Acadec Awards Banquet

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Jump out of bed to the alarm for the big day, Acadec Awards Banquet. Back to the event hotel this time we drove and dressed up for the breakfast supplied banquet. The Pearland team did vey well placing 2nd in the nation! Several individual metals were awarded to the team members. Of special note Dakota Dock got award for most improved from state and Ethan got award for highest score in economics.

Ethan also received the following awards:

Silver medal - Art
Bronze medal - Music
Gold  medal -Math
Bronze medal - Literature
Gold medal - Economics
Gold medal - Science
Silver medal - Social Science

Among all the charter and magnet private schools Pearland made a great showing for the public school sector. Way to go Pearland! 

We were released for the day with our purpose for the trip complete it was time for some recreation and lunch. With Disneyland planned tomorrow and need to redeem tickets we took a 15 minute hike to guest relations to redeem our tickets and have lunch at downtown Disney at Le Brae Bakery, part of Brenda's plan to get extra Disney time I'm sure. 

Contemplating how to finish our day we both agreed a trip to Santa Monica and a walk along the pier would be nice and with such a beautiful day the hour long drive seemed like the right thing to do.

Santa Monica seemed very chic place especially along the sea wall, that was our extent of Santa Monica. We made it onto the pier with its carnival like atmosphere and it's pier side peddlers every ten feet. Unfortunately the carousel was closed for a private party the only attraction we cared to see. Next to the carousel we stopped for some dinner at Rustys Surf Ranch, a bar like eatery with a variety of fried foods. After refueling we began our journey back to Anaheim and our hotel where our day would conclude.