3 More Days...

Today was our Year-End Assembly, and our SBOs and their adviser did a fantastic job! At the beginning of the year they informed our students that we would be donating hair to Locks of Love at the end of the year. So, our principal, Dr. Kenley, two of our SBOs, Lola and Liana, and a teacher, Mr. Gibbons chose to donate their hair today. We also had great performances from the Jazz Band and the Ensemble choir. The choir sang "Prayer of the Children" by Kurt Bestor. I love that song and whenever Kurt Bestor performs it in concert I get goosebumps. Our choir gave me the same feeling today. Our cheerleaders got to perform their very first stunt, and no one got hurt! Later, after Lola and Liana finished getting their hair styled they came to show me with a bunch of other ninth graders. I'm really going to miss these kids! During the assembly I sat next to one of the SBOs, Sabrina, and she sat and cried through the whole slideshow. When it was over she was still crying and she kept telling me that she was going to miss me. It was hard to keep myself composed. These have been my first group of kids and I have loved getting to know them, it's going to be difficult to say good-bye.... But, we still have two more days with the ninth graders and three more days with the seventh and eighth graders. Tomorrow is Lagoon Day and the Ninth Grade Activity. I get to chaperon Lagoon Day (really I'm just going to play).