My older daughter was an alternate at the state competition in '08 & her team won 2nd place. My younger daughter wrote in the district team scenario competition Thurs. but they got dq'd because they didn't write their purpose phrase in step 2 correctly. Pretty heartbreaking after all the training & the 2+ hours of writing they did Thurs.* They do get to compete as alternates at the state competition since they wrote a scenario, though.
*I heard through the grapevine that their packet was really good, too.
