20 companies had stalls set up with fancy backdrops, information leaflets and activities of all forms and complicity for the team challenges. These included putting together a network of pipes to feed oil from under the sea into a model oil rig, selecting a combination of LEDs and resisters to produce an efficient light output, and correcting an error in a power station, all of which were under the pressure of a three minute time limit. It was the teamwork of the students from Peebles High that allowed them to beat the challenges and, overall, enjoy them.

The other half of the schools that had been showcasing and presenting their projects to the judges while we had been doing the technology challenge swapped with our half. We returned to our stall and got plenty of practice presenting our projects to other teachers and students at the showcase. When the judges did come, we did our best at explaining everything we had been up to the previous year, from the brainybot robot kits (which will be added to news soon) to this new website. The judges were very impressed by our stall and we all heaved a sigh of relief after we'd finished.

Lunch was out in the stadium, and we watched stages for the live and loud concert being put up while we ate. Still to go was the final for the technology challenge, which we had got into; and afterwards, the prise giving. During the technology challenge, we had all been collecting the many freebies the companies had to offer, and we had got everything from calendars to keyrings. Even when we didn't walk away with any of the prises, having a bag full of sweets, pens, rulers and hardhat pencil sharpeners definitely made up for it. We also got a small talk from Bob McDowell, Vice President of Microsoft Corporation Business Relations.

There were many impressive displays from other schools that we saw when looking around, one of our favourites was a guitar with a built in amp. There were other outstanding projects which were recognised and received prizes, such as a false fire alarm detector and a manual snow plough. We hope to bag the competition next year when we get COMRAID into production, but for this year, we have to be content with our pens, sweets, and caps.