Gabrielle, Madison, and I had a little contest for the Oscars this year. We all filled out our Oscar Ballot ahead of time -- mostly guessing -- as we had not seen most of the films that were nominated. Then we watched the show. It made it fun, especially when we all got lucky on a couple of categories. It was also fun counting how many times Ann Hathaway changed outfits. I decided for the prizes, that they would get a prize for each category they got right. Gabrielle came in with 4, Madison with 6 and I was the overall winner with 10 out of the 24 categories. Most of my wins were when I chose "The King's Speech". We were all bummed out though when that sorry Toy Story 3 won for the best song. All those Randy Newman songs sound the same. Anyway, it was a fun little thing to do together. It could be a new tradition!
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| Who needs the swag bag when you have the prize basket! |
Gabrielle has been working hard on this research project for her honors block class. They had to choose any topic in history and present it under the theme of "Debate and Diplomacy". She chose to do her project on Title IX. She did an exhibit and also had to write a process paper. After the school level, she was one of the ones chosen to take her display to the regional competition. She had to speak with the judges about her topic and explain how her topic related to the theme. During the process, she even was able to correspond with a woman that worked to get Title IX passed in 1972. She had three different sections highlighting women in sports, politics, and education. She learned a lot, but I am sure she is glad it's over! Good work, Gabrielle!