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monster · 03-07-2013, 04:07 PM

Thor is an Academic Games State Champion

Clodfobble · 03-07-2013, 05:09 PM

Cool!

glatt · 03-07-2013, 05:15 PM

Way to go Thor!

Griff · 03-07-2013, 07:30 PM

Huzzah!

orthodoc · 03-07-2013, 07:42 PM

Congrats!

Pete Zicato · 03-07-2013, 10:46 PM

I'm not familiar with Academic Games. What is it?

Pete Zicato · 03-07-2013, 10:49 PM

Zing #1 has been admitted to the Masters program in accounting at the college of her choice.

monster · 03-07-2013, 11:06 PM

http://agloa.org/

His team are returning StateChampions in both Equations and OnSets (elementary school level). But get this... the teams split into subteams of 5. If one subteam wins, the whole team are champs. His subteam "Princess Zelda" won! They fucking won!!!! He needed this break more than anyone has eever needed a break. He didn't go to States last year because he just wasn't mature enough, It was touch-and-go this year, but we promised......

Aliantha · 03-08-2013, 12:36 AM

Wow...go you clever kidlettes!

Well done all round.

Pete Zicato · 03-08-2013, 07:46 AM

I looked over the web page. It's a great idea - give academics a chance to shine.

Congrats to Thor. Love the team name.

glatt · 03-08-2013, 08:09 AM

Middle school daughter made the cut for the high school marching band next fall. I've got mixed emotions. Proud of her and happy for her. But sad that we'll be stuck here for much of August while she's in band camp. That's when we usually head up to Maine for vacation. Still, she's thrilled, so I'm happy for her. I guess it also means we'll be going to all the football games.

limey · 03-08-2013, 02:43 PM

What instrument does she play? Does the school buy the instruments or do you have to? What about uniforms? How often do the practice? Does this explain all the "this time at band camp" stories? Should I not have reminded you of that? Is band camp really camp with tents and fires and stuff?

Sent by thought transference

glatt · 03-08-2013, 03:09 PM

I honestly don't know most of those answers.

But she plays trombone. We initially rented a trombone for a year, but I thought that was a real racket, so I bought a nice used one off Ebay for less than we had paid for a year in rentals. That was a couple years ago. Then a neighbor had an extra one kicking around, and it's been on a permanent loan to us. It works out well, because she can keep her good one at school, and use the neighbor's for practice at home. A trombone is a little on the heavy/bulky side to carry back and forth to school each day. It's a mile walk.

She's pretty good for a kid. When her tutor comes over once a week, he sounds amazing, and I make the mistake of mentally comparing her to him. This guy plays routinely for the President. He's in The US Army Band, so it's not a fair comparison. Anyway, she's good. This marching band is the top of 3-4 bands at this particular high school, and one of the best in the region.

My dream is that she practices a lot and gets really good, and gets a scholarship to college. She's probably not that good, but I can dream.

monster · 03-08-2013, 05:21 PM

at the high schools here, the kids who play instruments -be it orchestra, band or marching band- have to go to "camp" for a week prior to the start of the year. Here, they go to Interlochen, I think

http://camp.interlochen.org/summer-arts-programs

many kids go to music camp for a week in the summer. Blue Lake is where all the Ann Arbor kids go. except ours.

http://www.bluelake.org/

A week at a YMCA camp is also not uncommon

http://www.annarborymca.org/programs...-gon-quian.php

Very Addams Family

i guess it's whao families witth two working parents need to do in the 13 week break.

infinite monkey · 03-08-2013, 05:33 PM

Y'all got some great kids. Smarts. Talent. And i hear many of them are quite funny.

Somebody is doin' stuff right.

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Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Zing #1 has been admitted to the Masters program in accounting at the college of her choice. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

03-07-2013, 11:06 PM	#458
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	http://agloa.org/ His team are returning StateChampions in both Equations and OnSets (elementary school level). But get this... the teams split into subteams of 5. If one subteam wins, the whole team are champs. His subteam "Princess Zelda" won! They fucking won!!!! He needed this break more than anyone has eever needed a break. He didn't go to States last year because he just wasn't mature enough, It was touch-and-go this year, but we promised...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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03-08-2013, 07:46 AM	#460
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	I looked over the web page. It's a great idea - give academics a chance to shine. Congrats to Thor. Love the team name. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

03-08-2013, 08:09 AM	#461
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Middle school daughter made the cut for the high school marching band next fall. I've got mixed emotions. Proud of her and happy for her. But sad that we'll be stuck here for much of August while she's in band camp. That's when we usually head up to Maine for vacation. Still, she's thrilled, so I'm happy for her. I guess it also means we'll be going to all the football games.

03-08-2013, 02:43 PM	#462
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	What instrument does she play? Does the school buy the instruments or do you have to? What about uniforms? How often do the practice? Does this explain all the "this time at band camp" stories? Should I not have reminded you of that? Is band camp really camp with tents and fires and stuff? Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

03-08-2013, 03:09 PM	#463
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I honestly don't know most of those answers. But she plays trombone. We initially rented a trombone for a year, but I thought that was a real racket, so I bought a nice used one off Ebay for less than we had paid for a year in rentals. That was a couple years ago. Then a neighbor had an extra one kicking around, and it's been on a permanent loan to us. It works out well, because she can keep her good one at school, and use the neighbor's for practice at home. A trombone is a little on the heavy/bulky side to carry back and forth to school each day. It's a mile walk. She's pretty good for a kid. When her tutor comes over once a week, he sounds amazing, and I make the mistake of mentally comparing her to him. This guy plays routinely for the President. He's in The US Army Band, so it's not a fair comparison. Anyway, she's good. This marching band is the top of 3-4 bands at this particular high school, and one of the best in the region. My dream is that she practices a lot and gets really good, and gets a scholarship to college. She's probably not that good, but I can dream.

03-08-2013, 05:21 PM	#464
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	at the high schools here, the kids who play instruments -be it orchestra, band or marching band- have to go to "camp" for a week prior to the start of the year. Here, they go to Interlochen, I think http://camp.interlochen.org/summer-arts-programs many kids go to music camp for a week in the summer. Blue Lake is where all the Ann Arbor kids go. except ours. http://www.bluelake.org/ A week at a YMCA camp is also not uncommon http://www.annarborymca.org/programs...-gon-quian.php Very Addams Family i guess it's whao families witth two working parents need to do in the 13 week break. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart Last edited by monster; 03-08-2013 at 05:55 PM.

03-08-2013, 05:33 PM	#465
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Y'all got some great kids. Smarts. Talent. And i hear many of them are quite funny. Somebody is doin' stuff right.

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