It's hard to believe, but my firstborn is all grown up! Sarah graduated from Blue Ridge High on May 22 and is preparing to start classes at Northland Pioneer College in nearby Show Low later this month. That's her at left, with her two best friends since forever, Brandy and Kristin. The picture was taken at the graduation night lock-in, where the new graduates spent the night locked inside the school with tons of food and activities and friends. Donated prizes were given away, including a car, televisions, computers, and so on. The idea is to keep the kids safely indoors that first night rather than out partying, drinking, and driving. So far these past few years the program has been a great success. 
As you can see, the weather was a little unexpected for late May. It started snowing several hours before graduation and continued on into the night, dropping a few inches of white stuff. The ceremonies are traditionally held on the football field, but this year graduation was moved inside the gym. It actually turned out to be quite nice.
One of the perks of teaching at our high school is that the school board invites us as parents to come up on the stand and present the diploma to our own children. This was my first opportunity to enjoy this particularly daunting experience in front of almost 200 graduates and nearly a thousand spectators. It was a little scary, but what an exciting moment, to present my daughter with the diploma she worked so hard to earn! 
Sarah graduated with a 3.8+ grade point average and we're so proud of her! She also earned $2500 in scholarships, which she plans to use while earning her Associate degree. Eventually she wants to move to Mesa to attend Mesa Community College and train as a veterinarian technician, her dream career. (PS, my own dream includes grandchildren someday!)
Now there's just one thing left to do: Get a job!
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