This whole day is a great experience for the kids.

This is a win-win situation for our kids. They'll experience playing in a great facility and get to see a beautiful city like Seattle. We'll also get to play a solid program and gauge where we're at as a team. Win or lose, it'll be a great trip.

She does that little extra every day that a lot of kids just don't do. It's nothing in particular, it's everything ? she puts extra into everything she does.

I'd say it's about 20 percent who are athletes and 80 percent students who see this as a good opportunity to compete. To some, this is like their sport.

Especially when we have this toward the end of the school year, there is a lot of anticipation for it. This is something to set goals for. Both schools get together; there's a little rivalry.

Like nightclubs and sporting events, entry into an amusement park is a permission to become someone else. We come for the experience and to relish it.