Showing posts with label high school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label high school. Show all posts
Monday, August 30, 2010
High School Football
This past Friday night, Tennessee High School had their first football game of the season. It was a home game against Sullivan East. It was also Sam's first experience ever of playing in the band for a high school pep rally and then a football game. He loved it! Unfortunately, I had to work and missed seeing the band perform. I heard they did really well, considering it was their first performance of this school year. To make a great day even better, THS annihilated East 42-0!! Woohoo!!! Go Vikings!!! Now, Sam is super-psyched about being in the band and is living for Fridays!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Sam's First Week of High School
My baby is in high school. It seems like just last week that he started Kindergarten. My! How he has grown and matured since then! He is tall and handsome and smart. He walks with confidence and is determined to be the best high school student he can be.
Since he has high aspiration for his life, he has decided to take the hardest classes he can. This year, he is enrolled in English I Honors. One of the requirements for that class is summer reading, with a test on the book during the first week of school. This year's book was "Great Expectations". Sam wasn't thrilled about it, but as he read it, he got into the story and appreciated it and discussed deep aspects of the book with me. That was a good thing, because traditionally, most people fail the test on the summer reading, and the highest score ever received on that test was a 90%. Well, Sam did not get a 90%, but he did pass, and we are both happy about that.
He has been able to re-connect with some old friends from elementary and middle school, and he has made new friends, among them some upperclassmen in band.
He's excited about band and doesn't need coaxing to practice his trumpet after school. His school, Tennessee High School, has a proud tradition of having the best band in this area, and Sam is proud to be a part of it.
I, obviously, am a proud parent! While I realize he's not perfect, I think he's pretty close to it.
Since he has high aspiration for his life, he has decided to take the hardest classes he can. This year, he is enrolled in English I Honors. One of the requirements for that class is summer reading, with a test on the book during the first week of school. This year's book was "Great Expectations". Sam wasn't thrilled about it, but as he read it, he got into the story and appreciated it and discussed deep aspects of the book with me. That was a good thing, because traditionally, most people fail the test on the summer reading, and the highest score ever received on that test was a 90%. Well, Sam did not get a 90%, but he did pass, and we are both happy about that.
He has been able to re-connect with some old friends from elementary and middle school, and he has made new friends, among them some upperclassmen in band.
He's excited about band and doesn't need coaxing to practice his trumpet after school. His school, Tennessee High School, has a proud tradition of having the best band in this area, and Sam is proud to be a part of it.
I, obviously, am a proud parent! While I realize he's not perfect, I think he's pretty close to it.
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