Attendance at the Willard Carnival was significantly higher than in years past. Perhaps the new school building was the draw. Maya and Lydia baked a wind power themed cake for the Cake Walk event and won first place in the Alternative Energy category. Jeanine was a volunteer at the bell ringing competition (big hammer, strikes target, sends clanger up a poll to ring the bell) and seemed quite relieved when her shift was over. I joined the girls at the carnival after my soccer game. We suffered a disappointing 0-1 loss. Although I was only able to play at about 70% intensity due to my knee, I made one notable run from midfield beating five opponents for a strong shot on goal. Regrettably it was right at the keeper.