An Exciting Day at Regionals 2009-2010 By: Stella Age: 10

This is a descriptive essay written by Stella, Age 10:

An Exciting Day at Regionals 2009-2010

Once every March our DI team heads out to Tilton, where the Regional competition is held. The night before the challenge gives us team members hardly any sleep at all. When we wake up, we are filled with excitement. When we arrive at our destination, we get seated in the cafeteria. We anxiously wait for the opening ceremony. Everything around us is bustling with excitement. Many smells come from the various concession stands. We talk about our challenge until it is time for the parade. When it is time for the parade, we hold our banner and proudly march with a spring in our step. We sit down and look around anxiously at the other teams in our challenge group. Once all of the announcements are done, we go to watch other skits and challenges. After we watch a couple of challenges we come to the cafeteria. We grab a quick snack and then prepare for our performance. We get out our props. We are all a little anxious as they announce us. We all go through out skit. As we perform our skit, we each become part of the story. We are no longer team members performing a skit. We are in the world that we've created. When we finish, we get loud applause. We pick up our props and head to the car with all of our costumes and supplies. After everything is packed up, we go to our Instant Challenge. When that is over, everyone goes outside. The fresh, clean air is much better than the stifling school smell. The sun shines down on us. We all play soccer. After we play for a hour or so, we all pile into the cafeteria. We grab another evening snack. After that, we look at our scores. We all experience a feeling of sadness and happiness at the same time. When we are done, we wander around a bit; then we go to the Awards ceremony. We get that feeling of anxiety again. Then, we hear our challenge announced. This year we came in sixth place. We jump up and down, happy! We are a little disappointed, but at the same time, very proud of our work. We aren't going on to States, (the next level of competition) but we still are very glad that we got to participate in this fun, exciting day!

By: Stella
Age: 10
Grade: 5