Computer Literacy

And the Results are In

Cole — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 21:54:55 +0000

I personally got a Silver medal in Speech. Spencer got a Silver in Interview. And Emily got the highest prepared speech score in all of the Scholastic division. Overall we placed twenty-fourth out of thirty-three teams. That’s not incredibly bad for a rookie team.

It’s been sort of weird to go on two flights with a group other than my family. Having Mr. Vawdrey here makes it even more different. It’s not that he’s scary, but I haven’t known him outside of the classroom before now.

I don’t know, it’s a learning experience.

I didn’t fail as badly as I thought…

Cole — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:34:25 +0000

I did very well in SuperQuiz. I answered three of my five questions correctly, and we were unofficially in about 21st out of 33-or-so teams, which is good for a first-year team at Nationals. Today there is the awards ceremony. If you want to watch that (I’ve heard the stream quality isn’t all that good, but you might still want it) it is here.

Oh yeah, there were over three thousand people watching the National SuperQuiz event, so I suppose it’s pretty important. I’ll write down how we do if we can ans so I can post it as soon as we get a moment. Either that will be at the airport before our flight, or during the layover.

SuperQuiz…

Cole — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:07:01 +0000

Just a reminder that if you want to watch the National USAD SuperQuiz event, the live-stream starts at 2:40 PM (MST), and can be watched here. I don’t care if you watch, and I openly admit that history is not my favorite topic so there is a very high chance I will fail. Badly.

However a lot of our team is good at history, and then there are all the other teams for your entertainment too.

Thanks for the continued support, I’ll post the Awards Banquet stream tomorrow, and then a typed-up copy of Lone Peak’s results tomorrow.

There’s a feeling of unrealized intensity in the air

Cole — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:53:19 +0000

Important!

If you would like to watch us compete in National Academic Decathlon, there are some livestreams you can watch of the SuperQuiz event and the Awards Ceremony.

These links are located on this page.

As we reach the guest hotel for the National competition in Academic Decathlon I can’t but help feeling somewhat epic. It is true that this is only our first year going to Nationals, and so we don’t have to succeed any precedent set by a previous year. It is true that a third of our team have been here for little over twelve waking hours, and have still managed to flirt with girls from at least three state teams – and the team from London. It is true that we are completely unprepared for a national competition and have no idea what we’re getting ourselves into. It is true that of all the teams here, we are one of the “underdogs”. Despite all these strong signs of inadequacy, I can’t help but feel epic.

We are going where no Lone Peak team has ever gone before, and we are setting the precedent for next year. This is a bit mind-boggling to me, because I’ve never won anything big in my life before – let alone a State competition. There is a chance – a small chance – that through today and tomorrow we could place first. There is a chance we could sweep all competition and take everyone by surprise. And yet I can’t help but feel epic. How immature of me right?

Many other teams here have prepared as much or more than us, and they have just as much right to win as we do. Those other teams have been to USAD Nationals before, and those other teams have experienced members from previous years.

But still, somebody has to win. So why not us?