"And they're off!
Suzie Smiddles from River Trail Middle School is the first out of the gate and is flailing her cross-stitch around furiously in the faces of her opponents. Unphased by that is Penny Higgins from Double Springs Middle School who's notebook is rapidly filling with workings from her mathematical calculations that will eventually lead to that academic holy grail - a perpetual energy machine. Nice work Penny.
Following closely behind is Stephen Cartright of Patrick County High School who's essay on 'the impact of elderly people on the planet's feline population' is booming across the auditorium PA system with great uptake.
Last minute entry Megan-Louise-Jessie Taylor from Trenton Middle School is living up to the bookies estimations and falling far behind thanks to her ambitious joint banner/scrapbook project which appears to have caught on fire for some reason--
And what's this!? Unlikely long shot Carlton Gunderson of Vienna Grade School is making tremendous headway on the outside straight with his watercolour depiction of Santa Claus withdrawing the previous year's gifts from kids who have not acted in accordance with the law. What an exciting start to the day!"
That's how I hope the commentary at this year's Beta Convention in Virginia sounded/will sound as the State's 5th-9th graders partake in some seriously creative competitions.
The kids of Virginia will be representing the annual convention by way of Custom Ink printed T-shirts featuring designs on both the front and back of child-like doodles and typefaces. I've been donated such a tee by Custom Ink for Day 254 of my THREEHUNDREDANDSIXTEEFIVE challenge, but despite there being a T-shirt category in the proceedings that I would absolutely nail, I am unfortunately too old to take part.
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