Our Favorite Granddaughter has graduated 8th grade.
She
survived without a GPS for her emotions. Like a butterfly, she has
emerged from a cocoon, full of homework and awkward ups, downs, and maybe some
screaming.
She has certainly gone a long way, from being a curly-haired, bedimpled
baby…
To a lovely
princess.
Growing up alongside an older brother…
My brother is
a strange creature. He's my brother, which means he's stuck with me
forever, like a booger you can’t pick.
Yikes!
Can I trade him
with someone else?
Being
chummy with an adorable pit bull terrier…
Surrounded
by sometimes goofy-costumed family…
And by
friends who are just as important as grades—unless it’s a pop quiz.
For sure, school has been pivotal.
And after eight long years, middle
school’s completed...
Where the secret to surviving any
class is to always carry a snack.
School was tough, but mission accomplished.
Now, time to celebrate!
First with a He Aloha Kuu One Hanau May Day.
In a couple’s dance, Favorite Grand/D did a surprise ending by carrying her 135-pound partner.
Then the Kapuana Choral Festival where the vibrant voices of more than 300 students from grades 6–8 filled Dillingham Hall with song and dance.
Her favorite song? I Sing Because I’m Happy.
Leftmost: Cheesing hard, jamming during bass player’s solo
Left: After concert with friend
Indeed, she came, she saw, she passed…
With honors!
On May 27, Favorite Grand/D will be inducted into the National Junior Honor Society at Punahou during the 8th Grade Awards Assembly.
Per the NJHS Punahou School Chapter Advisor, membership was based upon the following criteria:
Academic excellence that demands the mastery of subject material, an ability to explore concepts, techniques and problems independently, a genuine interest in learning, consistently superior effort, a 3.5 grade point average or better by the end of the third quarter of the 8th grade year, and excellence in character and citizenship.
Additionally,
honorees will have performed a total of at least 20 hours of community service
during their 7th and 8th grade years.
Cards sent to nursing home residents for community service
Dear Favorite Granddaughter, you make us very proud!
Now what?
Next stop: high school and a whole new level of chaos.
One step
closer to adulthood.
Goodbye,
homework.
Hello,
summer!
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