BPA State Competition Results

[Regulus]

Well, we went up to Arlingtonn from Wednesday to today (Saturday). It was pretty fun. I brought my comp and we hade a fair sized LAN party. We went to Six Flags Over Texas on Fiday night. The whole place was reserved just for us! I went on this extremely high roller coaster called "Titan". I am never going on one of those things again. I got off aching so hard I was stumbling like a drunk all night. Then came the rewards and closing ceremony. We got one person going to Nationals in CA for accounting and a National Alternate in...can't remember. I didn't place, but oh well. I don't plan on taking Computer Network Technology next year. I'll be taking PC Servicing and Troubleshooting, which basically what is discussed on TF. I know more about that than I do networking. I'll also try to join a team event to increase my chances of going to State again next year. 'Tis good to be back.

 

[bla!!]

Nice, back when I was in BPA, the only thing they had was network topology and internet design. Wow have they opened up the computer end.

Congrats on making it to state! I didn't make it to nationals till my Junior year, so there's always hope!

 

[Trotter]

Regulus, Congrats! Took a lot of hard work (or a lot of cheating) to make there.

Wow! My daughter is six months older than you. Suddenly, I feel old...

The only competition that I went to in school was the regional math one. I went in Geometry. Really easy for me, since I was in drafting at the time...all angles and arcs and visualization. No computer stuff then.

 

[Regulus]

There were also these open events, where any one can go and take one, two, three, or all four of four tests. I signed up for the IT test. Talk about an easy test. I still had an hour before my event, so I decided to try the FInancial Math and Analysis. Ouch, that was hard. You had to know a bunch of vocab and formulas.

 

[PP Mguire]

Congrats man. Takes some work to get there. BTW six flags gets old when you live up here where you can go to it all the time.

 

[Trotter]

The last time I went to Six Flags was on July 2nd, 1989.

Maybe one of these days I'll go back. Probably take my grandkids...

 

[PP Mguire]

lol grandkids. thast a long way away for me and im glad lol.

 

[Trotter]

I want it to be along time for me, too. My daughter is only 16 right now, and plans on going to college straight after HS. So, I'm looking at 6+ years...probably more, since she wants to be a teacher.

She scored a 25 on her first shot on the ACT. No studying, no prep. She's going to take it at least once more, maybe more. She wants SCHOLARSHIPS!!!

 

[PP Mguire]

lol im getting an esy schlorship from being drum major in band. i could get one in physics but im lazy.

 

[Regulus]

I have like 2 scholorships already. One that is for going to these meetings every month, and I get $500 a year, and some other working thing on base for like $300 - $500.