Compass Kidz at State 2014

 Compass Kidz with their coach

Joshua with all his awards this year:
Three 2nd place high points ribbons

One 3rd place high points ribbon

One high points medal

One 1st place trophy

One 5th place trophy.

Joshua's team, Compass Kidz, went to State competition last Saturday. It was in Tucson so we went down Friday evening. His team and another B league team had to compete against A league teams for the first time. One team dropped out so there were 7 teams competing that day. Their team came in 5th place which is really great for their first time against A league teams. In fact, they came very close to beating the team that went undefeated that day. So close!! We only had one team mate in the top ten for high points at State. Joshua wasn't that far out at #13. Joshua said he had fun so that's all that matters:)

God's Girlz at State 2014

 God's Girlz combined teams.

 Having fun!

God's Girlz combined into one team to compete at State last Saturday. A couple other churches with more than 1 team combined also so there were only 4 teams competing. Two didn't come at all. It was a tough day for the girls. They won 4 and lost 5 which is not what they're used to but you can't win them all! The questions were undeniably tougher than regular season questions. Regionals will be worse! They came in 3rd place at State. 

Some of the other awards you'll see in the pictures held or worn by various girlz are:

1st place over the regular season to God's Girlz Grace Keepers (that's also Hannah's team)

3rd place over the regular season to God's Girlz Kingdom Seekers

3rd place for God's Girlz at State

One girl earned a bronze award (medal) but I forgot how much she quoted to her coach.

Five girls earned the gold award by quoting all 8 books they memorized to their coach with 4 mistakes or less per chapter.

Hanah earned a 3rd place medal for high individual points over the regular season AND at State.

Hannah also participated in some extra "just for fun" one-on-one competitions after quizzing. She did that last year too. She and two others (one was her team mate) tied for 1st place in the Quoting Bee as the quoting was going on and on with no mistakes so the judge called it a 3 way tie. 

We're just missing one plaque in the last picture but you get the idea. 

Regional competition will be in San Jose in May! The girls have some work ahead of them and I'm sure they'd appreciate prayer support.

Andrew Shaw-My new favorite Blackhawk!

Joshua wrote a letter to Andrew Shaw and sent this picture of them from Halloween. He asked Andrew to sign the picture since Joshua went as him and Hannah went as the puck that Andrew took to the face during the Stanley Cup Finals game when they won the cup. Not only did he sign the kids' picture but he also sent TWO signed hockey cards that we did NOT send him. What a great guy!!!