Last Day of School and Gradutating 8th grade

Maranda graduated from eighth grade and will be starting high school next year. Thursday night was her schools graduation. She goes to a very small school and will be continuing into high school at the same school. So to her it was not a real big deal. Here she is with one of her BFFs.

Before the graduation started with a couple of her classmates. Maranda did win the Lion's Award. I wasn't prepared for that so I wasn't able to get a good photo of her accepting her award. It is for a student who comes to school everyday with a good attitude, smiling face and is friendly and encouraging to others.

They held a dinner right next door to where the ceremony was. They all started out with some line dancing. The founder of the school passed away this year and this was the first graduation without her. They all tried to carry on as she would and she always wanted everyone to dance and started out with this song to line dance to.

Maranda's trying to get down and boogie!

Her Marine Biology teacher dragged her out there and is showing her some....umm...disco moves? That's okay the teacher is moving to Texas, so it's okay to let her hair down.

The next day, Friday was our schools last day for the students. So here are a few of the precious faces that I see every day!

In the health room...

They come with their buddies...

First thing in the morning an breakfast....

Pull out a camera and silly things happen with kids....

Classes waiting for the fifth graders to come for their graduation walk....

Some are thrilled....some, maybe they're just nervous....

The last bell rang...out to parent pick-up!

Everyone is gone....Jeff sweeps up....

Empty until August....

CONGRATULATIONS MARANDA!! Job well done!