Wow, I did not know that the state can be "eliminated" from the awards gala due to poor participation wink Sad.

Cym, if you goal is to bring the awards back to the state, concentrate on one school. There is a school here in our state that consistently brings in the most participants. They call it a "district" but I know that it is really one school and one teacher that organizes the parents and students. The school is one of the wealthiest, if not the most, in the state. It is public.