Roger’s Graduation

 Roger has graduated from the 8th grade. The graduates (all 36 of them) proceeded into the church in no particular order. None that I could figure out anyway. Roger was the last one to come in.

Saved the best for last 

After mass the eighth graders were given their diplomas.

A special word from his principal 

They left the church, all with big smiles on their faces, and gathered in the front of the church for one last group picture.

Throwing of the caps

All kinds of pictures were taken with friends and family. 

Time to say goodbye. He even said some goodbyes to his friends parents. Being such a small school and many of his friends have siblings in Luke’s and Owen’s class he got to know a lot of people.

He seems ready to move on. He says he is going to miss Mary Seat, but he is really looking forward to high school and being challenged academically. 

I had the opportunity to visit Notre Dame with Roger, when Mary was out of town and Bryan was working. We had to pickup his uniforms. I obviously didn’t see the whole school, but what I could see, I think he’s gonna fit in.

My grandson is now a “Don” at Notre Dame College Prep. I look forward to see what he can do. 

8th grade Awards

 Roger is leaving the only school he has ever known.  Kindergarten to eighth grade he has gone to the same school. Mary Seat of Wisdom! It’s a catholic school that has molded him into a smart, gentle, kind, religious young man.

He will be attending Notre Dame College Prep High School. 

Mike and I went into the awards ceremony to celebrate, where we knew Roger was getting the highest scholarship offered at Notre Dame. He scored a 99% on his test score, which was the highest over everyone that tested this year. What nobody knew was Roger got the first scholarship of the ceremony - a literature  one a family offers in honor a former student that loved reading and was tragically killed in a car accident at 17. It was for an essay he wrote. 

Accepting his literature scholarship 

The big honor was presented to Roger from the assistant principal at NDCP. Roger got a 4 year scholarship for 50% of his tuition each year. His friend Kieran got a scholarship too.

Bryan told me a story that when Roger registered for classes at the HS he wanted to take 7 classes. Both Mary and Bryan thought he needed a study period. A counselor came over and offered her help. When she saw his test scores she handed the paper back to Mary and told him he can take anything he wants. They all laughed. Since he tested into algebra 2 classes he admitted that maybe a study wouldn’t be so awful.

He is ready to get started at the all boys school where he will make new friends, find new interest, have a school with a large library, and be challenged.

We re so proud of him.