Parents of the HS Class of 2009 (Part 1)

<p>OMG here is more - it is SO my S - especially the part about never being satisfied
from Levine:
"There is a lot more to writing than coming up with good ideas. Children with writing disabilities may have no trouble forming coherent and creative thoughts, but struggle endlessly to get those thoughts on paper. Even when they have written something, they may not be satisfied that the words on paper capture what they intended. </p>

<p>For children with writing disabilities, the graphomotor, grammatical, and structural aspects of writing may require so much effort and concentration that their best ideas never make it onto paper."</p>

<h1>theorymom, Iā€™m glad you are finding some information that seems to fit. Finding examples of other people who struggle with the same issue and learning what they did to cope is bound to be helpful to you and your son.</h1>

<p>We received a nice handwritten note from our sonā€™s kindergarten teacher congratulating him on his upcoming graduation. She also enclosed a copy of his kindergarten class picture. She must do this for every student she has ever had. Iā€™m impressed with her level of dedication. We will invite her to the graduation party. We have invited some coaches, but no other teachers.</p>

<p>cpeltz- Wooster tries to match complements. When we visited on admitted students day, they told the kids to be honest and to complete the application without their parents. Supposedly, they have good results with few requests for room changes.</p>

<p>Good luck #theorymom. Hang in there. I donā€™t know what else to say.</p>

<p>Re inviting old teachers to graduation, when Larry Bacow was installed as President of Tufts, he invited his 4th grade teacher. See [Tufts</a> Journal: Features: Inaugural vision](<a href=ā€œhttp://tuftsjournal.tufts.edu/archive/2002/may/features/index.shtml]Tuftsā€>Tufts Journal: Features: Inaugural vision). It was very touching.</p>

<p>Oh my. I received my nephewā€™s graduation announcement, all pretty, engraved, double envelope and everything (almost mistook it for a wedding invitation). His HS schoolā€™s commencement exercises are at the state University. How impressive!</p>

<p>Dā€™s graduation announcement went out on 8-1/2x11 paper with graduation border from Staples, folded into #10 envelopes. Her commencement exercises are at the football field.</p>

<p>What a difference!! Iā€™m assuming that the engraved invitations were purchased through school? Geezā€¦</p>

<p>^^Yes, purchased at a steep price, I might add! What the heck, we bought them.</p>

<p>But weā€™ve received graduation announcements from Costco or Shutterfly (think photo Christmas cards but with a graduation theme) and kid made fliers. Itā€™s all good with me. In these economic times, we all have to decide how much money to put to this use or that use and I donā€™t begrudge someone doing high school graduation on the cheap.</p>

<p>You also have to realize that for some kids, this is the only graduation that theyā€™ll have. A little pomp and circumstance may be called for in this situation.</p>

<p>^^good point, LMNOP.</p>

<p>weā€™re doing shutterfly announcements, which are very similar to a holiday card. i plan to send them after graduation so i can include a photo of D in her cap and gown.</p>

<p>^ā€¦and also the college sheā€™ll be going to in the fall. Thatā€™s like the cherry on top of the ice cream sundae!</p>

<p>My son didnā€™t really want any pomp. I donā€™t think we had graduation cards at all. We had an extremely modest party. Both grandmothers came, which he didnā€™t understand. While he expects heā€™ll go to college and grad school, and while both grandmothers are in good shape at this point, there is a reasonable probability that at least one of the grandmothers might not make it to the next graduation. So maybe more pomp would have been better (this has not risen on the radar).</p>

<p>ordered on line grad invites came out really cute, newborn pic, preschool pic, and 2 currents. I think she will like it. Plan on a low key party or should I say simple not sure who will come but it will be nice to see people.</p>

<p>LMNOP - oh, yeah. we included it in the wording " ā€¦DD graduated from smalltown high school and will be attending bigcity university next fall" PLUS there is a picture of her wearing her college T-shirt :)</p>

<p>We have the printed announcements that look like absolutely everybody elseā€™sā€¦maybe impressive but way dull. But I knew Son didnā€™t care at allā€¦at all. I had to make him come look at the announcements and he looked at the front and left the room and I had to make him come back and open up an announcement. That is how little he cared. Which is why I did it the easy way and bought the ones from the schoolā€™s vendor. I do wish there was a place to say where heā€™s going to college, however.</p>

<p>With D, Iā€™m sure weā€™ll do it differently ā€¦ sheā€™ll care, and have a picture in mindā€¦weā€™ll probably do something like the Shutterfly route for her.</p>

<p>^^Perfect, PRJ!</p>

<p>I have one D graduating from college, another from HS this year. Neither wanted nor ordered announcements. I guess they figured those who need to know already know?</p>

<p>PRJ thatā€™s what we are doing too. Our family for the most part lives nearby with all grandparents aunts and uncles within 4 hours and the kids want low key. </p>

<p>There are some people who have been involved in the girlsā€™ educations and we will send them a photo announcement afterwards. Also my H and I have friends who weā€™d like to share the news with but who wonā€™t be able to attend the grad so at this hectic time we are postponing sending them anything too.</p>

<p>I am also waiting until after graduation to send announcements so I will have time to write notes to people who were significant in Dā€™s (and my) life. Iā€™m thinking in particular of babysitters and pre-school teachers - people who guided me, a first-time mom. I get teary just thinking about some of themā€¦well, I get teary pretty easily these days :o</p>

<p>Goshā€“I have had about 3 minutes on the computer for two days now as S had papers to work on. I was just feeling Guilty about the mess his announcements turned out to beā€“first forgot to get namecards and then ran out of announcements. I ended up handwriting short notes to the rest and did put a small picture in all. I have felt bad becauseā€¦well just because I did not plan well and did such a lousey job. Sā€“he could care less.</p>

<h1>theorymom I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to fill us in on some of the complexity of your situation such as the tiny town and such. It helped to see how many obstacles you are facing. I am hoping your S made some good progress this past weekend.</h1>

<p>My S said he ā€œfigured I would comeā€ to his track meet. UHā€“what? so if I hadnā€™t how would he have felt? Probably fine but darn if I can interpret this one.</p>

<p>Ha ha ha Oregon101, you canā€™t win! </p>

<p>BTW, announcements, invitations, etc., this isnā€™t my strong suit AT ALL. I just today managed to get an e-vite out to a handful of people for a graduation open house. So far, two people replied and canā€™t come. Oopsā€¦did I wait too late?</p>

<p>oregon101, that was not a fair response at all. I doubt it was true either but it sounds like he was just determined not to give you any credit. Some day he is going to appreciate what you did, if he doesnā€™t already and just wonā€™t admit it.</p>