Tuesday Morning, June 9

This was Jared’s picture on the back wall of the school’s stage.

The photos spelled 2023 – the year this 4th grade class will graduate from high school. Jared’s picture was somewhere in the second two.

The welcome by Mr. Fink, the phys. ed. teacher

Entrance of the students

They walked across the stage before going to their seats.

Each child had a headpiece of graduation caps.

Mrs. Hess, Doe Run (grade school) Principal gave out the Principal’s Award to several students.

Jared was one of them. Yeah, Jared!

Mr. Hoke gave the band and string awards. The girl in pink (left) is our great-niece Emma.

Jared received an art award from Mrs. Dissinger.

Jared watching the awards ceremony.

Standing to be honored for participating in a club.

Everyone received a backpack for graduating to middle school.

When the program was over, the class posed for a group picture.

With his mom and the awards.

His graduation backpack

Shortly after I got home, Kristen called to say they were coming over because she forgot to take a picture of me with Jared.

I guess by this time you figured out that it did not suit his dad and grandpa. Jere had a work meeting, and Cerwin had men helping him with the chapel construction.

By that time Jesse was home from his last day of first grade.

This fall he will be our last grandchild in grade school.

Congratulations Jared and Jesse for doing a good job at school – also to Ian, Gloria, Jana, and Diana.

It is hard to believe that out of sixteen grandchildren, we have only six who are still in school.