Hey everyone. I'm a first-time poster here, in my second year of FPS at the senior level (junior in high school). I was just posting about the Ohio FPS State Bowl
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I'm pretty sure there's at least two other people from Ohio. I'm from WI, a senior (tenth grade) -- just had our bowl as well and we qualified. Colorado sounds awesome.
The topic's redistribution of wealth.
But yeah, other people who qualified, post here, it would be cool to connect in some way there.
Not from Ohio, but we met a gentleman from Solon on our trips to FPS IC named Scott...and I can't remember his last name. Seems to me he had juniors or intermediates. We dubbed him "Mr Ohio." He was always so cheery and helpful.
Didn't your program lose a state director suddenly a few years ago? I remember her daughter accepting an award in her memory.
Mr. Stewart (or Steward -- I don't really know him, but he teaches at one of our middle schools). I don't think he actually works with students anymore. He helps evaluate, or something... I think. lol.
And... I don't really know about the state director thing. Sorry.
Yes, one of the state co-directors, Marti Brack, passed away very suddenly in 2004. Our coach knew her well, so it was sad...there was an award in her memory, and our Bowl two years ago was informally dedicated to her (for example, I guess purple was her favorite color, so our shirts from that year were printed in purple with little hearts with "MB" on them). Her kids are evaluators now, I think.
I know who Scott is, too. He read some of the first place scenarios last night - he has a wonderful reading voice.
I'm from Ohio! Man, oh man, that whole ten teams thing was sad, sad, sad. I know at least for my school, we have tons of intermediate and junior people because that's when you do it as part of the gifted program, but then that program ends and you have to keep it up on your own in high school, which most people don't do.
This year I wrote a scenario as well as was on a team. While I don't want to announce my home town to everyone and their mother on the Interwebs, we're a senior team and won first for skits (four minutes of Broadway medley, so it was basically the best thing known to man) and second for packet. That was the first time since sixth grade I've qualified for IC in FPS, and I am sooooo pumped. I've gone for CPS three times, but I want to see the other side of competition. I won second for scenarios as well, which is fine and good with me. I've never wanted to do IC scenario competition. Write a story in two hours with three strangers is very much not my thing. I did get to go to IC when I was in sixth grade for the sole
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Oh I know you, too! I thought I recognized your team as being from Solon when you were doing your skit, but I wasn't sure. I always see all these people at States that I know I recognize from other bowls, but I have no idea who they actually are.
I liked your skit quite a bit. (And it also made me glad that we didn't do "Tomorrow" in ours, which was a definite possibility. ;) We were surprised there weren't more Rent songs, actually, considering the movie's release.)
What was your CPS project, again? I was zoned out from exhaustion, which happened way too often and I didn't even realize they were awarding Senior skits until they had called the third place people, when the beginning of the description was read, so I was seriously confused for the rest. I'm sure it was awesome, especially since you won first, so congratulations!!!
Ah. Our CmPS project was "Quilting Our Community Together." XD It's somewhat very very girly but I do most of the computer stuff. I do quilt as well, though...
I'm glad that both teams get to go to IC though. ^^; There are no hard feelings now, which I was worried about, knowing there were only two senior teams for it.
And, pointing that out, I was the only male in both of the CmPS teams... XD
Haha. I'm very glad you didn't do "Tomorrow," too. The whole time we were worrying that someone else would. I really wish we wouldn'tve been forced to go last, though... we wanted to go first.
And your skit was very very awesome! I thought that most of the skits were very good... lol, the Star Wars themed ones were great. I actually considered doing that. lol.
MEEE!! as a senior individual. I had state yesterday at ASU (reppin AZ). My little sister is going on our middle team too.
Our program used to be huge and then it shrunk down to tiny tiny tiny. We had like three/four teams in junior packets, maybe that many in middle, and maybe one or two senior teams. In the past few years it's gotten a lot bigger again. We had 15 or so junior teams, 8 or 9 middle teams and still two senior teams. Three individuals, 2 middle, 1 senior. NO CMPS OR SCENARIOS> For the first time ever.
I think I should clarify that I didn't technically WIN, I qualified. No competitors for the past few years but I still go. This will be my fifth IC I'm so excited.
Our individual qualified as the only competitor - he was SUPPOSED to have competitors, but they couldn't come. It meant that he was guaranteed a big & shiny trophy, but they had the matriarch of Ohio FPS (an evaluator whom we happen to LOVE) who started here in the early 80s and has been an IC evaluator for about ten year evaluate his packet, and he got an invite. He was disappointed that he didn't have any competition, but Aforementioned Evaluator told Mrs. M to make it clear to him that his packet was awesome - he scored in the high 120s, which for this evaluator is great - and she told him that his work was definitely international caliber. It makes him feel a lot better, because he felt like he piggy-backed us as an alternate at IC last year.
BUT he's in the same boat my team is: graduation same weekend as IC. He probably won't be there. We finished third, so we don't have to worry about it - no invite. :/ It's probably for the best (we wouldn't have been able to come anyway), but still. Colorado + FPS = so jealous.
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The topic's redistribution of wealth.
But yeah, other people who qualified, post here, it would be cool to connect in some way there.
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*nod* Redistribution of wealth.
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Didn't your program lose a state director suddenly a few years ago? I remember her daughter accepting an award in her memory.
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And... I don't really know about the state director thing. Sorry.
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I know who Scott is, too. He read some of the first place scenarios last night - he has a wonderful reading voice.
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This year I wrote a scenario as well as was on a team. While I don't want to announce my home town to everyone and their mother on the Interwebs, we're a senior team and won first for skits (four minutes of Broadway medley, so it was basically the best thing known to man) and second for packet. That was the first time since sixth grade I've qualified for IC in FPS, and I am sooooo pumped. I've gone for CPS three times, but I want to see the other side of competition. I won second for scenarios as well, which is fine and good with me. I've never wanted to do IC scenario competition. Write a story in two hours with three strangers is very much not my thing. I did get to go to IC when I was in sixth grade for the sole ( ... )
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I was the kid who sang "Tomorrow" during the skits. XD
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I liked your skit quite a bit. (And it also made me glad that we didn't do "Tomorrow" in ours, which was a definite possibility. ;) We were surprised there weren't more Rent songs, actually, considering the movie's release.)
What was your CPS project, again? I was zoned out from exhaustion, which happened way too often and I didn't even realize they were awarding Senior skits until they had called the third place people, when the beginning of the description was read, so I was seriously confused for the rest. I'm sure it was awesome, especially since you won first, so congratulations!!!
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I'm glad that both teams get to go to IC though. ^^; There are no hard feelings now, which I was worried about, knowing there were only two senior teams for it.
And, pointing that out, I was the only male in both of the CmPS teams... XD
Haha. I'm very glad you didn't do "Tomorrow," too. The whole time we were worrying that someone else would. I really wish we wouldn'tve been forced to go last, though... we wanted to go first.
And your skit was very very awesome! I thought that most of the skits were very good... lol, the Star Wars themed ones were great. I actually considered doing that. lol.
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Our program used to be huge and then it shrunk down to tiny tiny tiny. We had like three/four teams in junior packets, maybe that many in middle, and maybe one or two senior teams. In the past few years it's gotten a lot bigger again. We had 15 or so junior teams, 8 or 9 middle teams and still two senior teams. Three individuals, 2 middle, 1 senior. NO CMPS OR SCENARIOS> For the first time ever.
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BUT he's in the same boat my team is: graduation same weekend as IC. He probably won't be there. We finished third, so we don't have to worry about it - no invite. :/ It's probably for the best (we wouldn't have been able to come anyway), but still. Colorado + FPS = so jealous.
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