A Busy End of the School Year

The school year finished on May 31 and both girls had a great first year here. They both finished the year with straight As for the entire school year. I think that's quite an accomplishment!!! I am so happy and proud of both of them. The have made the transition here and have been very successful.
Speaking of successful, Mackenna has some exceptional successes to note. First, she was accepted into the PALs program at her school. Even though I posted about this before, it is worth mentioning again. It was not an easy process and highly competitive...way to go!! Also, before the end of the last school year, Mackenna was invited to awards night at the middle school. She received awards for perfect attendance and for all As all year. Lastly, she was also invited to join the National Junior Honor Society. This is quite an honor!! They only take the best of the best and they had to have at least a 93% in all of their classes to even be considered. Way to go, Mackenna!!

Alexa had an award ceremony at her school too. While she was disappointed she did not receive the perfect attendance award (darn strep throat...missed only 2 days), she did receive an award for her exceptional grades (all As), an award for great citizenship, and awards voted on by her classmates (most likely to be a mathematician and most likely to be a scientist). 

Wow, how they are growing up! Good-bye to 3rd and 7th grade!