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8th Grade Graduation

Joshua close up

EGADS… he shaves and he’s in high school, officially! I’m about to get dizzy time is whizzing by so fast (somebody PLEASE slow down this merry go round! It’s goin’ too fast!). Yes, my first-born son is now an 8th grade graduate, and has the certificate to prove it! Mom came with us (tho it was a bit noisy for her), and we collected Eli for a couple hours away from his last day of 4th grade so he could attend. Even tho the photo above is a bit out of focus, I love it, and it is becoming one of my favorite pictures of him… he loves to look cool, play guitar, and that hair that is just like mine was……and he’s always on the move!

The kids sat in alphabetical order, so Joshua is in the back row…just to the right of center, in the white shirt and dark tie:

Joshua on stage at graduation

And a wide angle of the graduates and about half of the audience:

Wide angle view

They had a WONDERFUL photo montage of the 8th grade year, which is why the large screen. My compliments to the photographers!

Here’s Joshua on the way out of the gym…. I’m SO bummed… I got great photos of a couple of his friends receiving diplomas, but not one of Joshua! The camera decided to be balky with the long zoom and lighting….sigh……and again, tho it is blurry, it perfectly conveys the sense of the moment:

Joshua at end of graduation

Here’s Joshua and Paul outside, after the ceremony:

Joshua and Paul

Joshua has been lusting after this guitar (first spotted it on the internet) and then, voila!, it appeared at the local music store, Northern Kingdom. He’d ask to stop just to go in and play the guitars, and it was always his favorite. Mom wanted to give him a gift, and we did too, especially since he had finally (for the first time!) really worked hard to improve his grades these past two months. He did outstandingly well once he decided he wanted to do so! So, mom and we split the cost of this awesome new guitar:

on the tailgate

and with his friends…they went into town for lunch on their own after the ceremony ended at 11:

Joshua and friends at the tailgate

2 Responses to “8th Grade Graduation”

  1. Jacquie Says:

    Congrats to Josh and tell him to keep up the good work! Lovely guitar…

  2. Diane Says:

    The blurred photo is fabulous. I would crop out the back of the girl in front of him and called it artsy! A great moment to have captured for all time.