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Maddie's Quiz Bowl team won their tournament 9-1 and qualified for the National Championships in Chicago.

I didn't get to see Maddie play because I took care of the "B" team for the coach.

Congrats to Maddie and her team! Whoo hoo!!!

Great news!!

THey got their butts kicked at the last tournament at UCLA, so it was a particularly sweet victory.

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Maddie's Quiz Bowl team won their tournament 9-1 and qualified for the National Championships in Chicago.

I didn't get to see Maddie play because I took care of the "B" team for the coach.

Congratulations! She must be very proud of her accomplishments. I know her parents are. --Bob

Huzzah!

Now on to a great experience in Chicago that doesn't include an emotionally unstable roommate for Maddie, this year!

how Awesome!

WTG Maddie and co.

MarleysGh0st wrote:Huzzah!

Now on to a great experience in Chicago that doesn't include an emotionally unstable roommate for Maddie, this year!

That particular girl is no longer on the team.

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:

MarleysGh0st wrote:Huzzah!

Now on to a great experience in Chicago that doesn't include an emotionally unstable roommate for Maddie, this year!

That particular girl is no longer on the team.

Yes, you told us. That's why I'm sure this year will be a great experience for Maddie!

Congrats! Did she end up going to High School in your local town or did she go to Huntington Beach or elsewhere?

Yahoooooooo!!!

Gratz!

Congratulations! It will be interesting to hear how this year differs from last year.

Hooray for Maddie and the team!

Awesome! Congrats to Maddie and her team!

Hooray for Maddie and for her team.

I think she probably made a bigger difference here than she would have as Juliet.

peacock2121 wrote: I think she probably made a bigger difference here than she would have as Juliet.

I think so too.

It's just difficult for her to realize that she can't do all of the things that she wants to do because of time contraints. (She needs a time turner like Hermione Granger.)

Congratulations to Maddie and the team! Is she still one of the younger members? When is the Chicago competition? I predict a large-size trophy.

We are just beginning our middle-school competitive season, and I'm starting with a nearly new team. Last year we had 12 8th-graders and 3 6th-graders. NO 7th-graders even tried out. My 3 "babies" came back this year as 7s, and I have rookie 8s. Since much of the material comes from the 8th grade curriculum, I'll have kids who know the material but aren't sure about buzzing, waiting for names to be called, etc. Should be an interesting year.

hermillion wrote:Congratulations to Maddie and the team! Is she still one of the younger members? When is the Chicago competition? I predict a large-size trophy.

The Chicago competition is at the end of May.

Her team consists of two seniors and two sophmores. Another senior is their sub, but she hasn't been playing because she has Leukemia and got a bone marrow transplant yesterday.

hermillion wrote: We are just beginning our middle-school competitive season, and I'm starting with a nearly new team. Last year we had 12 8th-graders and 3 6th-graders. NO 7th-graders even tried out. My 3 "babies" came back this year as 7s, and I have rookie 8s. Since much of the material comes from the 8th grade curriculum, I'll have kids who know the material but aren't sure about buzzing, waiting for names to be called, etc. Should be an interesting year.

There are a lot of "newbies" on Maddie's B team and it's interesting watching them learn how to play. All it takes is a lot of practice.

Way to go Maddie! Good luck all around

Congratulations to Maddie and the entire team!

Get well wishes for the team member with leukemia.

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Maddie's Quiz Bowl team won their tournament 9-1 and qualified for the National Championships in Chicago.

Congtrats to all involved! That's terrific.

And -- Chicago in May! -- the lilacs will be blooming everywhere!!! Promise you'll find a bush and see how amazing they smell. The ones they sell here in Ca. have no fragrance. Something to do with our climate without enough frosts; they can't grow naturally here so they maybe they grow them in greenhouses, or truck them in, I don't know but they just aren't the same.

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote: The Chicago competition is at the end of May.

Her team consists of two seniors and two sophmores. Another senior is their sub, but she hasn't been playing because she has Leukemia and got a bone marrow transplant yesterday.

Congrats to Maddie's team!
7 months seems a long time between qualifying and the finals. Are these Quiz Bowl people taking their cues from the politicians?

thguy65 wrote:

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote: The Chicago competition is at the end of May.

Her team consists of two seniors and two sophmores. Another senior is their sub, but she hasn't been playing because she has Leukemia and got a bone marrow transplant yesterday.

Congrats to Maddie's team!
7 months seems a long time between qualifying and the finals. Are these Quiz Bowl people taking their cues from the politicians?

Financially it's good that they qualified early, because we can get reservations now. I believe that last year the team didn't qualify until February or March and airfare was expensive.

The drawback about qualifying early is that some of the kids on the team might not work as hard to get into top form before Nationals.