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Photos: NSSC 2008: Round 5

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Caption List

• R.D. and Euzelle Smith Middle School Team 1 (NC) vs. Solomon Schechter Day School of Nassau County (NY), game in progress with a player name on it: JOSH.
• Ruth Keeler Library Team 1 (NY) (one sitting on his legs) vs. Our Lady of Victory (MD) Team 3 (MD).
• Ruth Keeler Library Team 1 (NY) vs. Our Lady of Victory (MD) Team 3 (MD), game in progress.
• Table 1: Evangelical Christian School Team 1 (TN) vs. Atlanta Tucker Community Center (GA). Gregg Foster and Jason Katz-Brown on annotation.
• Evangelical Christian School Team 1 (TN) focusing in on next play. Opponents, Atlanta Tucker Community Center (GA), holding INJURIS, are praying a long word comes out with an E they can play through.
• In progress game: Texas State Champions - Trinity Bend Christian School (TX) vs. Emerson Middle School Team 2 (CA). They are at the challenge machine, which makes taking this photo possible.
• Westport SCRABBLE Club (CT) concentrating on their opponent's time.
• Hopkinton Middle School Team 2 (MA) conferring in their game vs. Texas State Champions - Trinity Bend Christian School (TX).
• Princeton Day School (NJ) vs. Hopkinton Middle School Team 1 (MA).
• Princeton Day School (NJ).
• Walter C. Young Middle School Team 3 (FL) puts down a play vs. Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School (NY).
• Westport SCRABBLE Club (CT) vs. Evangelical Christian School Team 2 (TN).
• Good sportsmanship: Evangelical Christian School Team 2 (TN) shakes hands with Westport SCRABBLE Club (CT).
• Donna Paul tells me about a team that went out with DIRT on their rack, which was fitting since they lost the game. Bear Branch Elementary School (TX) vs. Windham Nesmith Library (NH), the latter won.
• Hopkinton Middle School Team 1 (MA) concentrates fully vs. Princeton Day School (NJ).
• Hopkinton Middle School Team 1 (MA) vs. Princeton Day School (NJ). Notice both Princeton players sitting on the same foot to angle them higher to see the board.
• Stunned disbelief for Hopkinton Middle School Team 1 (MA), as they just lost to Princeton Day School (NJ), on the left. It came down to a Q-stick.
• Good sports, Hopkinton Middle School Team 1 (MA) shakes hands with the victorious Princeton Day School (NJ). A close, great battle.
• Hopkinton Middle School Team 1 (MA) vs. Princeton Day School (NJ).
• Joe Edley stops by to explain which tiles qualify as the power 10-- JQXZSSSS??-- to Hopkinton Middle School Team 1 (MA) and Princeton Day School (NJ).
• Students from Indiana pose with their "Smitten with School SCRABBLE" T-shirts.
• White Brook Middle School (MA) students race out to tell their coach and parents about winning their first game!
• A perfect use for that OSPD, 4th edition given to each student this morning: looking up words played last game!
• One lunch buffet line.
• The other buffet line.
• Hamburgers, hotdogs, and macaroni & cheese: what could be better?
• Enjoying lunch.