Today it was down for breakfast by 7:30am, and off to the start of Judging Day for 8:30am. The weather wasn't the greatest today, but it managed not to rain on us during the quick walk to the Project Hall.
No entrance during Judging Day to the project hall except for finalists and judges ... notice the guard posted at the door...
Soon enough the morning judging - the "Excellence Award" judging (for medals) was over, and it was back to the cafeteria for lunch. A much more relaxed team by lunch time! Everyone looked great dressed up in their judging day outfits.
The team reported good judging experiences, with lots of questions getting asked and a lot of judges interested in their work. With the combination of great topics, lots of hard work, and plenty of enthusiasm, the entire team did a great job in putting their best efforts forward today.
The afternoon was filled with Special Award judges, so some students had more judging interviews than others (depending upon category and grade level). For some of the team there were another half dozen or more judges in the afternoon! But by 5:30 Judging Day was finally over...
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| Selfie time! |
After Judging it was a quick change of clothes and the walk to a short bus ride to the "Freddy Festival", a number of events and activities organized for the students in downtown Fredericton. The weather was a little bit threatening, but it held off for most of the night. A short downpour caught a couple of the team in the open, but it was over in a few minutes and events continued.
Events included the Gladiator, the Human Sphere Races, Obstacle course, Bungie Run, as well as food vendors and other activities to participate in.
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| Jack and Lucas in the Gladiator Battle |
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| Human Sphere Races |
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| Food! |
The Team BASEF Chaperones fulfilled a commitment to all get lobster tattoos at some point during this trip
Also note the thrill of victory and agony of defeat as chaperone George defeats finalist Jack in a round of Gladiator.
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| Victory! |
The Bungie run provided some amusing moments as well.
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| Determination! |
Around 10pm the exhausted team took the bus back to the residence, and we go to bet with our alarms set to get up for the tour day tomorrow. Hoping that the weather holds out, there are many exciting things to see tomorrow!
Congratulations to the entire team for working so hard to not only get to the Canada-Wide fair, but to represent our region and their schools so well today. We're all very proud of everyone on this team.
