Charity's Decathlon

My decathalon was really fun!

There were 10 events; Jump Rope, sit-n-reach, Push-ups,

sit ups, broad jump, 200 meter dash, Accuracy throw, cup stacking, 

Basketball dribbling, and shuttle run.  Jump rope  I got 52

jumps, on sit-n-reach I got 40, in push ups I got 16, 

in sit ups, I got all 30, in broad jump I jumped 5 

feet, in the 200 meter dash I ran half the track in 

31 seconds, on accuracy throw I threw 3 out of 4

throws, on cup stacking I got 6:33 seconds, basketball dribbling

I did it in 11 seconds, and shuttle run I got 12

seconds.  My team (Saffron, Kylan and Chandler) got 3rd

Place out of 14 schools!!  It was Sooo fun!!
- Charity Maynes

Nate, Noah, Erika and I all picked up Charity from school a little early and took her down to Viewmont for her big Decathlon!  

This was a pretty exciting thing.  Only 4 people from each grade were chosen to compete as a team in the ten events.  Charity was the 2nd highest scoring girl, so she was chosen.  Charity practiced quite a bit all month and was totally ready for her big day.

Each event score is appointed a certain amount of points.  Each team member racks up their points and then they are totalled to determine the winning team.  

Right before they announced winners, we had the "remember how fun it was, and be glad you had the opportunity to participate, whether you win or not" speech.  Then a few minutes later they announced that the 4th grade Holbrook team had won 3rd place!!!!!!  There was a loud scream from our side of the bleachers :).  Lots of support for our awesome athletes!  And we were just so proud of Charity!!  

Nate had had to leave a little early to get to work, so we made sure to text him right away and share the good news.  

Charity did so great!  I was so impressed with how well she did!!  

Proud Mom moment :)