Road Trip!!!

While I am not sure I am happy about missing tonight’s Big East semi-final, I am really excited to be at Niagara University.  My oldest daughter goes to school here and we have tickets to the College Hockey America tournament right here on campus at Dwyer Arena.  Game one is tonight at 7 and two games tomorrow.   Final is Sunday!!

Go Purple Eagles!!  ( and my beloved Mountaineers down in Madison Square Garden)

The Eiffel Tower

March is the anniversary of the building of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.  The tower took two years to build and was dedicated on March 31, 1889 - though it did not open until May of the same year.  This means that this March 31st marks the 119th anniversary of its dedication.

In honor of that, I am posting some ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) that I did to commemorate my daughter’s trip to Paris in 2006.

      

March Madness

(Just a quick public service note - I started this post in February so it was about an upcoming event.  Now, it is March and it is a past event)

 … NO, not the NCAA basketball tournament!  My initial March Madness comes with the Southern Tier regional competition for NYS Science Olympiad.

Do you have any idea what Science Olympiad is?  I love it!  Science Olympiad is a nonprofit organization that promotes science and technology in schools.  The teams consist of 15 competitors and are broken into three divisions - A for elementary students, B for middle school students and C for high school students.  Competition events range from life sciences to physics to chemistry to technology.  The events may be hands on or written materials and may or may not allow resources into the event for the competitors to utilize.

I use to be a volunteer parent coach.  I am not, nor have never been, a teacher.  Two years ago, the area’s regional coordinator stepped down for personal reasons.  When no one else stepped up, I volunteered.  So I now, once a year, run a tournament of approximately 18 events for local middle schools.

This year’s regional tournament had 18 events with seven middle schools competing.  We would normally only send two teams on to the state tournament out of this group but, due to the fact that one team has moved on to the state tournament for more than three years in a row, we get to send a bonus team also.  This year’s first place team is Maine-Endwell Middle School.  The second place team is Horseheads Middle School.  And the bonus team - who took third place - is St John the Evangelist from the Broome County Catholic Schools.

Your Brain’s Pattern

Okay, so I have been so busy I haven’t been writing much. I have a post I started but the madness got me and I didn’t finish. Happy March!

Your Brain’s Pattern

Your mind is a firestorm - full of intensity and drama. Your thoughts may seem scattered to you most of the time… But they often seem strong and passionate to those around you. You are a natural influencer. The thoughts you share are very powerful and persuading.

What Pattern Is Your Brain?