Scholastic Bowl Meet

Annah's Scholastic Bowl Team had a home meet this afternoon!  After some schedule rearranging, Caeden, Sylvia, and I were able to go.  It was the first meet I've been able to attend, and I thought it was pretty cool!  

At the beginning of the meet, the team captains introduce themselves and have their teammates introduce themselves so the scorekeeper can check their buzzer/light.  

(It was kind of neat that we knew all the kids on the opposing Gibson City team, because we've done ACT shows with them.)

When a question is asked, it is open to anyone to "buzz in" and answer.  If the question is answered correctly, the team then has first option to answer a 4-part bonus question.  If any parts of the bonus question are unanswered or incorrect the opposing team may then try to answer those. 

Annah got to compete on the A Team today, which is mostly 8th graders.  (She's been on the B Team for every previous meet.)

This meet came down to a tie-breaking question, and Ridgeview lost in the end.  It was fun to get to watch Annah compete with her team, and to see how a Scholastic Bowl meet works.  Proud of our girl!