Idaho History Bee

Allison competed in the 4th grade Idaho History Bee today. She has been studying hard for 7 months. She was so excited last night she said she had a hard time falling asleep. The bee started at 1:00 so the kids left school at 11:00 so they could enjoy lunch together before hand.

Allison has had a great time with these kids(Andrew, Allison, Allyssa and Rylie). These kids made a big commitment when they tried out for the team. They used their lunch recess on Tuesday's to study together. Since March they have been studying Tuesday's and Thursday's lunch recess. I met Allison there. She was a little hyper. I think she didn't know how to deal with her nerves so she chose to be hyper.

I reassured Allison that she was prepared and that she didn't need to worry. The kids were ready to start.

I was amazed at the questions that they had to answer. This was serious stuff. The kids did so well. At the half way point they had only missed 2 questions. The winner was determined by who made it to 44 correct answer first. Cole Valley the winning team answered all of the questions correct. They kept asking questions until 2nd and 3rd place was determined. If they would have taken it on to 4th, Chaparral would have got that. Allison was bummed that her team didn't place because if they wouldn't have erased two of their answers before challenging the judges they would have been in the running for 3rd. It is a bummer but they were clear not to erase your answer till you were told. I am proud of how far they did make it. There was a lot of hard work involved and they should all be proud of themselves. We were all proud of Allison and her commitment to studying. We took Madison out of school early so she could support Allison. Nana drove up so she could be here.

Miss Dawn also joined us to cheer Allison on.

Allison worked so hard. We are so proud of the commitment that she made and of all her hard work. We could not be prouder of our Allison.