<p>Final choir concert is tonight. I’m already feeling weepy. Maybe if I cry in the car on the way home I’ll keep it together tonight. My husband so does not understand crying at things like that. Of course, there is a chance that Son might shed a tear or two and if that happens I’ll lose it for sure.</p>
<p>missypie—like your strategy, crying ahead of time ;)</p>
<p>I’ve found myself tearing up over many a song on the radio in the car…</p>
<p>and then at my d’s graduation the choir sang “And so it goes” by Billy Joel, </p>
<p>And every time Ive held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose</p>
<p>Harry Belafonte in 1959 Turn Around Turn Around
That the #1 tearjerker ever written!</p>
<p>The Analyst–there will soon be a little heart to heart. He has been a bear to be around. Has a head cold, sleep deprived, only placed 12 out of 15 (had to ask as he never said) and has papers galore. I am just waiting for the dust to settle and my not-too-easy but not-this-difficult guy to return. I just remind myself that he let’s it all happen here because he is so safe and well loved :rolleyes:</p>
<p>About the tearing up thing. I keep having these moments of a sort of deja vu. It’s like I’m cross remembering my own high school senior events, but through my daughters events. I’m joyous for her in one moment, and so sad because I know from experience, that the somewhat carefree times are pretty much over. My daughter is so much more innocent than I was at this age. That’s making me sad too. I know the innocence is ending.</p>
<p>I’m trying really hard to hold it together too. Certain songs…oh geez…I’m lost:(</p>
<p>ksabbo–yes, that really captures it. our past, their present (our perimenopause) I have found the days leading up to the graduation I was the most “lost” </p>
<p>so since Friday, I’m starting to pull myself back together…just don’t play Sunrise Sunset anywhere near me</p>
<p>PRJ - I am doing the same thing, making a list of significant people in D’s life and development, many of whom no longer live in the area: Day Care Providers, the pastor that baptized her, retired kindergarten and first grade teachers, Sunday School teachers, etc. It really does “take a village”. I am asking all to submit “Pearls of Wisdom” - any piece of advice about college/life survival, special memories, and I am compiling them in a book that we will leave in her room at school when we “take off”…she is getting her real pearls too but I am making her keep them at home…</p>
<p>Rachacha - I love the “pearls of wisdom” book idea!</p>
<p>Tonight was our final choir concert too. D is no longer in choir, but most of her friends are and she asked me to go with her (!) I wasn’t too weepy - easy for me because D was sitting right next to me, sharing jokes and comments. But tomorrow night is senior awards night - apparently there will be a presentation to every student accompanied by photos of them on screen - a baby pic as well as their senior photo. I’m loading my pockets with tissues :(</p>
<p>Is there a smilie with tears?</p>
<p>Hi All! I feel like I have missed so much! Tons going on. Today I was preparing for final pasta dinner ever I will do for a sports team (Thank God!!! ;)) Track Sectionals tomorrow! I cleaned, shopped and cooked and now i am exhausted!!! Anyone for a glass of pinot noir??? D1 is now OOS for her internship with a professional sports team and loved her her first day. We will miss her this summer as she is back East. Wonder if she will ever be back home to stay??? sigh…</p>
<p>You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers #TM!!!</p>
<p>Ohh…wonder if I will cry tomorrow at track??? It seems as if I am protecting myself by just plugging away at things day by day until someone asks me what I will do once D2 leaves at the end of July with both girls gone. :eek:</p>
<p>I helped S find a baby pic and a pic of him winning a tot’s ski race - cute! and they went with his Sr pic for the same type of thing. I am unsure if it is at awards night or at graduation - because I was assuming it was at graduation but now that I think of it graduation is in the football field so it must be awards night! Good, because I know for sure he will be at awards night.
Choral showcase is the night before. This is all the first week of June -still have a little time to prepare for it. We are not planning any parties here. S does not like the pomp, plus being in limbo land we will have our own quiet celebration. It will be pretty meaningful</p>
<p>I got like 10 of those, but I finished his invitation today, used the graphic from his HS and college (as in … graduating from… and heading off to… ). I think it turned out cute still deciding whether I should use a really cute kid pic or one of his senior pictures.</p>
<p>Home from the choir concert - eyes filled, but no sobs. The most touching part was when the Jazz Choir held hands and took their final bow because this was really their last perfomance together and the group is so small (12 kids) that it’s like a (slightly disfunctional) family. The Chorale sings at graduation, so that group doesn’t have to have its last farewell yet.</p>
<p>The highlight of the evening was the men of the Chorale singing “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from Mulan…they took off their tux jackets and rolled up their sleeves to show their manly muscles…there was a bit of choregraphy…just adorable, especially since it is a song they all knew from when they were little. I certainly can picture my guy singing it as a little boy - I’m sure the other moms were thinking the same about their sons.</p>
<p>Son did get a small scholarship and although I am grateful, I think I’m going to talk to the booster club president later on about how the recipients are chosen. It seems like the organizational scholarships - band, choir, theater, etc. - shouldn’t be based on SAT scores or grades, but on achievements in the organization, dedication, etc. It just seems wrong to base the scholarships in your main EC on SAT scores. There were a couple of larger scholarships and those went to two girls who have been minimally involved in choir but who have fantastic grades. I’d have preferred to see the super devoted, middle of the class kids get the scholarships.</p>
<p>yes the unsung heroes,congrats on the scholarship.</p>
<p>I agree Missypie… completely. Although I am thinking they couldnt be called unsung hereos since they are indeed singers! :)</p>
<p>There are many ways to contribute positively to a community and you should receive acknowledgment in those areas where you truly shine. Thing is, the brainiac will probably get all the academic awards as well. Truly ticks me off. However, I have turned the entire process into a game whereby I try to figure out how many years they can give the same awards to the different members of a particular family. ANd how many awards can they give one individual in a class of less than 150! Sometimes I have to jump to cousins, but they mainly give awards to those students who contribute hugely on the diversity scale OR their families have been attending for a long time. This is NOT to say that some award winners (relatives or not) are undeserving because truthfully there are a few kids who are not only hugely respected by the entire school, but are MY role models as well!! Not just good at everything and incredibly smart, but so nice you can’t help but wish them the world. Their parents are cut from the same cloth. Good Stock as they say. :)</p>
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<p>I know I have said this before…but I am a Mom of a “brainiac” who has yet to be recognized at all in her school. I agree that the students who have contributed the most to the activities are the ones who should be recognized, but I wish everyone would not assume that the top students are always recognized, because sadly, some are not. Graduation/awards are a month away for us, but D and I are expecting nothing from the school.</p>
<p>On a happier note, D was notified yesterday that she is the recipient of a $5K scholarship from our credit union. We are very proud of her and happy for her.</p>
<p>My d’s school gives awards for outstanding citizenship, etc… I think this is nice. Not money but nice. don’t know what they do senior year.</p>
<p>Congrats on the 5K.</p>
<p>Fallgirl, I agree that awards are a tricky thing. D was sort of hoping to get the award in one course - we know she isn’t - she said “But I have a 108 in the class.” I said, “Someone else must have a 109.”</p>
<p>I would just love it if each group that gives out scholarships would really give some thought to what they want to recognize. In my choir example, there are kids for whom choir is their life - they take summer school so they can be in an extra choir, they try out for all state every year, they do solo contest every year, they come early and stay late to set up and take down the risers, they stay up all night bulidng the homecoming float. Then there are the kids for whom choir is just one more class. It just seems like the booster club would want to recognize the former kid rather than the latter.</p>
<p>With sports booster clubs, it makes sense to go more for the scholar athlete, since the superstars in the sport have already received much recognition.</p>
<p>The elementary school PTAs? I’d love to see an app form that asked questions like “What did you learn in elem school that will benefit you throughout life?” </p>
<p>Community organizations should reward things like community service, adherance to the group’s values, etc.</p>
<p>The one thing that I don’t think is appropriate on any of the local scholarship apps are ACT/SAT scores. Grades, perhaps in some cases. They are a lot more indicative of hard work *in school *than SAT scores.</p>
<p>missypie, the final concert sounds wonderful, and I love the image of the manly Chorale men. :D</p>
<p>I agree - scholarships within various organizations should have much more to do with contributions to that particular organization than with other aspects of a kid’s profile. </p>
<p>FallGirl, congratulations to your D.</p>
<p>S is suddenly expressing a lot of sentimental feelings about his school, specifically that he’s feeling sad about each “last” as it passes. I guess being done with APs has freed him up in more ways than one! Five days 'til prom, two and a half weeks 'til graduation.</p>
<p>So we survived the weekend of prom for D plus college graduation 2 1/2 hours away for S and I just dropped my mom at the airport for her trip back home halfway around the world. With all the stress I managed to develop a whopper of a case of bronchitis. We have awards night tonight and I suspect my D will be re-presented with an award for best career passport which she received last week. Timing is really bad for this because there are some large awards which I think she might well win but they’re not out yet. Oh well. She said she didn’t care. I agree that it would be really nice if the school honored those who are really passionate about anything. Since my son was deprived of student of the year in 8th grade (they gave it to the english teacher’s son and the whole crowd was shocked) and since D never won student of the month in middle school (too outspoken) even though she was the best student in the school, we’ve tried to ignore most of these awards. They’ve been good lessons from “the world is not fair” handbook.</p>
<p>One of the four projects is finished (due today) and the other three are due Friday but D only has 20 minutes of school on Thursday (has to be there at 1:10???) so she has time to work on them. Because of all the travelling and late prom last week she got run down again. I really hate it when she has that green pallor about her.</p>
<p>My S has stayed in Cleveland after graduating and semi-officially started his job yesterday (they’re doing the background check etc in arrears – lets hope they pay him starting from yesterday). He has nowhere to live so is sleeping on couches around campus since he lost his dorm space yesterday, working and looking for housing. He thought he had a place but they’re saying it’s probably already rented. Oh well. I’m sure it will work out somehow.</p>
<p>Fallgirl, one 5k scholarship is the same as 10 of the little $500 scholarships that they give around here. That’s fantastic. </p>
<p>Sharonohio, I hope you can get yourself to a doctor so you aren’t sick the rest of the school year!</p>