End of the Year Highlights!

WOW! Another school year has come and gone - and so has the hectic end of the year schedule! Here are just a few of the highlights:

First was Kestra's end of the school year Choir concert. The Elemenatary Choir has worked so hard all year and it was such a joy to see how far they have come since the beginning of the year!

Next came Kestra's 5th Grade Celebration Program. This was a culmination of all the work the 5th Graders had done in music, spanish, and art throughout the year! I love that they took the time to recognize these special students as they exit Elementary and then move on the Jr. High - it is so hard to believe that my little girl is moving on to Middle School

Then it was to the Graduation of these three special young ladies - Bethany, Katie, and Aerial Murga! They have all been homeschooled their entire school career and were able to finish all together. They have overcome so much the past year with the seperation of their parents, mom returning to work full-time and the diagnosis of their dad having cancer. So hard - and yet they have done FANTASTIC!

The following night, we had our End of the School Year Party which involved a Video/Picture Scavenger Hunt. This was a great way for the kids to wind down and just have a lot of fun!

Sunday afternoon brought the BHS Graduation and celebration parties! This year was especially hard in that those that graduated were Freshman the year we moved to Bayfield and we have grown especially close to them the past few years. Specifically for me - was the graduating of Tab Karp. She was the one that went to Zimbabwe with me and we are really close to each other! I will miss her SO much when she goes to college. She is so much fun and I love her to pieces!!!

On Monday, the Elementary School had their end of the year awards. This was a special tim for us because Kestra got not only an award for Perfect Attendence for that quarter but also the Citizen of the Year Award. To get this Award they have to demonstrate characteristics of a good citizen for an entire school year. We are very proud of her!

The final end of the school year celebration was for Hannah's 8th Grade Continuation. The middle school in Bayfield does a formal ceremony for the 8th Graders going on to HS. They are recognized for their Academic Performance, their character, and they get to show their art work. In this picture Hannah is holding a TV tray that she painted a Claude Monet replica on. So beautiful! I can hardly believe that she is 14 and will be a FRESHMAN in the fall!

So, as you can see it has been a REALLY busy last two weeks and this didn't even count the two days of Field Day for Kestra and Tyler or the numerous field trips! However, I am so incredibly proud of them and all the work that they have put into this past school year.