I will say, right at the get go, that I'm not a big fan of these 8th grade continuation ceremonies. I mean, okay... Have some sort of commemoration for leaving one school building and moving onto another school building, but other than that, I don't think finishing 8th grade is all that much more ceremonious from finishing say, 7th grade or 9th grade...
The last of these I went to was Chaco's, six years ago. It was long, overly dramatic, and a bit ridiculous. I missed Wolfgang's the following year because I was teaching a class that night. Despite my lack of enthusiasm for these things, missing Wolfgang's 8th grade continuation show will remain a source of everlasting Mom-guilt.
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Anyway, I'm glad to say that Meego's shindig was not as long or dramatic or ridiculous as Chaco's. Maybe the school got feedback. Maybe I'm not alone.
It was, however, just as hot as I remember. With everyone and their grandma crammed into the non-air-conditioned high school gym, furiously fanning themselves.
So today was just the typical last day of school. Be rowdy, sign yearbooks, etc. I perused through Meego's yearbook, filled with various messages about how he's "nice" and "fun" and "nerdy" and "smart". I'm particularly proud of the "nerdy". *sniff* chip off the old blocks!
I'm leaving in a little bit to go tute. This student is a high school junior who also celebrated her last school day today. She's leaving tomorrow for a fun camping trip with friends. She's nice and smart, and not notably nerdy. If it were up to me, I'd give her a pass on this session, but I suspect her hard-driving parents want her to complete and not skip this after-the-last-day-of-school-before-going-on-a-fun-camping-trip tute.
I'm sure she'll be totally into it.
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Congratulations to Meego on finishing 8th grade and continuing on with the education he is required to obtain. Good choice to keep on keepin' on! But seriously. They have preschool and kindergarten graduations now. Just think, those parents will attend multiple graduation ceremonies over the course of their children's lives!
Congrats to Meego for finishing! It was quite difficult, I'm sure, considering the rest of his family was done with school a while back!
Hope your tutee was at least a little into it. Will you be tutoring other students this summer as well?
Yeah, I don't mind a party, but let's save the pomp for the real thing!
The last couple of weeks seemed to drag - to me anyway!
The tutee actually put in good effort, all things considered. Other than her, I've got three others for summer, and I think I'll leave it at that... not that my email's ringing off the hook...
Congrats to Meego for wrapping up the 8th grade. Just think - a few more years and you'll be celebrating his HS graduation as well. Good way to kick off the summer (aside of doing the Incline). I think the yearbook comments were cute. I can see where he gets his "nerdy" genes.
Congrats!
Nice dedications too! Nothing wrong with Nerdy!
Mum-guilt - that is a terrible thing, there is no known cure.
Did I ever say that my older son (the one at Uni) was voted as the one most likely to win a Nobel Prize?
I don't know why there are graduations for everything, including kindergarten, but then again, I didn't go to my graduations.
Yes, onward to high school and higher nerdness!
You're right, no known cure. But hey, I guess I should start preparing my speech for when your son wins the Nobel Prize! Being an internet friend of his dad and all!
It's part of what's wrong with today's youth! (said somewhat sarcastically and somewhat seriously)
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