Last night our Spectacular Shelby graduated from the 8th grade. The school she has attended for the last 4 years, Channing Hall, ends at the 8th Grade, so it was her last hurrah. It is a very small school, so they only had 70 kids in the entire 8th grade, and over the years the kids have become a tight knit family.
Here she is with some of her closest friends:
It was an epic night, including Shelby's friend "Santa" walking up to the podium when the Principal and Vice Principal had turned their backs and giving his own (not school approved) graduation speech, and Nick and Nathan, some of her best friends who were twins, switching places to take each others diplomas. (They also got past the Principal and Vice Principal but were busted by the history teacher and had to go back and get the right ones)
Here is a picture of Shelby and her Amazing Parents! (hehe)
They also made a DVD and showed it at the graduation of all the kids' baby pictures and then 8th grade memory pictures, it was really fun. Each kid was cheered as their pictures were shown, and it melted my heart when Ezra, who is mentally challenged, got the biggest cheer, and they yelled "Ezra, Ezra, Ezra"
It also means that she is officially a High School student next year. Which, in E.J.'s words "Stinks for you, because now your grades count" (except I edited that first word). I am so proud of the young woman that she is becoming, and I know that she will continue to be SPECTACULAR SHELBY as she starts this new part of her life. LOVE YOU SWEETIE!
Here she is receiving her diploma!
