Nadia joined our church's Bible quizzing team in December 2019. The meets with our churches were naturally cancelled in 2020. The first time she attended Nationals was in 2021 in Oklahoma. Ian joined the team in the fall of 2021, and his first Nationals was in South Carolina in 2022. Paul, Oliver, and I have attended the Nationals in New York last year and this week in Indiana. We're hoping that all three kids will participate next year when they quiz on 1 and 2 Corinthians in South Carolina. This year they studied Luke, which has the most verses of any book in the New Testament (1,151). I and II Corinthians have 694 verses put together. Next year will be Nadia's last year, which means she won't be quizzing when presumably Ian and Oliver will be studying John (2026-27).
Nadia had her best year of quizzing. In 2022 and 2023 she was on the team that won the B division. Last year her team placed 4th in the A division. She was the captain of her team last year and this year. This year after the preliminary competitions on Monday and Tuesday, her team was ranked as the 3rd seed in the A division. They beat the 2nd placed seed during the finals, which meant their schedule was adjusted so that they would play in the championship round against the first seed. However, in between those two matches they lost to Milton C (the 4th seed) whom they had beaten in the preliminary rounds. In the finals today, Milton A (Ian's team) was undefeated, and the other three teams in the A division all ended up with the same record. The tie breaker is the score on the writtens, and North Rome had the better score with their writtens. So, Nadia's team ended up in 3rd place. Nadia has never placed in the top ten in either writtens or individuals. This year she was tied for 10th place in the writtens with Xandir, and she was tied for 9th place with Lucy in the individuals. They recognized 10 students in the individuals and 11 in the writtens. She and Xandir were the only two with a tied score in the writtens, but there were four ties in the individuals. We are very proud of how well she did!
Ian was on the team that won the B division in 2022 and 2023. He was on the team that won the A division in 2024 and 2025. Last year and this year his team was undefeated at the Nationals. Last year he finished in 8th place for both the individuals and writtens. This year he finished in 7th place in the individual competition and 9th in the written competition.
Ian and Nadia rode out to Indiana in the church's bus on Sunday. Oliver rode with Paul and I in our van. Oliver, Paul, and I have stayed in an Airbnb that is within walking distance of IWU. Nadia and Ian have stayed in the dorm. Last year Oliver, Paul, and I only ate one meal on campus. Because I served as an official this year, my meals were free. We opted to buy a meal pass for Paul and Oliver this time. Oliver did spend some time playing games and hanging out with the kids in the dorm prior to bedtime. I was a scorekeeper in one room. The only time I was able to attend a match in which I wasn't an official was the championship match. Paul bounced around between the rooms so he could see Nadia and Ian's matches. On Monday night Paul and I didn't eat dinner on campus because we drove about one hour south to spend about 3 hours with Kay and Allen. They are in their late 80s and had moved from Pennsylvania to Indiana last fall. It was a delight to see them. Tuesday was Nadia's birthday, and the team went out for ice cream. If it were up to me, I would have chosen to drive to Ohio this evening so that we wouldn't be in the car for as many hours tomorrow, but the kids wanted to spend the night with their friends even if it means we have to leave by 6:30 tomorrow morning so that we can arrive at Cedarville in time for Ian's college visit. It's been VERY hot while we've been out here, but the university and the Airbnb have air conditioning. I'm very thankful the kids can participate in the Bible quizzing program. They have made wonderful friends through this, and more importantly have spent many, many hours studying and memorizing God's Word. I hope that they put what they've studied into practice because that's FAR more important than doing well at a quizzing competition.
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