One reason for my trip to Reno was to see my nephew, John, graduate from high school. This is us after the ceremony. Yes, he is really that tall! 6 foot 4 inches tall. And yes, the rest of us aren't tall. It was always my fantasy to be a skinny, long-legged blonde...that never happened! Typical 18 year old that he is, John refused to give us any more of a smile than what you see here. Oh well! He graduated from an alternative high school called the Academy of Arts, Careers, and Technology. It was the perfect school for him. He took all the necessary academic subjects...English, advanced math, history, but also took electives that made sense to him. His area of interest was computer aided design. Other elective courses were in technical fields like welding and electronics, videography, culinary arts, health sciences, etc. The graduates who spoke for the class were kids whom the public school system had failed and their speeches reflected how grateful they were to have elected to finish their education at the Academy. John will attend the University of Nevada-Reno in the fall. 'Way to go, big guy!
2 comments:
I love that there are so many educational choices now ... kids don't get pigeon-holed as much. Great photo of the family.
Congratulations to John! And cheers to a very cool aunt :-)
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