Proud Mum - 8th Grade Promotion

My second son just was promoted from 8th grade to high school. They have a ceremony similar to a graduation and a dance following. DS2 also won a medal for academic performance. On top of all that, he is a stylish dresser! We went to look for a suit for him to wear (difficult to find, as he is just over 6' tall and won't stop growing anytime soon!), but he preferred separates. He chose khaki pants, a navy blazer (in a tall size), yellow dress shirt and purple tie. He also wore purple argyle socks to complete the look.

No real purpose for this post - just a proud mum looking for an excuse to post pics of her son! The second picture is me with my three children. The eldest will be a junior in high school next year, DS2 will be a freshman and DD will be in 7th grade. She maintained all A's in 6th grade, so she's off to a great start.

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9 years ago

Suz

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Congratulations to the graduate and to his proud mother! You all look terrific!

carter

Nice! Congrats to you and your son! Love the family pic. Both my kids are taller than me too. Wee bit disconcerting, isn't it?

Love your outfit! Is your top Eileen Fisher? Looks like one I have.

Echo

carter, it is actually the Halogen asymmetric sheer hem tank, but Nordies doesn't appear to have it any longer. I wanted a full length pic because I was wearing cropped pants, which I find incredibly hard to wear because I can never get the proportions right. But DH never understands the importance of getting shoes in the picture!

And all of the kids are taller than I am. DD just surpassed me this year. I don't know how much longer she will grow, but DH grew 3 more inches after he graduated from high school, so the boys may have a long way to go! DS1 is 6'3", but DH is 6'8", and the kids definitely take after DH and not me!

Angie

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Congratulations. You have every right to feel proud of your children's achievements. You are blessed to have bright chidden - who are also very tall! Wow.

I'm not American educated so I don't understand the school jargon in your post. But I'm assuming that your son will skip a year because of his tremendous academic achievements. Another WOW!

Oh, I am sorry if I was unclear. His entire class is moving from 8th to 9th grade. It is rather silly that they have a ceremony for it (they never did when I was in school), as it isn't a significant achievement (everyone moves from 8th to 9th grade!). But since they move schools and will be attending the high school next year, they make a big deal out of it. DS2 is not skipping a grade, although he is on track to take AP level courses in high school.

Schools in the US, generally speaking, are VERY hesitant to hold students back or to promote them ahead of their normal year in school. Studies when this was more commonly done in the past indicate that social development is as important as academic, and artificially promoting or holding back a student can cause bigger issues than previously thought. It is still sometimes done, but our school has not done this in years, regardless of test scores.

Indeed, while I handle the test scores for our school, and my children are in the top few, they are not usually the highest scoring students. Sometimes they are, but not consistently. Even so, I will take it. They're above average to me!

Jane

Congratulations to you all! It's a lovely photo. How great your son was happy choosing his outfit and that even his socks were especially selected.

rachylou

Congrats to ds2! And he IS a snappy dresser All your kids look real sweet!

Summer

You have every reason to be proud of your lovely family, Echo.

Joyce B

Congrats on your kids' success and good looks! It looks like you are the shortest one in your family, I am, too!

Ledonna N.

Good looking family Congratulations on the graduation. What a great achievement.

Oops, I thought I had attached this the first time. Here is a picture of the kids with DH. You can see they don't get their height from me! DS1 doesn't look so tall at 6'3" next to his dad! DH is 6'8", though he is convinced he isn't quite that tall anymore. He attributes it to shrinkage with age, and I have to remind him he isn't that old!

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Oh, good stock your fam, as they used to say. I like this photo!

Helen11

Of course you are a proud mum! Congratulations to you and your lovely children (and DH, too!) DS2 does look very sharp.

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