YES Club

Bode has been involved with the YES Club for the fall semester.  YES stands for Young Environmental Stewards.  Fortunately, there hasn't been too much left-wing propaganda as part of the program :-)  They stand after school every Tuesday for two hours, and they have learned all about ground and forest fires.  Today, Bode's team presented their work at a poster session along with about seven other schools from the local area.  Here's a picture of the team.

The judges went around and asked questions of the group.  Here's a not-so-great picture of Bode talking to a judge.

After the judges met, awards were handed out (and I think every school got an award).  The names of the awards seemed very tailored to the types of projects each school did.  Bode's school won the award for the team that best investigated the effects of outdoor fires (like I said, pretty focused).  Here's the group receiving their certificate--yes, it's a horrible picture.

It's a bit late to post this, but Bode is now 10--one decade old!  We had a small cake for him on the night before his birthday.

Per tradition, we sang.

The weather has been extremely warm--not looking like a very good ski season.  Here's hoping the mountains get some snow.