Kalispell Middle School's bridge program is headed to the national stage. Under Susan Okonsky — now in her second year leading Duplicate Bridge across four classrooms with a team of volunteers — students spend one math class a week learning to "Do the Math" over the card table. This spring, sixth-grader Kate Rogers took 1st place in JumpStart Bridge's national essay contest, earning an all-expense-paid trip for two to the Youth North American Bridge Championships (YNABC) in Minneapolis; she's bringing her mom, Amanda. So Kate wouldn't have to leave her partner behind, members of the Flathead Valley Bridge Center rallied to send Kessy Munday too, raising more than $1,400 for airfare, meals, and expenses. The two are now deep in prep — three to five lessons a week. Congratulations, Kate and Kessy: go show Minneapolis how Flathead Valley plays.

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Pauls FVBC Talks Summary.pdf
Pauls FVBC Talk 1 -- Bid Hesitation.pdf
Pauls FVBC Talk 2 -- Enjoying the Game.pdf
Pauls FVBC Talk 3a -- Establishing a Revoke.pdf
Pauls FVBC Talk 3b -- Penalties for Revokes.pd
Pals FVBC Talk 4 -- Dummys Rights and Limitations.pdf
Pauls FVBC Talk 5 -- Penalty Cards.pdff
Pauls FVBC Talk 6 -- What Would You Do... Explanations.pdf