I'm off in a few minutes to state journalism competition at the University of Mississippi with my students. I'm really hoping my newspaper editor wins the top prize for state Editor of the Year. I wrote a really strong appliction for her and it would mean so much for her to win--the newspaper is her life.
They have a luncheon for the advisors (no idea what) and lots of donuts and muffins strategically placed all day long. I'm taking my Ultrametabolism Brazil Nut Bars that I made. They are yummier than any store-bought granola bar by far! They just have a bad habit of crumbiling when they get too warm. I hope I can stay away from temptation. A good donut is hard to resist, you know.
Wish us luck!
UPDATE: We won nine awards at competition, including Editor of the Year for Celeste and Staff Member of the Year for my other superstar, Alex! Both of them also took home some top writing awards. They were thrilled. It made all the crap they've been through this year with their fellow staff members quitting on them worthwhile. Competition was tougher than it's ever been this year. More and more student papers are going to full color, which is just something we can't afford to do. It's getting harder and harder to compete in the design categories. Oh, well. I do the best with what I've got! Oh, and the food offerings were so much more dangerous than donuts. There was creme brulee at the luncheon! It was worth the calories . . .
Posted By: ashleyb
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03/30/2007 12:44
good luck!
The brazil nut bars do sound great (just looked them up in my copy), so stay away from the donuts and stick to your guns!
Awesome that you and the kids are going to the U. for the day! That kind of field trip was always my favorite thing about school, even when we didn't win. And I'll keep my fingers crossed that you all come away with an award!
on getting the recognition you felt you deserved. You have to make do with what you have in terms of financial resources. So it's wonderful that you still managed to scoop up some great awards.
Creme brulee - yummy - that sounds wonderful. Hope you enjoyed every mouthful of it.
Wow, that's fantastic! Nine awards! Well done, I say! Looks like we're both kinda sitting at 154 lbs. Oh, how I would love to see 149 again! A year ago at this time, I was 148. Not bad maintenance, considering a year's gone by., but I think I'd rather be teetering at 144 instead of 154!
It was worth the calories . . .