Brooke Is Graduated!

Wow, we have an official High Schooler in the house! Yikes! I am very excited and proud of my daughter, Brooke! The graduated with an overall grade point average of 3.88 for the year. One of her classes was Algebra 1. She was able to finish Algebra 1 with an A- so now she is a year ahead in math and will be able to start with Geometry in High School. She also applied and was accepted to the Honors English program! Her first assignment in that class is due the first day of school. She needs to pick a book more that 400 pages from the teacher's web site and read and do a report on it. I have posted here a picture of Brooke with her diploma but you can see all of the graduation pictures by following the link on the right hand side of this page to my Picasa web albums.
Brooke's 8th grade teacher had asked the parents to write out some of there momories of school over the years. I thought I would copy to this entry what I wrote and share with you.

What I will remember about Brooke's years @ Trinity:

It is very difficult to choose a memory because there are so many. There are sweet ones, funny ones, crazy ones and sad ones. They all are woven into the quilt of memories that I have hidden in my mind and heart. In her early years what I will always remember is Miss Mocklers kind smile and warm hugs. I will remember Brooke's excitement to be at school and also her disapproving frown when my face was not the very first to peek in when Miss Mockler open her door at the end of the day.

All of the classes Brooke was in was special in their own way. As the years went by I felt like I was part of a great big family and I loved spending time at school doing different chores for teachers or helping with projects.

A memory that I will not forget is seeing Brooke in her first Spring Musical. She played a construction worker named Jack Hammer. A very funny part for a little 4th grade girl!
I also learned to not ask Mr. Langston how he was doing during the week before the performances! I had 4 years in a row of Spring Musical "madness"!

As difficult and emotionally trying as the middle school years could be sometimes, I will cherish the memories of watching Brooke leave the little girl behind and grow into a beautiful, competent young lady who is well rounded in mind and spirit. I will always remember the environment of this school where she was surrounded by people who cared deeply for her.

A most recent memory would be a frantic rush home to get Brooke's pillow that was forgotten the morning of her trip to L.A. with her class. I do understand the importance of the pillow from home!
I am so grateful that Brooke has been at Trinity. The school "family" will be forever a part of who I am, and who Brooke is.

Blessings!
Heidi