Day 4 - Judging Day!

Judging Day has arrived... the students were up early for breakfast, with a mixture of excitement and anticipation, and maybe a little anxiety.  Everybody looked sharp, dressed in their judging best, and we had an extra bonus today of sunny weather - bucking the forecast of rain from yesterday.

The team ready for judging, except for Patrick who was standing too far to the right...

After breakfast, it was another walk to the Project Hall, and off to Judging!

Everyone received at least four judges in the morning, some up to six.  A walk back to the cafeteria for lunch, and then back to the Projects for more judging in the afternoon - a mix of special awards and other judges.  Some of the team had judges that tried to give them tough (or odd) questions, but a combination of practice, smart kids, and great projects prevailed in the end.  Overall everyone was talking about their judging experience as a positive one.  There's a lot of tough competition at a Canada-Wide fair, but the BASEF team did their best to show what they know and put forward a great impression.  This is a team that everyone back home can be very proud of.

8 members of Team BASEF after judging, plus one extra...

Some serious dark clouds and thundershowers rolled in, but the skies cleared again for the end of judging at t 5:30pm, giving everyone a dry walk back to the residence.  There was certainly some relief as judging was finished!  From here on, the hard work is done, best efforts have been made, and it's in the hands of the judges.

The evening had some events for winding down - the boys took in a game of rugby (in the mud), while the girls went for the karaoke singing in the finalist lounge.  Plus some other minor shenanigans involving perfume, with no damage done except that the boys' room ended up smelling nicer than usual.

Tomorrow is tour day - some very interesting stops are planned, including Point Pelee.  And a well deserved break for the entire team!