Everyone was up a little bit earlier to grab breakfast, and then it was time to change into the nice clothes to impress the judges. At 8:30am it was off to the Project Hall for the first judging sessions.
When the time arrived for lunch, the main judging section (medals and challenge awards) had been completed... and the mood was certainly upbeat among the team. Most of the judges were reported to be polite and easy to talk to, with a lot of good interviews taking place. Many of the judges were very interested in the projects and students they interviewed, and it appears that the team had pretty good experiences as part of judging. But nothing beats finally getting the worry of the main interviews behind you!
After lunch it was back for the "Special Awards" judging, which is different depending upon the types of projects involved... some students had dozens of short interviews, others only had a few. By 5:30pm, all the interviews were done, and the "tough part" of the week was behind us.
After dinner everyone had some options, either to movie night (a number of movies were being shown), or else going on (of course) another hike outside.
With the pressure off nobody really wanted to get to bed early, but tomorrow has the earliest morning wake-up time yet, having to be at breakfast at 7:00am to get ready for our tour day of SouthWestern Alberta!
