Connor's Grad

Yesterday was Connor's grade 8 graduation.  Here he is outside before the ceremony.  He is growing up so fast!

The graduates walked up the aisle in pairs - very, very quickly - most of the photos are blurs.  They handed out the awards then the diplomas.  The ceremony took about 2 1/2 hours.  Because we have moved so often, Connor is the first of our children to attend the same school from kindergarten to grade 8.  I have known a lot of these kids for more than half of their lives!  After the ceremony there were refreshments and one parent-child dance.  Then the parents left and the kids stayed until 11.

It was very interesting to see the student's attire. The guys were still pretty traditional. The most outlandish was aqua tennis shoes with a suit and another guy in black jeans and tails. The girls - it is hard to remember they are barely teenagers. Almost all of the dresses were strapless and super short. The girls were either pulling up their tops or pulling down their skirts. Only 10 of 87 students went to school yesterday! The rest were getting ready - It looked like all of them had their hair done.  I remember the very simple cotton pinafore dress I wore to grade 8 grad.  It was floor length and I felt so special.  Things sure have changed!