Presenting the Class of 2014!

My second high school graduate!  I'm telling you, once they start high school, it's all over!  The time goes so fast you hardly know what day it is. 

 

I'm so proud of Kylie's accomplishments in high school.  She maintained a 3.9 GPA, was in the National Honors Society all four years,  took three AP classes and scored well on each test, rowed crew all four years and was team captain her senior year, graduated from Seminary, performed over 200 hours of community service her senior year.  And she's a kind, thoughtful, inspiring, hardworking, determined, loyal young woman. I'm not worried one bit about her being successful in college. 

 

Nat, Katie & Kylie, waiting for the ceremony to start.

We sat right by the entrance where the graduates filed in and Ben jumped up to give Kylie a hug when she walked by.

Kylie's cap decoration

After the ceremony, it's picture time! Kylie had lots of family there to support her!

Kylie and Grandpa Tom.  He's so proud of her!

Grandma Susan, Kylie and Grandpa Tom

Ashley, Caleb, Kylie, Jane, and Grandma Vikki

Jill, me, Kylie, Brad and Ben

Sisters!  These two have become best friends over the past year. 

I'm so glad they had a year together in high school. 

The whole family!

Brad's showing Kylie he's still stronger than she is!

Audrey & Claire Marcum, Kylie & Jillian.  It's fun to see the resemblance in siblings!

Nathan Oliver & Kylie

Kylie, Katie, Sallie and Nat

Abby Leigh, Justeen Komok, Kylie & Carly Millard

Baccalaureate and Seminary Graduation

Two big rites-of-passage in one day:  Baccalaureate and Seminary Graduation!

 

Baccalaureate was first, and it was a beautiful ceremony.  I said this before when Nathan graduated, but I like this service better than the actual graduation ceremony.  There is more depth and meaning,  more focus on being a good person, one who contributes not only mentally, but spiritually to the community. 

?, Anthony McMillan, Elisabeth Chun and Kylie

 

 Katie Muir, Sallie Marx, Kylie, and Nat Godfrey

 

Then in the evening was Seminary Graduation.  I'm so proud of Kylie for finishing all four years.  It's definitely not easy getting up early every morning.  Their graduating class is an awesome group of kids who have been a great support to each other throughout their high school years.  They're all on to college or missions and will be a wonderful asset where ever they are going.  (Except John Church, he's staying here and we're glad!  He was the "senior-senior," a great example of wanting to know more about the Book of Mormon and really putting in the effort to learn.)

Rachael Bell, Noah Clark, Mike Hepworth, Jared Russell, Jacob Nowjack, Matthew Close, Kylie, Harrison Amelang, John Church

Teachers:  Tom Bell and Mike Amelang