January Happenings

Portland Aquarium

So many tanks are hands on.  The favorite is the sting ray and shark tank.

 Touching a small shark.

This cute little guy looked like he was trying to escape.

Next up...Science Bowl.  Kenny was 1 of 5 on his team and the only white kid.  4 compete at a time with one subbing out half way.  Kenny never got subbed and did an amazing job.  His team came in 7th out of 66 teams.  I also should mention that the number of schools that participate has declined rapidly through the years.  The majority of the teams are actually Science Bowl Clubs that practice much more often than the schools which makes their 7th place finish more exciting.  I always have fun watching the competition but it is stressful to watch when the matches are close.  I also can not understand 80% of it.  I'm pretty sure they speak a different language at this event.

Sorry this picture is fuzzy.  You are not allowed to have any phones, cameras, etc out and I didn't have time to fix the lighting before being summoned to put the camera away.  This shows the set up though.  :)