Today was pretty good. I spent a few hours last night making a presentation for ROTC Academic Challenge, went to bed at 1 and got up at 4:40. gave my presentation at Glasgow High School around 11:15 or so. Lasted 14:35 (minutes:seconds) in competition with 16 other schools. This is a 4 person team event, unfortunately I had no team, just myself. While standing in the middle of the gym with all the other units, we got to academic challenge for the ceremony at the end. They announced 4th place, I wasn't worried, they announced 3rd place, I began to worry, 2nd place, even more worrying. I thought there was no way I could get 1st so I was a bit dismayed. I knew I had messed up in my opinion. 1st Place Academic Challenge. DOVER HIGH SCHOOL! The entire drill team went crazy, screaming louder than I have ever heard before. My first time doing academic challenge I was in my sophomore year and I was in charge of 3 other people on the team. It was our first time doing this event (I'm not on Drill Team, just Academic Challenge) and I made the entire presentation on the hour and a half bus ride to New Jersey, we got 4th place of 11. Note sure where that came from because I did most of the talking and we really didn't have too much to say. Last year I went to Glasgow for the first time, and beat 14 other teams by myself and got 2nd place. Again I had made the entire presentation on the way there. I missed first place by a few points, I forgot one analogy that I needed, the link between the video and my point was there but they wanted me to say it and I didn't. I did however make 2 marines cry with my 9/11 presentation. This year I came back and won first, ripped it away from 16 other schools. No practice, and a lot of quick thinking won it for me. Next year when I am gone I'm afraid the Corps will go back to the way it was before I got there. No Academic Challenge team. I have to give it back to the Corps but right now my first place trophy is sitting above the TV on the entertainment stand.

 

Dover High School recieved 7 other trophy's including a first place overall. We placed in every event we entered

i'm just so happy for you

WELL DONE.

 

Mac

Nice. I wish I had as much confidence in front of crowds as you do. I hate speeches. Playing music is just a rush though. I love it.

rgr. playing live is so much fun, especially when people are into it.

gj finner rotc isn't an easy thing to do. even if ur on drill team. semper fi

Congrats Finner! Keep it up!

Becca

WELL DONE MY GOOD MAN! WELL DONE