North Shore Demo Day

Emily's gymnastics program runs a mock competition to get the kids used to the meet format.   It is also a chance to show off for the parents who aren't normally supposed to take video during class sessions.



Although unclear whether she was invited to join, or we asked if she could join, but the instructor for one of the team programs came up to us about Emily moving on from her class programs to the girls Xcel Team starting this Summer.

Katie's 7th Grade "Graduation"

grad·u·a·tion  (grj-shn)  n.

1. a. Conferral or receipt of an academic degree or diploma marking completion of studies.

1. b. A ceremony at which degrees or diplomas are conferred; a commencement.
 

Not so sure I  buy into the use of the word, but Congrats to Katie for completing the 7th grade, and thus Grandview Middle School.   It was not long ago that I couldn't believe she was going to middle school.  Now Emily is finishing her 1st year there, and Katie is moving on to the High School.  Yikes!

Middle Singers

Friday night, both Emily and Katie participated in the Middle Singers Cabaret. Middle Singers is an after-school program at the Middle School. The kids work with the instructor to pick a song, and then create their own choreography. Each had a group performance and a solo (if they wished). A few kids in the production chose not to do a solo.

Emily was assigned a tough song to sing, but did an admirable job with it. To be honest, Katie shocked us. She was in the school play, but had few speaking/singing lines. This is from the same kid that was unable to walk down the aisle for her pre-school graduation for fear of being in front of people. Yet, watch her amazing stage presence and lovely voice. She rarely - if ever - practiced at home, so her performance was a total surprise.