Hello again!
Well, since the season is officially over for my team, I thought that some people might want to hear about how we ended up.
We went to the Sacramento regional and did pretty good. We took 7 students (3 freshies and 4 seniors), 2 teachers, 1 engineer/dad and 1 college mentor. We didn't win any awards or anything, but we did end up in 6th place, and made it to the semi-finals. None of us were expecting to be that successful. I mean, we just had a dull kit-bot with a finecky arm. I guess we just had good drivers! We spent every night at the hotel "bonding." And by "bonding" I mean playing Cranium.
It was a lot of fun.
For a few weeks we didn't really do anything as a group. We made $108 on a "Dine and Donate" fundraiser last week. And yesterday we had a party at Anna's house. It was great because Anna's family is so fun and creative--they have a huge trampline, a tight-rope, etc. Anna's Dad even brought out 2 RC cars and made a course around the yard so we could race. But the driver was blindfolded and had a partner to instruct them.
After all the fun we watched videos from Sacramento and brainstormed on fundraising/publicisizing ourselves. Mr. Bozeday is a natural at conducting brainstorming sessions...
After brainstorming we finalized the party with "awards." Actually they were the participation medals from the regional. We handed them out by going around the room, giving thanks to the person for whatever contribution he/she gave to the team, and then giving them the medal. It was really emotional for me, (I'm really surprised I didn't cry!) because everyone that was there worked so hard and I'm so grateful for their participation. We're all best friends and I think I'm right when I say this is the tightest team Napa has ever had. And I can't wait to officially be a mentor in the seasons to come.