in Sulphur, where we'll compete against 7 other teams in our pool (2 pools of 8 with 16 teams total). Hopefully we will come out in the top two of our pool and get into the semi-finals. If we can clinch 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place we'll guarantee ourselves a spot in the National Competition at Gallaudet in Washington, D.C. EXCITING!!! Three years ago, we got third, but at that time only the top two teams got to go to D.C. The year after that, we got fourth. Last year we were in a three-way-tie to get into the semi-finals, and lost the tie (which is broken based on some crazy math calculations). However, this year we are determined to turn the tides and get ourselves to D.C.! We have a much stronger team than last year, but it's tough to know how strong the competition will be, and how strong our pool will be. Only time will tell, but I know our kids will give it their all.
So, all you GEEKS out there, be thinking of us as we show our GEEK PRIDE this weekend in OK =).
I'll post pictures and let you all know how we did next week!
3 comments:
Good Luck to you and your team! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! I'm sure you'll do great!
Good luck Michelle! This math geek will be thinking good, academic thoughts for you and your team!
Good Luck! I'm sure you will all do great! :)
Post a Comment