Student Awards

Alexis and Emily each earned student awards this past Wednesday. They are such great kids and are both great students, which makes me so very proud of them!! They are both very well rounded with many interests both in and out of school. I just had to brag about them a little :)

I enjoy going to the monthly Assembly whenever possible, it is such a wonderful event for the students. The Strong School is a 'Blue Ribbon School', one of only three schools in the state to earn that high honor, and one of only 300 odd schools in the nation. The expectations are high for the students in our school, and a lot is demanded of the students. For all their hard work they are awarded recognition in front of the entire Student Body and Faculty each month and there is always a large number of students called up for numerous awards. These are not just "fluff" awards given for simply trying, they are awards that are earned with hard work and excellence. The students set goals and tend to meet and exceed them on a regular basis. The positive effect on the children can be seen at the monthly Assembly as they are recognized for all they do. It is just a great event at a great school in a great community.

Ok, enough boasting about our school :) here are some pics of my girls from the Assembly this past Wednesday (the gymnasium is lit by harsh florescent lighting only, so I used some post processing actions on the images to enhance them which I rarely do. The action is a 'Hollywood' action, designed to make the images "dreamy" and "hollywood-like" :) ).........

Emi receiving her certificates for all 100's on her spelling tests for December and January

Lex receiving a certificate for being invited to the 'Principal's Breakfast' for "Helping Others With Technology" . Introducing Lex to the computer when she was one years old is paying off ;)

Here she is receiving her award for High Honors (all A's). She was one of 4 in her class.

And last but not least, Lex was awarded "Student Of The Month' for the month of January '07. The write-up accompanying her award was really nice. She does such a great job in school, is super helpful to others, volunteers for everything, and gets involved with everything going extracurricular wise.

These are of her receiving her S.O.M. Award :)