Honor couldn’t attend the ceremony due to limited seating, but it’s not like she’d have wanted to go anyway. She managed to pick up a nasty strep throat cootie over the weekend and has been laying on the couch for the last couple of days. Antibiotics are making her feel better, but she’s had a rough couple of days.
Before we took off for the school, I took a few photos of Brian. It was hot out. Right at 117F when we stepped out into the shining brightness. It’s amazing he could peel his eyes open.
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Showing off his pearly whites (fresh dental cleaning yesterday – *SHINE!*)
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Looking sharp in his new outfit (and hot… lots of degrees hot and swelter-y)
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The graduating class enters the auditorium. Brian tries not to giggle at his mom stepping into the aisle to snap a photo.
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Waiting his turn…
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Finally, the moment that Brian’s been waiting for! Getting his certificates from the Principal and the CEO of the school.
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We are rather proud of this kid!
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Like his sister, Brian won an academic award. A Gold Certificate in the President’s Education Awards Program! Maintaining a high GPA, cumulative through all of Middle School!! All that hard work, chasing ‘A’s and ‘High Honor Rolls’ has paid off.
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And this is it! He’s now a high school kid. Whoa!
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